Trump Administration

Kennedy Oz Obamacare

Kennedy, Oz contend fraud crackdown, not skyrocketing prices, led millions to leave Obamacare

Trump administration may hang new panels at President's House, federal court says

President's House panels

Low Cut Connie releases its first album full of protest songs

low cut connie album

No amount of alcohol is safe to drink, new study says — countering federal guidelines

Alcohol Dietary Guidelines

Embattled FDA Commissioner Marty Makary resigns after dispute over flavored vapes

Marty Makary FDA

Alternative Medicine

Medical marijuana reclassified by Trump administration as a less dangerous drug

Medical Marijuana Reclassified

Robert Frazer named as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor

U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer

President's House slavery exhibits restored after judge imposes deadline

President's House restoration

Trump administration to appeal ruling to restore President's House slavery exhibit

president's house appeal

Slavery exhibit at President's House must be restored by Trump administration, judge orders

Presidents House Opinion

Gov. Mikie Sherrill urges residents to record ICE agents in New Jersey

Mikie Shherrill daily show

U.S. Mint in Philly makes last penny after more than 230 years of production

City officials point residents to food aid resources amid SNAP pause

philly snap plan

New Jersey PBS to shut down next summer due to funding cuts

Children's Health

Trump's claims on Tylenol's link to autism draw rebuke from scientists

Jake Tapper says Trump administration violated First Amendment by pressuring ABC to suspend 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'

jake tapper colbert

Following lawsuit, Trump administration reinstates $750,000 in grant funding to Woodmere Art Museum

woodmere funding

Senior CDC officials resign after Susan Monarez's ouster, citing concerns over scientific independence

Woodmere Art Museum sues Trump administration for repealing $750,000 in grant funding

woodmere lawsuit

Temple and Pa.'s state-owned colleges have hiked tuition. Others may follow

temple tuition increase

LGBTQ+ suicide hotline extension ends Thursday, concerning mental health professionals

World's premier cancer institute faces crippling cuts and chaos

Philly EPA workers protest the suspensions of employees who signed letter criticizing Trump administration

EPA Protest Philly

Bucks County nonprofits warn proposed funding cuts in biomedical research threaten advances in public health

American doctors are moving to Canada to escape the Trump administration

Can trans and non-binary people still get legal documents changed and gender-affirming health care? Know your rights.

Three takeaways from 'Here's the Deal,' Kellyanne Conway's memoir about the Trump administration

Kellyanne Conway among 13 Trump administration officials in violation of Hatch Act, investigation finds

Free COVID-19 vaccines could become available later this year, officials say

Listen to historic Supreme Court livestream involving Pennsylvania birth control case

Supreme Court Pennsylvania

Justice Department

U.S. Justice Department sues New Jersey over state's sanctuary immigration policies

Pennsylvania, New Jersey sue Trump administration over plan to cut food stamps

Health Insurance

HIV-preventing drug PrEP now free for the uninsured

Carroll - Truvada prescription

Is Trump administration looking to deflate 'Scabby the Rat' protest balloons?

Carroll - FBI Searches IBEW Local 98

TV ads for prescription drug must now include prices

Chelsea Handler on life, death and therapy after Trump

Holy guacamole: U.S. will run out of avocados – quickly – if Trump closes Mexican border

avocado pexels

Health Insurance

Medicaid work requirements: Is there a path forward that could help the poor, not harm them?

Health Insurance

DOJ efforts to kill Obamacare, the cat with 9 lives, could cause health care havoc for millions

Trump Mar-a-Lago buddy, a Pennsylvania dentist, wrote policy pitch. The president sent it to VA chief

HHS finalizes rule seeking to expel Planned Parenthood from family planning program

Justice Roberts tilts Supreme Court in rejection of Trump's asylum ban

US Supreme Court

Even in Philadelphia, one of the most determined sanctuary cities, refuge is elusive

occupy ICE raid protest

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How much coffee is safe to drink? American Heart Association weighs in

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Why so many adults feel lonely and how to build stronger social connections

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Most Americans prefer to die at home, but the U.S. healthcare system often prevents it

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