The Washington PostDemocracy Dies in Darkness
The Food and Drug Administration headquarters in White Oak, Md. (Andrew Kelly/Reuters)

Former FDA commissioners deliver rare rebuke to Trump administration

Seven former commissioners of the Food and Drug Administration say political interference from the Trump administration could have a catastrophic effect on the agency’s credibility as it prepares to roll out a coronavirus vaccine.  
Skip to end of carousel
The economic collapse sparked by the pandemic is triggering the most unequal recession in modern U.S. history.
More children in New York state have lost parents to covid-19 than in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, according to a new analysis.
American Airlines will begin furloughing 19,000 employees Thursday, the first carrier to make such an announcement as hope faded for a bipartisan covid relief deal.
President Trump has scheduled large campaign rallies this weekend in Wisconsin despite recommendations from the White House Coronavirus Task Force that call for increasing social distancing in the state “to the maximal degree possible.”
Democratic nominee Joe Biden repeatedly hammered President Trump over his response to the coronavirus crisis during Tuesday night’s debate, saying the president “panicked” when the virus hit and cannot be trusted about the timing of an eventual vaccine.
These laboratory-made antibodies are a best bet for a coronavirus treatment, but there won’t be enough.
As uncertainty brought by the pandemic and stay-at-home orders continue, American adults have sharply increased their consumption of alcohol, a study released Tuesday by the Rand Corp. found.
End of carousel
Skip to end of carousel
The economic collapse sparked by the pandemic is triggering the most unequal recession in modern U.S. history.
More children in New York state have lost parents to covid-19 than in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, according to a new analysis.
American Airlines will begin furloughing 19,000 employees Thursday, the first carrier to make such an announcement as hope faded for a bipartisan covid relief deal.
President Trump has scheduled large campaign rallies this weekend in Wisconsin despite recommendations from the White House Coronavirus Task Force that call for increasing social distancing in the state “to the maximal degree possible.”
Democratic nominee Joe Biden repeatedly hammered President Trump over his response to the coronavirus crisis during Tuesday night’s debate, saying the president “panicked” when the virus hit and cannot be trusted about the timing of an eventual vaccine.
These laboratory-made antibodies are a best bet for a coronavirus treatment, but there won’t be enough.
As uncertainty brought by the pandemic and stay-at-home orders continue, American adults have sharply increased their consumption of alcohol, a study released Tuesday by the Rand Corp. found.
End of carousel
11:30 p.m. EDT
11:30 p.m. EDT
11:00 p.m. EDT
11:00 p.m. EDT
10:15 p.m. EDT
10:15 p.m. EDT
9:20 p.m. EDT
9:20 p.m. EDT
9:11 p.m. EDT
9:11 p.m. EDT
8:45 p.m. EDT
8:45 p.m. EDT
8:25 p.m. EDT
8:25 p.m. EDT
8:00 p.m. EDT
8:00 p.m. EDT
7:15 p.m. EDT
7:15 p.m. EDT
6:30 p.m. EDT
6:30 p.m. EDT
5:45 p.m. EDT
5:45 p.m. EDT
5:23 p.m. EDT
5:23 p.m. EDT
5:00 p.m. EDT
5:00 p.m. EDT
4:13 p.m. EDT
4:13 p.m. EDT
3:30 p.m. EDT
3:30 p.m. EDT
2:40 p.m. EDT
2:40 p.m. EDT
1:54 p.m. EDT
1:54 p.m. EDT
1:08 p.m. EDT
1:08 p.m. EDT
12:31 p.m. EDT
12:31 p.m. EDT
11:50 a.m. EDT
11:50 a.m. EDT
10:51 a.m. EDT
10:51 a.m. EDT
9:41 a.m. EDT
9:41 a.m. EDT
8:45 a.m. EDT
8:45 a.m. EDT
8:14 a.m. EDT
8:14 a.m. EDT
7:31 a.m. EDT
7:31 a.m. EDT
7:00 a.m. EDT
7:00 a.m. EDT
6:30 a.m. EDT
6:30 a.m. EDT
6:00 a.m. EDT
6:00 a.m. EDT
5:30 a.m. EDT
5:30 a.m. EDT
5:00 a.m. EDT
5:00 a.m. EDT
4:35 a.m. EDT
4:35 a.m. EDT
4:03 a.m. EDT
4:03 a.m. EDT
3:30 a.m. EDT
3:30 a.m. EDT
3:00 a.m. EDT
3:00 a.m. EDT
2:38 a.m. EDT
2:38 a.m. EDT
2:00 a.m. EDT
2:00 a.m. EDT
1:30 a.m. EDT
1:30 a.m. EDT
1:00 a.m. EDT
1:00 a.m. EDT
12:36 a.m. EDT
12:36 a.m. EDT
12:35 a.m. EDT
12:35 a.m. EDT
12:31 a.m. EDT
12:31 a.m. EDT