Sunday, July 27, 2025
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RFK Jr. kills free cancer screenings for millions
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to oust all 16 members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, ABC News reported July 27, 2025, targeting the independent panel that determines which cancer screenings, vaccines, and preventive care must be covered by insurance without copays. The task force's evidence-based recommendations currently guarantee free mammograms, colonoscopies, and childhood immunizations for millions of Americans.
Trump pressures EU into $1.35 trillion deal at his Scotland golf course
President Trump announced July 27, 2025, that the U.S. and European Union reached a trade agreement imposing 15% tariffs on most goods while securing $750 billion in EU energy purchases and $600 billion in additional investments. The deal, negotiated with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at Trump's Turnberry golf course, heads off threatened 30% tariffs set for August 1 while Trump mixed personal business promotion with presidential duties.