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Ali Swenson @aliswenson.bsky.social · 10h

A group of Democratic state governors has launched a new alliance aimed at coordinating their public health efforts.
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Democratic governors form a public health alliance in rebuke of Trump administration

Democratic governors from 14 states and Guam have launched a new public health alliance. They say the group will coordinate issues across state lines and share data and information about threats, guid...

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Ali Swenson @aliswenson.bsky.social · 2d

Hi @bsky.app community. I'm an @apnews.com reporter currently covering health policy.

If you are a current or former HHS employee with information about recent layoffs, I invite you to get in touch with me on Signal, at the username aswenson.99.

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Ali Swenson @aliswenson.bsky.social · 12d

Most Americans want Congress to extend tax credits that, if left to expire at the end of the year, could raise health insurance costs for millions of Americans, according to a new poll released Friday from the health care research nonprofit KFF.

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Just before shutdown, most Americans wanted health insurance tax credits extended, KFF poll finds

A new poll conducted just prior to the current government shutdown showed most Americans wanted Congress to extend tax credits that could expire at the end of the year.

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Ali Swenson @aliswenson.bsky.social · 14d

A closer look at Democrats' health care demands at the heart of the government shutdown: apnews.com/article/heal...

Looming health insurance spikes for millions are at the heart of the government shutdown

The federal government's shut down centers around Democrats insisting that any deal addressing their health care demands and Republicans saying those negotiations can wait until the government is fund...

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Ali Swenson @aliswenson.bsky.social · 21d

Trump’s touting of an unproven autism drug surprised many, including the doctor who proposed it apnews.com/article/auti...

Trump's touting of an unproven autism drug surprised many, including the doctor who proposed it

A Trump administration decision to repurpose an old chemotherapy drug for autism has surprised many experts — including the physician who recently proposed the idea. Dr.

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Ali Swenson @aliswenson.bsky.social · 22d

As medical professionals react with alarm to Trump’s unproven statements about Tylenol, childhood vaccines and autism, a different group is feeling vindicated.

For the ‘Make America Healthy Again’ movement, Trump's announcement was a watershed moment. apnews.com/article/maha...

Trump's misleading comments on autism validate the 'MAHA' movement and reveal its political potency

President Donald Trump's unproven statements about Tylenol, childhood vaccines and autism are validating the so-called Make America Healthy Again movement and revealing its potential political power.

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Ali Swenson @aliswenson.bsky.social · 23d

Ahead of today's White House autism announcement, @apnews.com has a helpful look at what we know and don't know about autism's causes. apnews.com/article/auti...

What we know about autism's causes

A White House announcement about autism is expected Monday afternoon. President Donald Trump claimed over the weekend that “I think we found an answer” to the developmental disorder.

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Ali Swenson @aliswenson.bsky.social · 27d

For the next few months, I'll be helping out the @apnews.com team in Washington by covering more stories on U.S. health policy. First story today looks at a new U.S. approach to global health assistance.
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Trump administration's new global health aid strategy focuses on bilateral deals with countries

The State Department is refocusing its foreign health assistance programs around multiyear bilateral deals with recipient countries.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · Sep 11

BREAKING: The FBI releases photos of a person of interest in Charlie Kirk's shooting as investigators appeal to the public for tips. Follow for live updates.

Live updates: Shooter still at large after conservative activist Charlie Kirk assassinated at Utah university

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated during an outdoor event Wednesday at Utah Valley University. Authorities are still searching for an unidentified shooter.

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Ali Swenson @aliswenson.bsky.social · Sep 11

“We’ll have to see what in the coming days our national leaders have to say about this, and whether they can be effective in lowering the temperature.”

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Assassination of Charlie Kirk adds to America's roll call of public violence

In the tragic roll call of violence in American public life, Charlie Kirk’s name joins the long list.

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Ali Swenson @aliswenson.bsky.social · Sep 10

Charlie Kirk, who rose from a teenage conservative campus activist to a top podcaster, culture warrior and ally of President Donald Trump, was shot and killed Wednesday during one of his trademark public appearances at a college in Utah. He was 31.

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Charlie Kirk, who helped build support for Trump among young people, dies after campus shooting

Charlie Kirk, who rose from a teenage conservative campus activist to a top podcaster, culture warrior and ally of President Donald Trump, has been shot and killed.

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Ali Swenson @aliswenson.bsky.social · Sep 8

Charlotte officials under fire after man with long criminal history kills Ukrainian woman on train apnews.com/article/char...

Charlotte officials under fire after man with long criminal history kills Ukrainian woman on train

Public officials in Charlotte, North Carolina, are facing criticism for failing to keep a man with a history of erratic behavior off the streets before he fatally stabbed a young Ukrainian refugee on ...

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · Sep 8

BREAKING: House Democrats release a sexually suggestive letter to Jeffrey Epstein purportedly signed by President Trump, which he has denied.

Democrats release suggestive letter to Epstein purportedly signed by Trump, which he denies

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released a sexually suggestive letter to Jeffrey Epstein purportedly signed by President Donald Trump, which he has denied.

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Ali Swenson @aliswenson.bsky.social · Sep 4

A contentious three-hour hearing between U.S. senators and Robert Kennedy Jr. devolved into multiple screaming matches as the nation’s health secretary fended off accusations about sweeping changes he’s made to vaccines, health care policy and leadership. apnews.com/article/rfk-...

