Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Coverage of Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in the Nexus archive.
- Acting CDC director on hantavirus: ‘This is not COVID’
Acting CDC Director Jay Bhattacharya comments on hantavirus outbreak, stating it is not COVID, after a Dutch cruise ship incident. The CDC has been communicating with the public as press attention increases. Hantavirus is a distinct virus from COVID.
- Inside Grindr’s political power play
Grindr, the LGBTQ+ dating app, is expanding its political influence in Washington and California under Republican leaders Joe Hack and CEO George Arison. The app has spent $1.6 million on lobbying since 2025, focusing on issues like HIV prevention, surrogacy access, and online safety legislation. Grindr is hosting a high-profile White House Correspondents Dinner party to showcase its bipartisan outreach.
- House approves short-term extension of surveillance law in blow to Republicans’ long-term plan – US politics live
The US House approved a short-term extension of a controversial warrantless surveillance law until April 30, defeating Republican attempts to secure longer-term renewals. Key developments include a New Jersey special election win by progressive Democrat Analilia Mejia, ICE director Todd Lyons stepping down, and Trump's nomination of CDC leader Erica Schwartz amid criticism from Robert F Kennedy Jr.