Why an Iran war inflation shock could wreck global economic recovery Central bankers and economists warn prolonged conflict could raise retail prices and rip up growth forecasts The Guardian - UK · Mar 8
RFK Jr. shakes up top health department staff Two senior officials, including one who was running the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are leaving their posts. Axios · Feb 13
Trump planning to shake up RFK Jr’s leadership team to promote his healthcare priorities before midterms: report The reported leadership shuffle includes an official leading the administration’s Minnesota fraud crackdown The Independent UK · Feb 13
The facts on the vaccines the CDC no longer recommends for all kids FactCheck.org takes a look at the six childhood vaccines that the CDC no longer recommends for all children. Roll Call · Jan 16
Trump Administration to Freeze £7.39 Billion Childcare Funding in Five Blue States The Trump administration has ordered a freeze of £7.39 billion ($10 billion) in federal childcare and social services funding to five Democratic-led US states. International Business Times UK · Jan 6
Minnesota, New York and Other Blue States Lose Over $10B Funding Due to Fraud Fears: Is Your State Affected? Over $10B in federal funding has been frozen for Minnesota, New York and other blue states amid fraud concerns. See which states are affected. International Business Times UK · Jan 6
The Latest on Gov. Tim Walz's Plans for the 2026 Minnesota Governor's Race Minnesota Governor Tim Walz could announce today that he is stepping down from the 2026 governor's race amid allegations of fraud in the state's daycare centres. International Business Times UK · Jan 5
Trump Accused Of Forcing Women Out Of The Workforce After Freezing Federal Childcare Payments Trump's administration froze federal childcare funding nationwide, sparking legal battles, economic hardship for families and childcare centres, and accusations that the policy will force women out of the workforce. International Business Times UK · Jan 1
What to know about Trump administration freezing federal child care funds The Trump administration has frozen child care funds to all states after allegations of fraud at Minnesota day care centers run by Somali residents The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2025
Trump attacks Walz and Omar after freezing Minnesota childcare funding US president goes on racist tirade against lawmaker and Somali Americans, alleging fraud in industry The Guardian - US · Dec 31, 2025
Trump moves to freeze federal funds for Minnesota, demanding daycare audit after ‘blatant fraud that appears to be rampant’ President Donald Trump’s administration announced on Tuesday that it’s freezing child care funds to Minnesota and demanding an audit of some day care centers after a series of fraud schemes involving government programs in recent years. Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services Jim O’Neill said on the social platform… Fortune · Dec 31, 2025
Trump administration freezes childcare funding to Minnesota in wake of fraud scheme allegations Officials claim to find ‘rampant fraud’ in childcare funding, but prosecutions began in Biden era and Tim Walz says ‘we’ve spent years cracking down on it’ The Guardian - AU · Dec 31, 2025
Trump admin halts Minnesota childcare payments amid fraud investigation "He's politicizing the issue to defund programs that help Minnesotans," Walz said. Axios · Dec 31, 2025
Trump administration says it's freezing child care funds to Minnesota after series of fraud schemes The Trump administration has announced that it is freezing child care funds to Minnesota after a series of fraud schemes in recent years The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2025
International Business Times UK · Dec 30, 2025 Trump Freezes Minnesota Childcare Cash Following $9B Fraud Claims: 'We Have Turned off the Money Spigot' Federal authorities freeze childcare payments to Minnesota following a £7.4 billion fraud scandal, demanding comprehensive audits and stricter evidence requirements to combat systemic financial abuse.
The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2025 Despairing economists warn Reeves’s income tax U-turn will make system ‘too complicated’ – and will wipe out buffer zone The chancellor has ditched plans to increase income tax, leading to fears she will not be able to create the buffer zone needed to protect the UK from economic shocks next year
The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2025 Over 150 unvaccinated students stuck in three-week quarantine for measles exposure Two South Carolina schools forced to tell 153 kids to stay home for 21 days to allow for virus’s transmission period to expire in order to protect their peers and teachers
The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025 Acting CDC director wants to break up MMR vaccine into three shots – despite no science backing the idea Jim O’Neill joins President Donald Trump’s call for three distinct measles, mumps and rubella shots, claiming a separation would ‘reduce the risk of side effects’ and ‘maximize parental choice’
Benzinga · Oct 7, 2025 Merck, Doctors Reject Proposal To Break Up Combined MMR Vaccine A top U.S. health official's call to split the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine into separate shots sparked strong pushback from Merck Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) and medical experts, who said such a move lacks scientific justification and could undermine immunization efforts.
The Guardian - US · Oct 7, 2025 CDC backs updated Covid vaccines as access issues persist: ‘We still don’t have doses in hand’ Delays in recommending the shots and misinformation have created obstacles for vaccine access
The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2025 CDC stops recommending COVID-19 shots for all, leaves decision to patients The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has adopted recommendations by a new group of vaccine advisers, and has stopped recommending COVID-19 shots for anyone
The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2025 There are too many Tory ‘rejects’ in Reform, says former Tory who joined Reform Jim O’Neill deleted his post ahead of the party conference – but said he stood by his point
The Guardian - US · Sep 1, 2025 Former CDC leaders condemn RFK Jr for endangering Americans’ health In a New York Times essay, nine officials said Kennedy’s leadership at HHS ‘should alarm every American’
The Guardian - US · Aug 31, 2025 Former CDC official ‘only sees harm’ to public health under RFK Jr’s leadership Demetre Daskalakis, who resigned after White House fired CDC chief, cautions against ‘undoing of vaccination’ to ABC
The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2025 ‘I only see harm coming’: Top CDC official who quit over RFK Jr policies says he fears more attacks on vaccines still to come Demetre Daskalakis warns that the new acting CDC director will only serve Robert F. Kennedy Jr