In last-minute switch, Trump taps Casey Means for surgeon general

Kennedy: “We’re going to end the war at FDA against alternative medicine”

HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. asserted that under his leadership, FDA will “end the war” against alternative medicine.

Trump administration publishes the final version of the FY26 budget request

The White House has released the final version of the budget request for Fiscal Year 2026.

June 06, 2025

Vol.51 No.22

Cancer Policy

Trump releases executive order that demands “Restoring Gold Standard Science”

President Trump has issued an executive order, titled “Restoring Gold Standard Science,” which “ensures that agencies practice data transparency, acknowledge relevant scientific uncertainties, are transparent about the assumptions and likelihood of scenarios used, approach scientific findings objectively, and communicate scientific data accurately.”

Trump moves to revoke hundreds of federal grants awarded to Harvard—a trove of biodata may be lost in the feud

In the ongoing escalation of the feud between Harvard University and the Trump White House has imperiled hundreds of research grants at Harvard’s medical school.

May 23, 2025

Vol.51 No.20

By Claire Marie Porter

Cancer Policy

Appeals court removes block on Trump’s anti-union executive order

A three-judge federal appeals court has lifted a lower court order that blocked the federal government from enacting President Trump’s executive order to end collective bargaining by workers at more than a dozen federal agencies.

May 23, 2025

Vol.51 No.20

By Claire Marie Porter