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314 Action Fund Endorses Kristina Knickerbocker for Ohio’s 10th Congressional District

314 Action Fund today endorsed Kristina Knickerbocker for Ohio’s 10th Congressional District. As an Air Force veteran and an oncology nurse practitioner, Knickerbocker is a Guardians of Public Health candidate. She’s answering the call to serve as 314 Action aims to elect 100 new doctors, nurses, and healthcare professionals by 2030, raising and spending over […]

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Trump’s Nominee for Head of the FDA ‘Can’t Tell A Fact From A Lie’

Today, Dr. Heidi Overton, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration, faced intense questioning from Senators on the HELP Committee ahead of a confirmation vote. Senators on both sides of the aisle pressed Overton for reassurance that she will defend public health, prioritize food safety, and stand up to political interference from […]

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Trump Administration Plans Executive Order to Politicize Review Process for Critical Scientific Research

On Friday, the Trump administration laid plans for a politically motivated overhaul of the National Institutes of Health’s grant review process—the backbone of America’s biomedical research. Following a combative meeting in which the head of the NIH refused to strip funding from Harvard University, Trump directed Budget Director Russ Vought to draft an executive order […]

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RFK Jr. Headlines Anti-Vaccine Group He Founded In The Middle of Deadly Measles Outbreak

Shaughnessy Naughton of 314 Action Calls on Secretary Kennedy to Resign Following Health Secretary’s Return To Children’s Health Defense In the middle of the largest and deadliest measles outbreak in a generation, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy delivered the keynote address at the Children’s Health Defense conference, continuing his legacy of promoting vaccine skepticism. Kennedy […]

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Statement on Nicole Saphier U.S. Surgeon General Nomination

Today, Dr. Nicole Saphier appeared before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee for her nomination to the U.S. Surgeon General. In response, 314 Action President Shaughnessy Naughton released the following statement: “The Trump administration is hoping it’s ‘third-time lucky’ by nominating the woman who wrote Make America Healthy Again, but […]

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314 Action Launches Campaign To Elect Data Scientists, Engineers And AI Experts To Congress

Pro-Science Group Announces “The Innovation Majority” — A Multi-Million Recruitment Campaign to Elect an AI-Literate Congress by 2028 314 Action today launched “The Innovation Majority”, a targeted recruitment campaign to elect data scientists, computer scientists, engineers, and AI researchers to Congress and state office by 2028 to deal with the rise of AI–ensuring that the […]

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“Shut Up Or Get Out Of The Way”: Our Message To RFK Jr. As Pennsylvania Confirms Two More Measles Deaths

Today, the Pennsylvania Department of Health and local coroners confirmed two more measles-associated deaths, bringing the total number of deaths from measles-related complications to four. Pennsylvania is experiencing the worst measles outbreak in the country with 693 confirmed cases across 38 counties. In response, 314 Action President Shaughnessy Naughton released the following statement: “This is […]

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Governor Josh Green, M.D. and 314 Action Release Joint Statement on U.S. Measles Deaths and RFK Jr.’s Anti-Vaccine Record

Following Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s visit to Samoa to promote vaccine misinformation, the island experienced a devastating measles outbreak that infected more than 5,000 people and killed 83. Hawaii Governor Josh Green, M.D., was later invited by Samoa’s Prime Minister to help lead the response and administer lifesaving vaccines. This week, the United States recorded […]

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ICYMI: Darline Graham Wants To Deny South Carolinians Affordable Healthcare, Even After Losing Both Parents To The Same Broken System

In her victory speech on Tuesday night, Sen. Darline Graham attacked Dr. Annie Andrews’ support for expanding healthcare access. In the same breath, Graham described how both of her parents worked while sick and died when she was a child, the kind of story her own party’s healthcare policy would recreate for South Carolina families […]

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314 Action Urges RFK Jr. To Resign, Again.

Measles is Out of Control as Two More People Die. Today, ABC News reported that two people have died in Pennsylvania from measles, according to the state’s health department. It’s the first time the state has reported deaths from measles in 35 years. With 2,777 reported cases largely infecting unvaccinated children, this is the largest […]

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