Daniel Payne @_daniel_payne
Washington Correspondent @STATnews daniel.payne (at) statnews (dot) com Signal: danielp.100 @POLITICO / @OleMiss alum Washington, D.C. Joined November 2014-
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Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress statnews.com/2026/08/06/ant…
Cassidy gets convinced, again via @ChelseaCirruzzo statnews.com/2026/07/30/sen…
Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment in declining to answer questions before Senate panel statnews.com/2026/07/29/fau…
The key issues that could come up in Anthony Fauci's testimony on the Hill tomorrow w/ @ChelseaCirruzzo @HelenBranswell statnews.com/2026/07/28/ant…
This flew below the radar: CMS quietly rescinded a 2024 guidance explicitly affirming nursing home residents’ right to vote & setting clear parameters on the voting plans facilities must offer for their residents: cms.gov/files/document…
How pharma giants are trying to change Washington's view of China statnews.com/2026/07/22/bio…
Our series, "The Deadliest Drug," captured the American drinking problem. Today we turn to solutions. Here are a dozen ways the U.S. can start addressing excessive drinking and its many harms. (No paywall!) statnews.com/2026/07/14/alc…
News: The White House is reviewing the list of finalists to lead the FDA statnews.com/2026/07/08/new…
News: In a private meeting, top admin officials pushed industry leaders to bring the supply chains of 86 essential medicines under tighter U.S. control. statnews.com/2026/07/08/tru…
At BIO's San Diego conference this week, Washington and AI loomed large w/ @brittanytrang statnews.com/2026/06/25/bio…
Vaccine makers have had a brutal run — but some are still seeing hopeful signs in their sector statnews.com/2026/06/25/vac…
We’re here at #BIO2026 with reporters @brittanytrang @_daniel_payne @megkesh @HoganAlex Find us and say hi!
EXCLUSIVE: Eli Lilly gave compassionate use access to retatrutide, their unapproved powerful obesity drug, to a 79-year-old man in April. The application was arranged by a top doctor at NIH, and cleared by the FDA. statnews.com/2026/06/23/eli…
After secret drug pricing deals with Trump, some drugmakers are mapping out how they could respond to Democrats' oversight efforts, should they take control of Congress. statnews.com/signup/dc/
News: Senate Democrats are demanding the Trump admin provide records on their vaccine reforms. The move signals where future oversight efforts could focus, should Dems win Congress in the midterms. statnews.com/2026/06/18/rfk…
I’ve had a FOIA request in for RFK Jr’s calendar since last September. Still no response.
RFK Jr. claimed his calendar, including meeting details, is public. But those records have not been released by HHS — despite more than a year of FOIA requests from @statnews reporters. More on the state of transparency at HHS, w/ @ChelseaCirruzzo statnews.com/2026/06/11/rfk…
In February 2025, I asked HHS for two weeks' worth of Secretary Kennedy's calendar – his first 2 weeks on the job. I'm still waiting for that info.
RFK Jr. claimed his calendar, including meeting details, is public. But those records have not been released by HHS — despite more than a year of FOIA requests from @statnews reporters. More on the state of transparency at HHS, w/ @ChelseaCirruzzo statnews.com/2026/06/11/rfk…
In a post critical of the NYT, health sec. RFK Jr. said that his calendars showing his meetings with his advisors are public. But @statnews has been asking for those calendars for over a year and has gotten nothing. From me and @_daniel_payne: statnews.com/2026/06/11/rfk…
RFK Jr. claimed his calendar, including meeting details, is public. But those records have not been released by HHS — despite more than a year of FOIA requests from @statnews reporters. More on the state of transparency at HHS, w/ @ChelseaCirruzzo statnews.com/2026/06/11/rfk…
A study on alcohol's health risks that was paid for by taxpayers but never released is now out – in a scientific journal. New: statnews.com/2026/06/09/sup…
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