Rachel Levine to serve as assistant secretary for health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. If confirmed by the Senate, Levine would be the first openly transgender federal official in a Senate
Kennedy has no significant experience in health policy, though he is the founder of one of the largest anti-vaccine organizations in the country.
President-elect Joe Biden has nominated Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine to be assistant secretary of health. If confirmed by the Senate, she'll be the highest-ranking openly transgender federal official in the U.S. CBS Philly has det
"These shortages disproportionately affect the most vulnerable in our society, for example a woman struggling to access clinics, or a transgender patient, who is already under psychological distress, and for whom changing contraceptive preparations could cause further difficulties." A Department of Healt...
Levine became the first transgender woman appointed to a Pennsylvania cabinet position in 2015 after serving as a leading pediatric physician at Penn State Hershey Medical Center for more than 20 years. The Massachusetts native graduated from both Harvard College and the Tulane University School of Me...
KITTERY, Maine (AP) — Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro is going to be on hand for the groundbreaking of a $1.7 billion project that will expand the number of dry docks at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
Dozens of employees have been fired or placed on administrative leave, more than a billion dollars in government contracts have been severed, Title IX has been reset to its prior Trump-era form, multiple states are under investigation for their policies around transgender athletes and the federal ...
Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Education, arrives for a hearing of the Health, Education, and Labor Committee on her nomination, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) WASHINGTON (AP) — ...
Trump’s pick could send a strong signal about his plans for the future of the department, which will also include rolling back Biden administration efforts on student loans and protections for transgender students. “I’d probably be looking for a strong, capable, demonstrated state leader, some...
Rep. Seth Moulton plans to oppose a bill banning transgender athletes from women’s sports, according to a statement provided first to POLITICO. “This is not the sort of balanced, fairness-oriented policy I’ve advocated for, and I won’t vote yes on this bill just because it is the fi...