Attorney General Nick Brown and 23 states sued HHS over the termination of $11 billion in public health grants, impacting health services and preparedness.

Washington state is among 24 states suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in an effort to block its sudden termination of $11 billion in grant funding for public health agencies.

Democratic attorneys general in 23 states and Washington, DC, have filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Health and Human Services and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., alleging that the department’s sudden rollback of $12 billion in public health funding was unlawful and harmful.

New Jersey joined 22 states suing the Trump administration to stop its plan to cut more than $11 billion in funding for public health initiatives.

Attorney General Aaron Ford has joined a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for canceling $12 billion in grants

The suit says the Trump administration clawback of $11 billion will devastate health care programs in states, including New York.

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Kwame Raoul called the abrupt termination of funds earmarked in Illinois for wastewater surveillance, laboratory investments and boosting the public health workforce “both callous and unlawful.”

Andy Beshear said the president can’t ignore laws passed by Congress, calling the cuts a threat to public health. The lawsuit claims the move could shut down local programs for disease tracking, vaccinations,

Employees across the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have begun receiving notices of dismissal in a major overhaul expected to ultimately lay off up to 10,000 people.

The move comes after Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s announcement of a sweeping reduction of the Department of Health and Human Services.

The Trump administration fired staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and at the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday, as it embarked on its plan to cut 10,000 jobs at the Department of Health and Human Services,

Some employees at US health agencies have started receiving notice that their jobs are being cut. “This [reduction in force] action does not reflect directly on your service, performance or conduct,” according to one email to a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff member that was obtained by CNN.

The Trump administration began mass layoffs of 10,000 staffers at U.S. health agencies on Tuesday, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation, with security guards barring entry to some employees just hours after they received dismissal notices.

Switzer Memorial Building in Washington on Tuesday.Credit...Roberto Schmidt/Agence France-Presse — Health job cuts: The Trump administration laid off thousands of federal health workers, dismissing senior leaders and top scientists in a purge that outside experts and former officials said would cause an immeasurable loss of expertise.

Another round of “deferred resignation” offers is part of the Trump administration’s stepped-up effort to rapidly downsize the government.

Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr announced last week that 10,000 employees would be let go, and about a third are expected to be cut from the agency overseeing food and drug safety. Tuesday's layoffs included several top officials within HHS,

The U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee will on April 10 hold a hearing on the reorganization of the Department of Health and Human Services, its chairman Senator Bill Cassidy said in a statement.