The Department of Health and Human Services’s Make America Healthy Again Commission released its strategy aimed at the nation’s children on Tuesday afternoon. The highly anticipated report lays out the Trump administration’s planned health strategy around priorities including vaccines, childhood nutrition, water fluoridation and exposure to chemicals.
At the White House, press secretary Karoline Leavitt addressed Israel’s strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar, saying President Trump did not believe the attack would “advance Israel or America’s goals.”
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Tuesday reported the U.S. economy added 911,000 fewer jobs over the 12 months ending in March than initially reported. The BLS reevaluation of employment data was widely expected. But the scale of the BLS’s estimated revision could draw even more ire from President Trump.
Meanwhile, the House Oversight Committee on Monday night kept the Jeffrey Epstein saga alive as it released records related to the late financier and convicted sex offender, including the infamous “birthday book” with a page that appears to be from Trump. House Democrats immediately released the page allegedly bearing Trump’s signature. The White House has sought to cast doubt on the validity of the letter.
The president has few events on his Tuesday public schedule, with a proclamation announcement set for late afternoon.
Virginia and Boston voters head to the polls on Tuesday. Voters in the district of the late Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) will choose his replacement. The Boston electorate will narrow the field in the mayoral race.
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