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“Monitoring the situation is not a public health strategy,” says 314 Action President Last week, a Russian plague researcher died following exposure to pneumonic plague, prompting local authorities to place nearly 200 people who had come into contact with her under medical observation.

In a Truth Social post on Monday night, Donald Trump weighed in on the U.S. Senate race in South Carolina as polls tighten between pediatrician and mom, Dr. Annie Andrews and heir-apparent Darline Graham. In response, 314 Action Executive Director Erik Polyak released the following statement: “Donald Trump is back to his old tricks but this slur is deeply offensive, untrue and stoops to a new low. Trump is weighing in on this race because Darline can’t win on her own.

The Path to Democratic Majorities in AZ, MI and WI — and Holding Minnesota — Runs Through STEM Candidates 314 Action Fund has now endorsed over 500 Democratic scientists, doctors, and STEM professionals running for state and local office in 2026. It is the largest endorsement slate in 314 Action’s history as record numbers of STEM candidates step up to run in 46 out of 50 states. Candidates across the country are mobilizing to run for office as Robert F.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health has confirmed a grim milestone recording the fifth measles-associated death in the worst measles outbreak the state has seen in 35 years. 943 cases, 176 hospitalizations and 5 deaths have been reported in Pennsylvania. Nationally, the CDC has confirmed 3,659 cases of measles this year. “In 2026, five Pennsylvanians have lost their lives from a disease we know how to prevent while RFK Jr. is busy grand-standing at his MAHA-palooza.

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 the Trump administration.

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 was featured alongside the discredited former physician whose 1998 paper falsely linked vaccines to autism.

Over the past decade, 314 Action Fund has elected 700+ Democratic scientists to the U.S. House, Senate, and state and local offices nationwide. In response to the rise of AI, 314 Action is proud to launch “The Innovation Majority”, a multi-year and multi-million dollar campaign to recruit and elect engineers, data scientists, and AI experts to run for office at the state or federal level who have a background in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science.

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 its first measles deaths.

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 today. WATCH HERE “Dr. Annie Andrews is a practicing pediatrician who has spent her career caring for patients and fighting to expand Medicaid access.

Anti-Vax, Anti-Abortion Operative Should Not Be Running the Nation’s Top Health Agency Donald Trump today announced he plans to nominate Dr. Heidi Overton, a White House domestic policy aide with no agency management experience, to run the Food and Drug Administration.