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Health Department Faces Layoffs Amid Controversial Leadership Crisis

7/22/2025

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is bracing for layoffs following a Supreme Court ruling, stirring controversy under Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s leadership. Criticism mounts over management purges and a lack of action during a measles outbreak, as his polarizing health platform, echoing Trumpism, fuels the rise of the MAHA movement in Washington.

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is bracing for layoffs following a Supreme Court ruling, stirring controversy under Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s leadership. Criticism mounts over management purges and a lack of action during a measles outbreak, as his polarizing health platform, echoing Trumpism, fuels the rise of the MAHA movement in Washington.