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The Wall Street Journal |
Kennedy on Thursday said the agency would ax 10,000 full-time employees spread across agencies tasked with responding to disease outbreaks, approving new drugs, providing insurance for the poorest Ame...
The Atlantic |
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is finally getting his wish of sucker punching the federal health agencies.
The New York Times |
There is no “deep state” in a Civil Service designed to be nonpartisan.

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RFK Jr. cuts CDC labs investigating STD and hepatitis outbreaks
Kennedy Jr. has eliminated the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's laboratories for sexually transmitted diseases and hepatitis, multiple officials tell CBS News, disrupting ongoing work to respond to outbreaks.
RFK Jr. Plans 10,000 Job Cuts in Major Restructuring of Health Department
The changes would reshape the nation’s health agencies and close regional offices.
'There will be slowdowns': How RFK's health department cuts will affect you
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s overhaul of federal health agencies will likely impact how Americans get health care, prescription drugs and more.
RFK Jr. Is Out for Revenge
Kennedy Jr. is finally getting his wish of sucker punching the federal health agencies. This week, Kennedy began the process of firing some 10,000 employees working under the Health and Human Services umbrella.
Several federal agencies give employees another chance to resign with little time to decide
At least four federal agencies are once again giving their employees the option to resign but be paid through the end of September, according to internal emails obtained by CNN and agency spokespeople.
With Painful Layoffs Ahead, Agencies Push Incentives to Quit
Another round of “deferred resignation” offers is part of the Trump administration’s stepped-up effort to rapidly downsize the government.
Mass Layoffs as Agencies Are Gutted
Responses to the mass firings in the federal government. Also: Cory Booker’s speech; talk of a third Trump term; Republicans and Ukraine; a letter to Canada.
Rally held outside CDC to support employees
A rally was held on Tuesday outside Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta to support the employees who were laid off and other government employees in similar situation.
The Latest: Sen. Cory Booker breaks record for longest Senate speech at over 24 hours
New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted 25 hours and 5 minutes, setting the record for the longest continuous Senate floor speech in the chamber’s history.
RFK Jr. announces HHS reinstating some programs, employees cut by mistake
On the heels of terminating 10,000 jobs from the HHS, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told ABC News some programs would soon be reinstated because they were mistakenly cut.
Federal judge temporarily pauses RFK Jr. effort to rescind billions of public health funds
A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order Thursday that stops the Trump administration from pulling back more than $11 billion dollars in public health funding from state and local
RFK Jr. remains quiet on 10,000 jobs lost at the nation’s top health department
Kennedy’s silence is prompting questions from lawmakers, with a bipartisan request for the health secretary to appear before a Senate committee next week to explain the cuts.
RFK Jr. exiles top federal health leaders, including Fauci's replacement
Top federal health leaders across the Department of Health and Human Services were effectively ousted Tuesday from their posts.
Mass Layoffs Begin at RFK Jr's Department of Health
Layoff notices began Tuesday, impacting workers across multiple agencies. The FDA will lose 3,500 jobs, the CDC 2,400, the National Institutes of Health 1,200, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 300, according to figures released by HHS.
Schumer slams RFK Jr. for laying off employees who worked helping Sept. 11 responders
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer slams Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for firing personnel who help 9/11 responders and survivors.
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