Recent stories by Nancy Vu
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HHS proposes new rule targeting food additives, says junk food definition is coming
The additives regulation would stop short of closing an exemption.
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National Journal Radio Bonus Episode: What Has Congress Delivered? What's Next?
National Journal's Nancy Vu sits down with Rep. Greg Murphy to discuss the OBBB.
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The contradiction at the center of Bill Cassidy's vaccine politics
The Louisiana Republican voted for Trump’s nominees to lead two major health agencies—despite his objections to past anti-vaccine rhetoric from one pick.
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Cassidy leverages swing vote in talks over Trump's latest anti-vaccine nominee
The chair of the Senate HELP Committee says he spoke with Kennedy's second-in-command at HHS about nominee Sean Kaufman.
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Key health nominees delayed amid ‘ongoing conversations’
Attendance issues and continuing concerns over one nominee have delayed confirmation votes in the Senate HELP Committee.
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Senators uneasy over Trump administration's health care nominees
Democrats and a few key Republicans were hoping that the nominees for top HHS posts would break from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s anti-vax messaging—but most were disappointed.
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Trump's disaster-preparedness pick attacked COVID measures, vaccines
These views could threaten Sean Kaufman's nomination to lead the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response.
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The clout of the Congressional Black Caucus hangs in the balance
Redistricting could shrink the powerful bloc of Democratic lawmakers.
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With one foot out the door, these senators hope to leave their mark
Tired of the dysfunction, an unusually large number of senators are retiring or running for other offices. They still have hope to pass legacy-defining legislation this year.
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MAHA leaders say their votes are up for grabs
Supporters of the movement aligned with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have become disillusioned with the Trump administration as officials go against promises made on the campaign trail.
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HHS nominees head to Capitol Hill ahead of yet-to-be-scheduled hearings
The vacuum in leadership atop several health agencies comes as the U.S. faces a number of disease outbreaks.
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As crucial surveillance deadline looms, Congress is stuck on what to do
Democrats are opposing any extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act until Bill Pulte is out of the ODNI job—putting the measure at risk of lapsing Friday night.
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Senate GOP inches closer to passing immigration bill, but infighting ramps up
Whether Republicans can stay united to deliver immigration-enforcement funding remains an open question.
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How an unchained Bill Cassidy could look to wield his power in the Senate
Having lost his primary, the Louisiana Republican is looking to cap off his two-term career with a legacy run that could clash with Trump’s agenda.
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‘Needlessly harmful’: RFK Jr. fires leadership of preventive-services panel
The dismissals, which come at a time of upheaval across agencies under HHS, leave the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force without leadership.
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The Republican fight to stop Mike Collins
The Georgia congressman’s GOP opponents attempt to overtake him in the Senate primary.
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Sen. Bill Cassidy accuses Landry of ‘disenfranchising’ voters ahead of primary, says effort done to oust him
The embattled GOP incumbent is launching a last-ditch voter-education campaign to nab votes.
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‘An optics issue’: Republicans are getting queasy about Trump’s $1B ballroom project amid affordability concerns
Some moderates are warning the Senate to scrap the whole effort ahead of a midterm election cycle that is centered on pocketbook issues.
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Louisiana Republicans rescind Fleming Senate endorsements ahead of tight GOP primary
Four members of the state GOP governing body have gone back on their earlier endorsements for John Fleming, delivering a blow to his campaign against Sen. Bill Cassidy and Rep. Julia Letlow.
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John Fleming claims endorsements from majority of Louisiana GOP’s governing body
The Senate hopeful will ask the state’s Republican Party for a statewide endorsement, but that’s far from guaranteed.