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RFK Jr. overhauled the CDC’s vaccine panel. Here’s what it does and why it matters
Maria Godoy Until this week, it’s likely many people hadn’t heard much about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory panel. But the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, plays a key role in determining which vaccines children and adults receive, what gets covered by insurance and which shots are made available…
A federal appeals panel has made enforcing the Voting Rights Act harder in 7 states
Hansi Lo Wang A panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down one of the key remaining ways of enforcing the federal Voting Rights Act in seven mainly Midwestern states. For decades, private individuals and groups have brought the majority of lawsuits for enforcing the landmark law’s Section 2 protections against…
Elon Musk’s DOGE Panel Won’t Fix Bureaucracy
Opinion Breaking the Constitution Won’t Fix the Bureaucracy A government efficiency panel threatens U.S. government competence and constitutional underpinnings, warn two administrative science experts By Thomas J. Greitens & M. Ernita Joaquin edited by Dan Vergano Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Co-Chair of the newly announced Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) carries his son “X” on…