Means’s testimony provides abundant evidence that confirming her as the government’s leading spokesperson on public health ...

Joseph Ladapo made national news in September when he said he wanted to abolish all school vaccine mandates, but the Legislature never took up his proposal, and even its weaker bill looks dead ...

Learn more about the surgeon general nominee’s medical background and connection to the MAHA movement, as well as how she could affect public health policy if confirmed.

The U.S. government shut down on October 1 as Republican and Democratic funding bills failed to reach the necessary number of votes in the Senate and efforts to prevent a shutdown failed. Government ...

During her confirmation hearing to become surgeon general, Dr. Casey Means had various back-and-forths with senators, who pressed her on topics related to vaccines, her qualifications and disclosure ...

At least nine people were killed in clashes with police and paramilitary forces Sunday after hundreds of protesters stormed ...

Hannah Feuer joined the Forward as a general assignment reporter in May 2025 after two years as a culture reporter at Seven ...

Casey Means is unsuited, unqualified and unlicensed. She has no business being surgeon general of the United States.

Qualifications either matter — for everyone — or they do not. Confirming an unlicensed nominee signals that standards are ...

There’s a difference between explaining science and dancing around it. When the question is basic immunology, the answer shouldn’t require decoding. A straight answer still counts. It was in short ...

In a bid to become the nation’s top doctor, a prominent voice in the “Make America Healthy Again” movement faced sharp questions from senators on Wednesday about vaccines, pesticides and birth ...