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MORE ON THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AP: Trump Says He Will Send A Hospital Ship To Greenland But The Territory's Leader Says No Thanks https://apnews.com/article/greenland-trump-denmark-us-b2624bb6ed7d66de874e333779c505fe?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8ztMYqH4rDggma8lK2iK6QOY8ZntwD5Haq1874YZNglUTcjGA8iy422jN21O8guEDL8XCNi8KH84T-uOjnbqZlQZG6Ug&_hsmi=405016981&utm_content=405016981&utm_source=hs_email U.S. President Donald Trump said he would deploy a hospital ship to Greenland, alleging that many people there are sick and not receiving care, even though both of the U.S. Navy’s hospital ships are currently docked at a shipyard in Alabama. Trump’s announcement prompted a defense on Sunday of Denmark and Greenland’s health care system from their leaders, and it was the latest point of friction with the American leader who has frequently talked about seizing the massive Arctic territory. “It’s a no thank you from here,” said Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen. (Keaten and Toropin, 2/22) AP: Trump Administration Backs 10-Year Deadline To Replace Harmful Lead Pipes https://apnews.com/article/trump-lead-pipes-drinking-water-contamination-epa-6e1c7c45f1ba41ae69dfb13fa9510ef8?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--RKn52SSQI0yiqhfi_NZ6BdrLEy-PvhGNucy5rplt-FsWvB8M_Z5Vf6DPso54opPkhGMzUTFBQla1rxriWyEGstPE-xw&_hsmi=405016981&utm_content=405016981&utm_source=hs_email The Trump administration said Friday it backs a 10-year deadline for most cities and towns to replace their harmful lead pipes, giving notice that it will support a tough rule approved under the Biden administration to reduce lead in drinking water. The Environmental Protection Agency told a federal appeals court in Washington that it would defend the strongest overhaul of lead-in-water standards in three decades against a court challenge by a utility industry association. (Phillis, 2/21) Stat: Petition Pushes FDA To Exempt AI Devices From Premarket Review https://www.statnews.com/2026/02/23/harrisonai-fda-petition-exempt-ai-devices-premarket-review/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9GgB7kcohgZFRGaMFn2gGWHhWrYG0A9ieZjxAWejQxudBXql-KRKkhUpwF57W_KtjZjXb61Hi458l-eBpgG5yfP5m0uA&_hsmi=405016981&utm_content=405016981&utm_source=hs_email The Trump administration has promised to reduce the barriers between health artificial intelligence developers and patients. With a provocative new proposal, an AI company has offered regulators a way to let a broad swath of potentially risky AI devices flood the market. (Aguilar and Palmer, 2/23) Stat: Pharma Companies Turn To Trump-Connected Firms For FDA Lobbying https://www.statnews.com/2026/02/23/fda-lobbying-trump-connected-firms-cash-in/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8BrpOT0EyAFOdppAyfMm83NuuJ4gzTuw8o5-BLoNmkeg4OlBybrD_L-PtSFQ30_cpFfv9VimXpMTvQf76kRdKfwTvJOA&_hsmi=405016981&utm_content=405016981&utm_source=hs_email Pharmaceutical giants, seeing a wave of new risks and potential rewards in President Trump’s second term, are boosting their spending on lobbying firms with connections to the White House. (Payne and Lawrence, 2/23) Politico: RFK Jr.’s Billionaire Running Mate Is Making A Comedy About The Pandemic https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/22/the-next-hollywood-hero-jay-bhattacharya-00791313?utm_campaign=KHN:+First+Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--80_4mNt9We1GVUQWjUaYI3EcB-SUhI6F8VmdEEozVdMnB1drWwxvyvnDUMMvmqQuD0xEeho3Aluv8hifENqdr7hLDMw&_hsmi=405016981&utm_content=405016981&utm_source=hs_email Covid contrarians tight with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are pitching Hollywood on an unlikely leading man: National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya. Nicole Shanahan, Kennedy’s running mate in the 2024 presidential campaign, is searching for investors to fund a movie that pokes fun at the pandemic response with a star based on Bhattacharya, who rose to prominence with his anti-lockdown manifesto and relentless tweets opposing social distancing. (Hooper, 2/22) Politico: Trump’s Law Is Crushing The Next Generation Of RFK Jr. Disciples https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/23/rfk-naturopaths-student-loans-education-00790060?utm_campaign=KHN:+First+Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9D1ZxhFPxZP7GUJW9JdP5bMmXBHjUTNZNaUfZH0U5EvncI2BFHE-ZVV6pnCUsFc-PO3H1mzh29zCQfnBuDIX0cgNWBsA&_hsmi=405016981&utm_content=405016981&utm_source=hs_email Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made it his Make America Healthy Again mission to challenge the medical establishment. President Donald Trump’s signature law, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, could entrench it. Kennedy sees America’s medical schools as bastions of groupthink that ignore the root causes of disease. But newly proposed caps on student loans that stem from the law would favor establishment institutions over nontraditional schools aligned with Kennedy’s view that Americans are sicker than ever because of what they eat, the chemicals they’re exposed to, and how little exercise they get. (Chu, 2/23)