Suzy Khimm
National Reporter
I am a national reporter for NBC News based in Washington, D.C., covering federal agencies and the impact of policy on ordinary people. I mostly focus on public health and safety issues.
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I am a national reporter for NBC News based in Washington, D.C., covering federal agencies and the impact of policy on ordinary people. I mostly focus on public health and safety issues.
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Latest from Suzy Khimm
USDA is withdrawing a proposal that sought to reduce Salmonella in poultry
The Trump administration is withdrawing a Biden-era proposal that aimed to reduce Salmonella in raw poultry products, arguing the new rule would have imposed “significant financial and operational burdens on American businesses and consumers," the Agriculture Department said Thursday.
Romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak left boy, 10, hospitalized with kidney failure, lawsuit says
Before Thanksgiving last year, Colton George, then 9, became very ill.
A deadly E. coli outbreak hit 15 states, but the FDA chose not to publicize it
A foodborne illness linked to lettuce ripped across 15 states last November, sickening dozens of people and killing one. But the federal government chose not to publicize it.
Bird flu could be heading north this spring with fewer federal health officials working to stop it
Bird flu cases could rise as birds migrate north. But the sweeping cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services include workers focused on the virus.
How bird flu has devastated one American farm
There used to be 3,000 hens on Kakadoodle Farm in Illinois. Because of bird flu, now there are none.
They were working to ensure invasive pests didn't destroy U.S. crops — until they were abruptly fired
USDA pest experts were abruptly fired last month — swept up in the Trump administration’s frenzied and turbulent efforts to drastically shrink the federal workforce.
Farmers hit by a federal funding freeze scramble to respond ahead of spring thaw
Farmers are struggling to make critical decisions ahead of the spring thaw, as billions of dollars in promised payments remain frozen by the Trump administration.
Watchdogs support Musk's goal of tackling fraud — but question the way DOGE is doing it
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has needlessly politicized the issue of improper spending and could make real changes harder, several experts said.
Bird flu is spreading in cattle, but some states still aren't part of U.S. milk testing
New variants of bird flu are turning up in dairy cattle. But some states still aren't a part of a federal milk supply testing program
Crucial aid sits in warehouses worldwide as USAID employees are told to stop working
President Trump’s mission to upend the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, has left lifesaving food and medicine stuck in ports and warehouses.
Trump's funding freeze creates widespread confusion
The Trump administration's abrupt freeze on nearly all federal grants and loans has created widespread confusion.
