Topic: Ebola Virus

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. defended proposed 2026 budget reductions during separate House and Senate committee budget hearings on Wednesday.

The State Department on Friday formally notified Congress of the closure of the U.S. Agency for International Development, with the remaining operations and programs run by the diplomatic agency.

President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office -- a symbolic measuring stick for a new president -- are halfway through.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday that 83% of the U.S. Agency for International Development's programs will be canceled.

A federal judge in Washington denied a motion Thursday to stop the federal government from firing contractors for the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Federal health officials are monitoring the outbreak of a deadly and mysterious disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed to UPI.

A senior USAID official was ousted after sharing a memo telling staff that people would needless die and national security would be massively impacted by the agency's failure to disburse "life-saving" foreign assistance.

President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk's plans to shut down parts of the government continue to expand, placing focus on the system of checks and balances.

Argentina will follow the United States by pulling out of the World Health Organization over "deep differences regarding health management" especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tanzania has pushed back against a report from the World Health Organization warning of a new Marburg virus outbreak in the country.