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The Department of Health and Human Services — the federal department overseeing public health, healthcare programs, and social services. Incidents involve HHS dismantlement, leadership changes, and the cascading effects on healthcare access.
3 incidents
Grade 3 of 5: Serious Rights Violation
RFK Jr.'s dismantlement of federal health agencies during an active measles crisis — including firing vaccine advisors, cutting thousands of positions, and clawing back billions — coincided with the worst measles outbreak in 30+ years, which began in January 2025 before his confirmation, and degraded the federal response while America's measles-elimination status is threatened.
Grade 2 of 5: Major Abuse of Power
The first Trump administration wrote a regulation to end the court settlement that limits how long migrant children can be detained, so that families could be held together in ICE-licensed facilities for the length of their cases. Federal courts blocked the family-detention provisions before they took effect, holding that they contradicted the settlement's core presumption in favour of release.
Grade 2 of 5: Major Abuse of Power
Price's private jet use was revealed by Politico, which reported in September 2017 that he had taken multiple private charter flights at costs far exceeding commercial alternatives — including a $25,000 flight from Washington, D.C. to Philadelphia, a route served by Amtrak trains for under $80 and commercial flights for under $200. After the initial Politico report, additional flights were disclosed including trips to Europe, Africa, and Asia on military aircraft. Trump initially said he was 'not happy' about the reports while keeping Price in office, then accepted Price's resignation on September 29, 2017. Price offered to reimburse approximately $52,000 — the cost of his seat only on the flights — but not the full charter costs.