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Senate Confirms Xavier Becerra As Health & Human Services Secretary

In a razor-thin vote of 50-49, the Senate has confirmed Xavier Becerra as secretary of the Department of Health and…

4 years ago

Biden Picks California Attorney General Xavier Becerra As HHS Secretary

On Monday, President-elect Joe Biden announced the health team that will lead his administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Biden's roster…

4 years ago

Biden Announces Proposes Rule To Require Insurers To Pay For Contraceptives Under Affordable Care Act

President Joe Biden announced that he would propose a new rule for the Affordable Care Act. This announcement comes about a week…

3 weeks ago

Free At-Home Covid-19 Tests Are Proving Very Popular

The Biden Administration announced last month that free at-home Covid-19 tests will be available again on a government website. Testing…

1 year ago

U.S. Declares Monkeypox A Public Emergency

The Biden administration declared Monkeypox a public health emergency on Thursday afternoon. “We urge every American to take monkeypox seriously,”…

2 years ago

Biden Administration Tells Pharmacies They Must Fill Prescriptions For Pills To End Pregnancy

The Biden administration announced Wednesday that pharmacies must continue to fill contraception prescriptions and medication that could induce abortion, or…

2 years ago

Kamala Harris Visits U.S.-Mexico Border Facing Tough Questions

After many weeks of criticism from Republicans, Vice President Kamala Harris finally visited the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday. Her main takeaway:…

3 years ago

Trump Revokes California’s Obama-Era Car Emission Waiver

President Donald Trump announced he is rescinding a 2013 waiver that allowed California to set its own standards for automobile…

5 years ago

Trump Administration Guts Endangered Species Act, Faces Growing Backlash

On Monday, President Donald Trump's administration said it would weaken protections for the Endangered Species Act, thus enabling the agriculture, oil…

5 years ago

Federal Judge Reed O’Connor Rules ObamaCare Unconstitutional, Democrats Vow to Appeal

In a lawsuit led by a conservative coalition of state Attorney Generals, U.S. District Court Judge Reed O'Connor ruled in…

6 years ago

Trump Administration Rolls Back Obama’s Strict Emissions Standards

President Donald Trump's administration released a proposal to roll back greenhouse gas emissions and fuel efficiency standards for automobiles on…

6 years ago

EPA Proposes Major Roll Back Of Obama-Era Car Fuel Pollution Rule

On Thursday, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a proposal to roll back a Barack Obama-era climate change rule related to…

6 years ago