🩺HHS withdraws from WHO as 124 nations sign pandemic treaty
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Trump withdrew the U.S. from WHO January 20, 2025, abandoning pandemic preparedness treaty negotiations that 124 countries approved May 20 without American participation, leaving the world's largest health contributor and 22% of WHO mandatory funding outside global disease surveillance coordination.
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Why This Matters
🏥 Public Health: Could limit access to future outbreak intel
Withdrawing from WHO treaty negotiations reduces America's ability to receive early warning about disease outbreaks that could reach your community.
💪 Soft Power: Allies warn of a leadership vacuum
International health leadership matters when the next pandemic threatens your family's safety and economic security.
🏛️ Domestic Debate: Governors urge continued cooperation
State leaders recognize that global health cooperation protects local communities from infectious disease threats.
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Which Cabinet official signed the withdrawal notice to WHO?
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Which U.S. funding stream—about $693 million in FY 2024—would be at risk if the exit finalizes?
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Critics argue the president cannot withdraw without which branch’s assent?
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Which country immediately stated it would “regret” U.S. withdrawal and vowed to increase its own WHO share?
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Sen. Jeanne Shaheen introduced S.J.Res. 18 to require what vote threshold to approve withdrawal?
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Which legal scholar’s “congressional-control” theory says unilateral treaty exits violate the Presentment Clause?
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CDC data show WHO-coordinated labs identified how many novel pathogens in 2024 alone?
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Goldwater v. Carter (1979) produced a binding Supreme Court ruling that presidents alone may terminate treaties.
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