President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown has parents who lack legal residency worried about the welfare of children left behind. Some jurisdictions are taking action. Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., allow families to name temporary guardians if a parent is detained or deported. KFF Health News correspondent Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez appeared on WAMU’s May 13 Health…
Julie Rovner, KFF Health News’ chief Washington correspondent and host of the What the Health? podcast, recently spoke with Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) about the ongoing fight between President Donald Trump and Congress over control of federal spending. Baldwin, who is a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and…
KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed federal policy on vaccine research, vaping, and drug access on Science Friday on May 8. Rovner also discussed the Supreme Court decision on the abortion pill mifepristone on NPR’s Morning Edition on May 5. Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed the rising…
Here in Washington, we’ve been hearing about tensions between the White House and one of its most controversial — but, at least in some circles, most popular — figures: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Polling of likely voters indicates that the Health and Human Services secretary can be an asset to Republicans when he’s talking about improving the nation’s food supply or labeling ultraprocessed foods. But when he’s talking about removing recommendations for routine childhood vaccinations, he can be a detriment. So, when I…
Hospital food rarely draws rave reviews. But efforts by the Trump administration to get hospitals to ditch unhealthy fare are facing criticism for going too far. The Department of Health and Human Services sent notices to hospitals asking them to align their food purchases with the administration’s 2025-30 dietary guidelines to ensure continued eligibility for…
Privacy between doctors and patients is protected by law. But the Trump administration is, in effect, trying to peek into the exam room. The Office of Personnel Management is seeking unredacted federal worker health data from insurers. The unusual request, which would give the government detailed personal and health information, alarmed health policy and legal…
On Saturday, we learned that Spirit Airlines was going out of business. But are its passenger planes permanently grounded? This sounds like yet another job for Marco Rubio! The Secretary of State already wears many hats for the Trump administration; might as well add a pilot’s hat, too. Heck,…
Our president is a genuinely funny man. At a time when late-night comedians have been replaced with political activists, it’s refreshing to see the Comedian-In-Chief often taking the opportunity to ham it up for the camera. His latest thoughts on breaking a decades-long tradition of presidential dog ownership are…
Washington, D.C., just witnessed peak 2026 energy on May 1 as Trump’s Marine One turned a standard May Day protest into comedy gold as only our president could. Angry, frothy-mouthed, and likely smelly activists showed up to rail against ICE and demand softer immigration enforcement, complete with signs, chants, and what they probably hoped…
The FCC is reviewing ABC News’ licenses after Jimmy Kimmel made a repugnant joke about Trump’s death right before an actual assassination attempt. As you can likely already imagine, the Left is beside themselves, melting down because MUH FREE SPEECH and MUH FIRST AMENDMENT, which is always funny because the only time they care…
