HHS Announces Major Overhaul Under RFK Jr.; Canada, EU Consider Response to Trump’s Tariffs

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will eliminate about 10,000 full-time jobs in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and close regional offices. The latest job cuts and about 10,000 recent voluntary redundancies will reduce the number of full-time employees at the department from 82,000 to 62,000, the HHS said. Canada and Europe are considering retaliatory measures after the White House announced 25 percent U.S. tariffs on imported cars and car parts, starting next month. The European Union said today the block is preparing robust and calibrated response to the new U-S tariffs. The Senate Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation held a hearing on Thursday to examine preliminary findings from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on the deadly crash involving American Airlines 5342 and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in January. Officials from the NTSB, Federal Aviation Administration, and U.S. Army testified.