Author: Gabrielle M. Etzel, Washington Examiner

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday afternoon to halt federal funding for risky virus research that Republicans argue may have been the cause of the COVID-19 pandemic. The order aims to stop scientists from conducting “gain-of-function” research with federal funding. It will end funding for such research by scientists in countries considered adversaries,…

A majority of Supreme Court justices on Monday morning appeared highly skeptical of a Christian business’s argument against the constitutionality of the panel that chooses which preventive services Obamacare covers. The case heard Monday, Braidwood v. Kennedy, revolves around the constitutionality of the Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel that recommends preventive care measures…

Autism advocates said that the “massive testing and research efforts” announced by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this past week could be more harmful than beneficial for autistic people. Kennedy told President Donald Trump in a Cabinet meeting Thursday that the department “will know what has caused the autism epidemic” and…

The director of the American Public Health Association is calling for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to “resign or be fired” from his position as Secretary of Health and Human Services. “Americans deserve better than someone who is trying to impose his unscientific and judgemental views of public health and science,” said APHA director Dr. Georges…

Tuesday’s election for the next Wisconsin Supreme Court justice could be a test for whether the abortion debate has been revived as a key issue motivating voters in the first high-stakes campaign since the 2024 presidential race. Dane County Judge Susan Crawford, the Democratic-backed candidate, has made abortion a central pillar of her platform against…

President Donald Trump’s nominees for the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration were confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday evening largely along partisan lines, marking a pivotal moment for the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda to reform federal health agencies. The Senate voted on party lines, 53-47, for Dr.…

Arizona voters approved a ballot measure amending the state constitution to ensure access to abortion, a victory for the abortion-rights side that comes after a complicated legislative and legal battle over rules in the state. A simple majority was needed to pass. The vote in favor was called by the Associated Press at 3:31 p.m., with…

Voters in South Dakota rejected a proposition to establish a constitutional right to abortion, becoming the second state to vote “no” on an abortion rights referendum following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in 2022. Constitutional Amendment G needed a simple majority to pass, but the vote against the amendment led by…

PITTSBURGH — The integrity of the election process was a central topic for former President Donald Trump during his final stop in Pittsburg, before the election on Tuesday. Trump spoke at length about voter identification laws and the ability to break into voting machines, saying that tech billionaire Elon Musk advised him that electronic voting…