Workers with qualifying disabilities at the CDC were previously able to work remotely as a reasonable accommodation. A change in HHS policy, however, has abruptly called employees who previously had these accommodations back to the office, many with fewer than 24 hours' notice. For @usatoday.com

Confused about COVID vaccine guidance this respiratory illness season? You’re not the only one. Let us at @usatoday.com break it down for you so far:

Right wing creators can get their flights and hotels paid for by wealthy donors to cover protests and major news events. Leftist creators and independent journalists have to cover their travel, accommodations, and medical bills if they get shot, 100% on their own.

'Has Trump overblown the threat of protests? Residents, local officials say yes.' Trevor Hughes of @usatoday.com reports on the ground in America's second-largest city:

All my feeds this weekend have just been this on repeat 🤦🏼‍♀️

Earlier this evening, the Univision crew grabbed their gear and started running when federal police began shooting pepper balls at us. @lataco.bsky.social

Law enforcement is violently targeting press at protests around Los Angeles, from easily recognizable "mainstream" outlets to freelancers and independents. ALL press have explicit legal protections in California. #JournalismIsNotACrime. This evidence thread may get graphic. 🧵👇

It always boggles my mind that I, a journalist, am expressly forbidden from trading stocks, but members of Congress, with vastly greater knowledge of market-moving news, are allowed to profit by front-running markets, and so may profit by in essence stealing from the public they represent.

A Delaware judge finds the right-wing network aired false and defamatory statements about Dominion Voting Systems' role in the 2020 presidential election. A jury trial is slated for late April.

A win for press freedom 💪🏻

The Democratic senator from New Jersey began speaking at 7 p.m. Monday and continued into Tuesday evening.

The CDC environmental health program is "slated to be eliminated in its entirety" under RFK Jr. www.wired.com/story/cdc-gu...

Booker sets a record with marathon Senate speech

Musk uses immigration and claims of voter fraud to sell Social Security Administration cuts www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-mu...

A court recently ruled DOGE is likely covered by FOIA, demanding transparency on its secretive operations. But with appeals looming & records at risk of being destroyed, the fight for accountability is far from over. Watch @laurenleharper.bsky.social explain. freedom.press/the-classifi...

"To put things into perspective: I had a Canadian passport, lawyers, resources, media attention, friends, family and even politicians advocating for me. Yet, I was still detained for nearly two weeks. Imagine what this system is like for every other person in there."

St. Luke’s, Idaho’s largest health system, was outspoken in defending its staff during a backlash against masks and vaccines. It also sued right-wing figure Ammon Bundy — and won. Now it’s backing its doctors on the abortion front. By @audreydutton.bsky.social and @kelciemmorris.bsky.social

What has the Trump administration meant for you? I'm looking to talk with people about how life has changed in the last two months. Fill out this form if you want to talk forms.office.com/r/F1T78B6VKJ

NEW: We identified 35 crimes linked to Terrorgram, including bomb plots, stabbings and shootings. Each case involved someone who posted in Terrorgram chats, followed Terrorgram accounts or was a member of a group whose leaders participated in the Terrorgram community.

“Here is the unavoidable truth: the Washington Post I joined, the one I came to love, is not the Washington Post I left.” Ruth Marcus writes about her decision to resign from the paper in the wake of editorial changes made by its owner, Jeff Bezos.

WaPo's Ron Charles, in his Book Club newsletter, on Meta's repeated questions about his plans to review Sarah Wynn-Williams's "Careless People": "In my 27 years of reviewing and editing newspaper books sections, no company has ever done this with me."

USA TODAY should be exceptionally proud of this one by @mmartinelli.bsky.social

In which the Department of Homeland Security struggles to answer a very simple question: "Is any criticism of the United States government a deportable offense?" (From NPR here: www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...)

Dr. Christopher R. Sudfeld, author of the very study cited by RFK in his op-ed promoting Vitamin A as a measles preventative or treatment, told me that "Vitamin A supplements will not prevent people from getting measles, vaccination does that." For @usatoday.com

Tremendous story by my colleague @cuevasreports.bsky.social about what it’s like to treat a disease you’d only seen in textbooks. www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...

TransGENIC mice were used in this research, not “transgender.” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

The hope: The L.A. Times will appear more "objective" if it presents both sides of an issue. The reality: Kind of a mess.

I'm currently reporting on Passes and would love to speak to anyone who has worked with or interacted with Passes, or is a creator. Shoot me a DM here or on IG where my DMs are open. Hoping to chat today!!

Read this essential piece from @lindseyboylan.bsky.social www.vanityfair.com/news/story/n...

Imagine a world where only sycophants can question the President, and any journalists who dare to ask hard questions get kicked out of the room. That’s the path American is on.

The buildings for sale include the D.C. headquarters of nearly every major federal agency, including the FBI, the Departments of Justice, Energy, Labor, Housing and Urban Development, Health and Human Services, Veterans Affairs, and State. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

As #measles spreads, RFK Jr. embraces remedies like cod liver oil. In an interview, HHS secretary touted ‘alternative’ treatments but never mentioned #vaccination, by @teddyrosenbluth.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/h... via @nytimes.com @sherylnyt.bsky.social

A fun break in this rough news cycle by me for @usatoday.com. Who knew 10 years ago a viral moment would advance our scientific understanding of how the brain works? 🧠 www.usatoday.com/story/life/2...

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Vaccines matter and I did a lot of math to show you how. My latest for @usatoday.com www.usatoday.com/story/news/h...

With the #measlesoutbreak in Texas, I’m looking to speak with physicians about measles and other “historic” diseases resurfacing. Younger docs, have you seen measles before (or trained for it)? Older docs, when was your last case? #health #academicsky #sciencebsky #MDsky #medsky @usatoday.com