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RFK Restructures HHS & Tourist Submarine Sinks | Afternoon Update | 3.27.25
Fri, 28 Mar 2025
RFK takes dramatic steps to address the health of Health and Human Services, A top MS-13 leader is busted, and the Secret Services’ youngest member reports for duty. Developing stories you need to know just in time for your drive home. Get the facts first on Morning Wire. Fabric Life: Join the thousands of parents who trust Fabric to help protect their family. Start investing in your child today at https://meetfabric.com/WIREShopify: Go to https://Shopify.com/morningwire to sign up for your $1 per month trial period and upgrade your selling today.
Chapter 1: What are the dramatic steps RFK is taking in HHS restructuring?
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is restructuring the agency. Daily Wire reporter Amanda Prestigiacomo has the latest.
Kennedy announced today that his department will cut around 10,000 jobs in a sweeping plan aimed at cutting government costs. The move is part of a Trump administration executive order focused on improving efficiency across federal agencies. HHS says the initial cuts will save taxpayers $1.8 billion each year. But Kennedy says that this is just round one.
Chapter 2: What is the Fork in the Road initiative by HHS?
Through early retirement programs and the Fork in the Road initiative, the department aims to eventually reduce its workforce of 82,000 down to 62,000. Kennedy says that the goal is not just about downsizing, but realigning HHS with its mission of tackling chronic disease. Here's Kennedy making that announcement.
We're going to streamline our agency and eliminate the redundancies and invite everyone to align behind a simple, bold mission. We're going to save taxpayers nearly $2 billion a year, and we're going to return HHS to its original commitment to public health and gold standard science.
I want everyone who works here to be proud of this agency, to be proud of their work, to feel a renewed inspiration and their own sense of responsibility for our success in restoring America to good health.
Chapter 3: How is the signal chat mishap being addressed by Marco Rubio?
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says there will be reforms and changes made after the signal chat mishap. Rubio told reporters Wednesday that he expects changes moving forward after a signal chat group of top Trump administration officials leaked because a journalist was accidentally added to the group. Rubio made the remarks during a joint presser with Jamaica's Prime Minister Andrew Holness.
I've been assured by the Pentagon and everyone involved that none of the information that was on there, though not intended to be divulged, obviously that was a mistake and that shouldn't have happened and the White House is looking at it, but that none of the information on there at any point threatened the operation of the lives of our servicemen. And in fact, it was a very successful operation.
It is an ongoing operation, but that was the intent behind it.
Chapter 4: Who is the MS-13 leader arrested by the FBI?
One of the top leaders of the notoriously violent MS-13 gang is in U.S. custody. Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce has more.
The FBI says the 24-year-old suspect was arrested today in Woodbridge, Virginia, just outside of D.C. While his name hasn't been released, officials confirm he is among the top three MS-13 leaders operating in the United States. Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel observed the arrest from a tactical operations center.
Bondi called the mission a clean, safe operation and said the arrest makes Virginia and the country a lot safer.
He is an illegal alien from El Salvador, and he will not be living in our country much longer. He's in custody this morning. One of the top leaders right here near our nation's capital. I just cannot thank Governor Youngkin enough for his leadership in this effort. This has been a joint effort with state and local agencies. FBI Director Patel, thank you so much.
The FBI carried out the takedown in coordination with local police, the ATF, and ICE. President Trump praised the arrest on social media, thanking Bondi, Patel, and others for their efforts and calling it, quote, a big deal.
A federal appeals court has upheld a block on President Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Tren de Aragua criminals. In a two-to-one decision, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the deportations must remain paused while legal challenges continue. Judge Patricia Millett said lifting the block now could remove the plaintiffs from U.S.
legal protection before their case is fully heard. Judge Justin Walker dissented, arguing that the cases should have been filed in Texas, not D.C. The administration is expected to appeal to the Supreme Court.
Tragedy strikes in Egypt after a tourist submarine sank in the Red Sea, killing six. According to the Associated Press, all six victims were Russian nationals. The sub had 45 people on board when it went under during a tour to view the coral reefs. 29 passengers were rescued, but officials say minors were among those on board.
The submarine belonged to Sinbad Hotel and was operated by Sinbad Submarines. The cause of the sinking is still unknown. Nine people were injured during the incident.
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