Takeaways from RFK Jr.'s contentious hearing before Senate lawmakers

Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. faced bipartisan questioning over recent changes to health agencies, vaccine approvals and other priorities at a contentious three-hour Senate hearing.

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Ali Swenson @aliswenson.bsky.social · Sep 4

Get up to speed on RFK Jr.'s at-times fiery hearing with the Senate Finance Committee on the @apnews.com live blog, which we are updating here: apnews.com/live/donald-...

Live updates: RFK Jr. grilled on anti-vaccine policy in combative Senate hearing

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is before Congress, where he faces contentious questions about his MAHA movement, turmoil at the CDC and his anti-vaccine policies.

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Ali Swenson @aliswenson.bsky.social · Sep 4

Get up to speed on RFK Jr.'s at-times fiery hearing with the Senate Finance Committee on the @AP's live blog, which we are updating here: apnews.com/live/donald-...

Live updates: RFK Jr. grilled on anti-vaccine policy in combative Senate hearing

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is before Congress, where he faces contentious questions about his MAHA movement, turmoil at the CDC and his anti-vaccine policies.

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Ali Swenson @aliswenson.bsky.social · Sep 3

A new USCIS policy blocks NGOs from registering new citizens to vote at naturalization ceremonies.

The government says it's been a burden to check if these groups are nonpartisan. The League of Women Voters called the move an attack on immigrants.
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Live updates: 2 more GOP House members must join all Democrats to force Epstein files vote

Four Republicans have defied House GOP leadership and the White House in an effort to force a vote on a bill that would require the Justice Department to release the so-called Epstein files.

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Ali Swenson @aliswenson.bsky.social · Sep 2

A reporter showed Trump a video appearing to show an object being thrown out of a White House window. The WH has told media it was real, but Trump said it was AI.

He also said: “If something happens that’s really bad, maybe I’ll have to just blame AI."

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Live updates: Trump announces Space Command is moving from Colorado to Alabama

President Donald Trump announced that U.S. Space Command will be located in Huntsville, Alabama, reversing a Biden-era decision to keep it at its temporary headquarters in Colorado.

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Ali Swenson @aliswenson.bsky.social · Aug 27

Why getting a COVID-19 vaccine is likely to be more complicated this year
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Why getting a COVID-19 vaccine is likely to be more complicated this year

It's becoming a more complicated question for many people: Will you get a COVID-19 vaccine? The answer may depend on your age, insurance coverage, health and finding a pharmacist who will provide the ...

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Ali Swenson @aliswenson.bsky.social · Aug 26

A conservative election researcher whose faulty findings on voter data were cited by President Donald Trump as he tried to overturn his 2020 election loss has been appointed to an election integrity role at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. apnews.com/article/heat...

Researcher who has distorted voted data appointed to Homeland Security election integrity role

A conservative election researcher whose faulty findings on voter data were cited by President Donald Trump as he tried to overturn his 2020 election loss has been appointed to an election integrity r...

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Ali Swenson @aliswenson.bsky.social · Aug 21

The ODNI's Foreign Malign Influence Center tracks influence operations from abroad, including foreign election disinformation meant to sway voters.

ODNI's Gabbard says its work is redundant. Disinfo researchers dispute that and say its work is important.
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Gabbard slashing intelligence office workforce and cutting budget by over $700 million

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence says it will dramatically reduce its workforce and cut its budget by more than $700 million annually.

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Ali Swenson @aliswenson.bsky.social · Aug 18

Trump vows to change how elections are run. The US Constitution doesn’t give him that power apnews.com/8be6dba80091...

Trump vows to change how elections are run. The US Constitution doesn't give him that power

President Donald Trump is vowing more changes to the way elections are conducted in the U.S., but based on the Constitution there is little to nothing he can do on his own.

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Ali Swenson @aliswenson.bsky.social · Aug 8

Hegseth reposts video on social media featuring pastors saying women shouldn’t be allowed to vote
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Hegseth reposts video on social media featuring pastors saying women shouldn't be allowed to vote

The man who oversees the nation’s military has reposted a video on X, formerly Twitter, about a Christian nationalist church that included various pastors saying women should no longer be allowed to v...

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Ali Swenson @aliswenson.bsky.social · Aug 7

ICYMI: The requests have come in letters, emails and phone calls. The specifics vary, but the target is consistent: The U.S. Department of Justice is ramping up an effort to get voter data and other election information from the states.
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The Justice Department seeks voter and election information from at least 19 states, AP finds

The Justice Department is ramping up an effort to get election data from the states. According to an Associated Press tally, the department's voting section has requested copies of voter registration ...

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Ali Swenson @aliswenson.bsky.social · Jul 30

New: The Secretary of the Army has directed the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to review its hiring practices, bar outside groups from choosing employees and remove a newly announced hire who led the nation’s cybersecurity agency under Biden. apnews.com/article/west...

Army secretary directs West Point to rescind appointment of Biden-era cybersecurity director

The Secretary of the Army has directed the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to review its hiring practices and rescind the appointment of a newly announced hire who led the nation's cybersecurity a...

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