Covid-19 Live Updates: 2 F.D.A. Public Relations Experts Are Fired After Plasma Fiasco  —  A coalition of local health departments called on the C.D.C. to change new recommendations that people without Covid-19 symptoms do not need to be tested.  —  RIGHT NOW Chancellor Angela Merkel …

FDA ousts top spokesperson after 2 weeks  —  FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn has ousted his top spokesperson after only two weeks on the job, following unhappiness with the agency's communications strategy.  The move sets up a potential fight with the White House, according to four individuals with knowledge of the decision.

FDA spokeswoman Emily Miller fired, sources say  —  (CNN)US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn has fired the agency's spokesperson Emily Miller one week after he announced her arrival at FDA, two sources confirmed to CNN.  —  She had only been on the job for a matter of days …

21 states sue White House over rollback of bedrock environmental law  —  A coalition of 21 states sued the Trump administration Friday for rolling back what they say is a “rule that is, at its heart, the gutting” of America's bedrock environmental law.  —  The White House in July finalized …

Biden hits Trump where it hurts: in the convention speech ratings  —  New York (CNN Business)President Trump's Thursday night convention speech making the case for his reelection was lower-rated than his challenger Joe Biden's speech one week ago, according to overnight Nielsen ratings.