President-elect Trump said Tuesday he is nominating television personality and Dr. Mehmet Oz to serve as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) administrator.
Oz unsuccessfully ran for Senate in Pennsylvania in 2022 with Trump's endorsement and has been a Trump ally ever since.
The CMS administrator is a Senate-confirmed position.
“There may be no Physician more qualified and capable than Dr. Oz to Make America Healthy Again,...
Jeffries: Republicans don’t have a mandate
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday rejected the idea that voters delivered an Election Day mandate to Donald Trump and the Republicans, arguing that the GOP’s razor-thin majority in the House means that nothing will get done in Washington without Democratic support.
“Despite the claims of some of my Republican colleagues, who have spent a lot of time over the last two weeks talking about some big, massive mandate — I’m looking for it,” Jeffries said duri...
Here are the candidates running for DNC chair
The Democratic Party is turning its sights to electing the next Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair after a terrible Election Day saw the party lose the White House and the Senate majority and fail to flip the House.
The DNC will be charged with picking up the pieces, and several candidates have kicked off their bids to succeed DNC Chair Jaime Harrison.
Here are some of the candidates running for the position.
Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Mal...
House Democrats keep Jeffries, top leadership team in place
House Democrats voted Tuesday to keep their top leadership team in place, voicing overwhelming confidence in Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and his top deputies exactly two weeks after a disappointing Election Day relegated them to the minority for another two years.
In a closed-door meeting in the Capitol basement, rank-and-file Democrats tapped Jeffries to remain the House minority leader, while voting to keep Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) as Democratic whip, Rep...
Health care advocates prepare to fight RFK Jr. nomination
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Texas Democrats at a crossroads after devastating election
Texas Democrats are sorting through what went wrong after their shining hopes turned to ash in November — and what it means for their long-term plans to take power.
The party was optimistic it could make pivotal gains across the state, especially in the hard-fought race between Sen. Ted Cruz (R) and Democratic Rep. Colin Allred.
But in the end, the party “woefully underperformed,” according to state Sen. Roland Gutierrez (D), the latest gut p...
Public health leader: RFK Jr. ‘fails on all fronts’ as potential agency leader
A leading public health organization is sounding the alarm over Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
The American Public Health Association (APHA) said Kennedy “fails on all fronts” as a candidate to lead the nation’s top health agency.
“We urge President-elect Trump to select a qualified health leader that is properly trained and has the management skills to be the nation’s top health officia...
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Senate GOP gives RFK Jr. pick relatively warm reception
President-elect Trump’s pick of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) set off immediate alarm among Democrats and public health experts, but so far the reception among key Senate Republicans has ranged from enthusiastic to open-minded.
Kennedy is a prominent vaccine skeptic who argues the rise of chronic diseases in America can be traced to ultra-processed foods, environmental toxins and chemical additives. He also blames fluoridated wat...
How a French political movement from the 1950s helps explain Trump’s win
In the 1950s, France was swept by a right-wing populist movement founded by a rural bookstore owner named Pierre Poujade.
Poujade, a Royal Air Force pilot during World War II and a powerful orator, found his business squeezed by taxes and price controls. His complaints struck a note among other small business owners, tradespeople, service providers and farmers who felt oppressed by the government. His individual protest gained traction and ignited a political movement — “Pouja...