President-elect Joe Biden California Attorney General Xavier Besera is being appointed to serve as its first secretary of health and human services, his transition team said in a press release early Monday morning. Supervise the scattered department to play a leading role in the distribution of A. COVID-19 The vaccine, …
Read More »Federal judge orders Trump admin to stop detaining children migrating to hotels
A federal judge ruled Friday that the Trump administration stops detaining migrant children in hotels before deporting them. Obama’s appointee U.S. District Judge Dolly GA said the practice violated “basic humanitarian protections” and ordered the treatment of children who migrated into government custody under the 20-year rule. The order would …
Read More »HHS Secretary Alex Azar says “the presumption should be to take our children back to school”
Washington Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Sunday that as school districts weigh whether to reopen entirely for in-person learning amid the coronavirus crisis, which continues to worsen in many states, the “presumption should be “that students return to school for the fall semester. “Each community will have …
Read More »Trump administration grants funding extension for Texas testing sites
The Trump administration will grant five community-based coronavirus testing sites in Texas a 14-day extension of funding after rejection by federal and local officials. “Federal public health officials have been in continuous contact with our Texas public health leaders, and after receiving yesterday’s extension request, they have agreed to extend …
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