Amanda Friedman
@amandasfriedman
health care reporter @politico | @ufjschool alum and @thealligator always 🐊 | send tips to [email protected] or DM afriedman.30 on Signal.
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A little news: I’ve officially joined @politico as a health care reporter, covering the surgeon general and writing the Pro Health Care PM newsletter. Excited to dig in — send tips, add me to your press lists, and reach out at [email protected] or afriedman.30 on Signal.
“This is a show of force”, @calleymeans said about the MAHA Summit taking place today in Washington. Story with @amandasfriedman: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/1…
Casey Means is having a baby, postponing her confirmation hearing politico.com/live-updates/2… via @amandasfriedman
The Young Republicans National Federation has fractured in its response to a trove of bigoted text messages leaked last week — but the organization has long been beset by internal divisions, I report for @politico: politico.com/news/2025/10/1…
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Jeffrey Tucker, libertarian + founder of Brownstone Institute, propelled Covid contrarians, including Jay Bhattacharya and Martin Kulldorff, into Trump’s orbit. He’s now building support for Kennedy’s MAHA agenda, capping a fringe career involving multiple harassment…
ICYMI: Yesterday, I reported that surgeon general nominee Casey Means disclosed financial ties to major tobacco companies in a new ethics filing. If confirmed, she's pledged to divest from those holdings — and from various wellness firms. @politico subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/0…
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POLITICO Pro: Surgeon general pick files ethics paperwork
Dr. Casey Means submitted required paperwork for the Senate to consider her nomination after months of silence.
BREAKING: Conservative commentator Charlie Kirk has died after being shot at a college campus event, Trump said. He was 31 years old. politico.com/news/2025/09/1…
Anyways follow @jacob_wendler !!
Republicans are using the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee in Charlotte, NC, to push attacks on Democrats — including former Governor and Senate candidate Roy Cooper. More for @politico: politico.com/news/2025/09/0…
NEWS: @YarrowGrace and I obtained copies of the forthcoming MAHA Commission strategy report. @politico Read below⬇️
The MAHA agenda hits states. Great reporting by @amandalanchu politico.com/news/2025/08/1…
Man charged for throwing sandwich at federal officer was a DOJ employee ow.ly/XS40106iXp5
RFK Jr.’s MAHA agenda is gaining ground across the nation ow.ly/7guG106iVVk
ICYMI: Law enforcement today said they recovered evidence that the suspect in last week's shooting at the CDC's Atlanta headquarters was driven by anti-vaccine views, confirming earlier reports. w/ @Gardner_LM @sophie_gardnerJ politico.com/news/2025/08/1…
EPA failed to distribute millions of dollars that would support clean water programs for Indigenous tribes in a “timely manner,” according to a new report from the agency’s internal watchdog: eenews.net/articles/watch…
✨Some news: I've officially joined Playbook. So excited for this next chapter at @POLITICO. I'm hitting the ground running and reporting on all things Washington D.C. Add me to your press lists. Reach out at [email protected]. DM abianco.44 on Signal. Let's get in touch.
ICYMI: Expect more moms on the ballot in 2026. I spoke with some of the growing number of candidates embracing motherhood as part of their pitch to voters @politico. politico.com/news/2025/06/1…
ICYMI last night: @sophie_gardnerJ, @amandasfriedman and I dove into @SecKennedy's ACIP picks, which include a longtime affiliate of the oldest U.S. anti-vaccine group, a paid expert witness against Merck in HPV litigation and mRNA opponents: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/0…
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended the Trump administration's possible suspension of habeas corpus during a Senate hearing this morning, saying "the president has to be able to remove people from this country.”
Noem defends potentially suspending habeas corpus, flubs definition as Trump’s right to ‘remove people’ ow.ly/er0x1069tU5
President Donald Trump’s combative approach to immigration is opening a new drain on Columbia University’s finances — its deep dependence on foreign students, w/@Becca_Carballo and @amandasfriedman subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/0…
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