Emails Show Trump-Era Political Interference On CDC COVID-19 Guidelines

Ahead of a hearing probing political interference at HHS agencies, Democrats on the House Select Committee on the Coronavirus Crisis released new details of Trump-era political appointees making changes to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 guidance before publication. The select subcommittee published a series of emails from May 2020 in which Trump administration officials discussed their changes to a draft version of a CDC guidance that had recommended people avoid attending in-person worship services during COVID-19. In a...