States Receive Second Installment Of Funds From Rural Health Transformation Program (+.. +...)

States Receive Second Installment Of Funds From Rural Health Transformation Program According to Politico, about half of the $10 billion was doled out to states partially based on scores given by the Trump administration on whether they enacted policies favored by the MAHA movement. Meanwhile, experts warn that next year's Medicaid cuts will top the amount of rural health funding coming in. https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/administration-news-111026/ Morning Briefing Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026 • 8:51 a.m. ET https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/tuesday-november-10-2026/ THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION Stat: Committee Vote Set For Heidi Overton, FDA Commissioner Nominee https://www.statnews.com/2026/11/11/fda-commissioner-nominee-heidi-overton-senate-committee-vote/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_iyTbRcOL6Lep-aGMmSdHaCSuOSJm938AQdokNhUYoQz8650I8tk0RdbR-Db24f3MS8pXc8IXCnhay3sRY_GLAsRQCXw&_hsmi=448954024&utm_content=448954024&utm_source=hs_email The Senate health committee has scheduled a pivotal vote for next week on the nomination of Heidi Overton to serve as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration — despite lingering doubts from Republicans on the panel. (Manto, 11/11) Politico: Former FDA Head Accuses Trump Aides Of Bowing To Industry https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/11/former-fda-head-accuses-trump-administration-of-bowing-to-industry-01160138?utm_campaign=KHN:+First+Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9Co7RMBccm9gIC422oI_CzUmLkotqsFQiB8FUtvq1UHvZq6Evpt0nvHex9my2WEwfTbk49lyxSdoCv4SJDCQ2s3TfdNA&_hsmi=448954024&utm_content=448954024&utm_source=hs_email Former FDA Commissioner Marty Makary on Tuesday backed up a former White House adviser’s criticisms about industry influence over the administration’s health care policies. “A lot of pressure from White House and HHS aides was not on medical cures or healthy food but instead on getting more vapes approved and catering to lobbyists,” Makary told POLITICO. “Americans don’t want their kids smoking strawberry banana vapes — they want a government that stands up to corruption.” (Gardner and Cai, 11/11) AP: Millions May Lose Food Aid As Trump Administration Closes SNAP Loophole https://apnews.com/article/snap-trump-administration-school-lunches-2090300a697f6cebe56bbfe1b30ec16a?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_EY0r8g_a7cjBryXBnMasHGzSZCm0uN_AhGoMipK_W9xzSQXjbkS9wD30Nm9NruhYGtB1LbjBwThF26qiZEs10jQj-sw&_hsmi=448954024&utm_content=448954024&utm_source=hs_email President Donald Trump’s administration is planning to make it harder to get food aid through the federal government’s big grocery assistance program that serves about 1 in 10 Americans. The administration says the proposed rule would close a loophole by no longer allowing some people who receive benefits under the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program to automatically qualify for the separate Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program too. (Mulvihill and Lieb, 11/11) Politico: Stephen Miller’s Appointment Energizes RFK Jr. And His MAHA Allies https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/11/stephen-miller-chief-maha-rfk-wiles-01159518?utm_campaign=KHN:+First+Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9HtBR635rmnnFqnxlPcLPnfrgzBrRvp3-aDFjfnZ5lu1Rtwz6HYvIqSt4ENi4uJAWE52kNDQykYyeBe4PsIlDapayNeg&_hsmi=448954024&utm_content=448954024&utm_source=hs_email Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his Make America Healthy Again devotees are setting sky-high expectations for the White House now that Stephen Miller is running the show there. Since President Donald Trump named Miller to replace Susie Wiles as his chief of staff, Kennedy and his supporters have celebrated Miller as a steadfast ally. “Next to me, Stephen Miller is the strongest MAHA supporter in the administration,” Kennedy wrote on social media platform X on Friday. “It’s time to unleash the Kraken.” If Kennedy’s right, it would be quite the comeback. (Paun and Chu, 11/11) Politico: Calley Means Accuses Susie Wiles Of Interfering In Hemp Policy https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/10/calley-means-susie-wiles-hemp-01158751?utm_campaign=KHN:+First+Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9d4khVY0OuoN5-EjrkiwJci5t0lL4ywgdUZTYcKesgPcsJkqTS7fi7OQCaYUQjGfybTPBxlMy2W2P8zZldeIKhBsLaJw&_hsmi=448954024&utm_content=448954024&utm_source=hs_email A former senior adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says Susie Wiles played a prominent role in steering the White House’s hemp policy stance — which has led to a delay for a pending ban on intoxicating hemp products. Calley Means has accused Wiles, the recently departed White House chief of staff, of doing industry’s bidding to help ultraprocessed food, e-cigarette and pesticide makers to the detriment of public health. He told POLITICO that the hemp pressure campaign is yet another example. (Friedman, 11/10) The New York Times: A Beloved Nurse Was Arrested, Shackled and Hidden in ICE’s System https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/10/us/ice-detainees-hidden-location-deportation.html?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8FzxDcgFy6BfS6kY76mVGJBtcNsrwHQDqFMzy7sxM8cQv1bS_9JDs9nZat7vemJrZj2m2bELKZsARKa9pii2AUneV74Q&_hsmi=448954024&utm_content=448954024&utm_source=hs_email Ann Lawani, a highly regarded nurse and professor, was still in her pajamas when federal agents detained her at her home in Lodi, Calif., on Sept. 16. She placed a call that day to family from a nearby holding facility. After that, however, her siblings and lawyer could not find her in a public database that shows where detainees are being held. They got no answers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Ms. Lawani had simply vanished. (Jordan, 11/10)