Trump's women's health order

Lifestyle · Heat 1.9 / 10 · 2 shows · 6m airtime

On October 19, 2026, President Trump signed an executive order creating a women's health division at the National Institutes of Health and a White House Women's Health Task Force, focused on endometriosis, osteoporosis and heart disease. The order gives the administration 90 days to stand up the division and names no additional funding. The task force, co-chaired by RFK Jr. and Susie Wiles, met in the Roosevelt Room the same day. The discussion has since widened: some women's health grants were canceled because they were labeled DEI, and the initiative sets no delivery deadline.

How 2 podcasts covered it

1. The Megyn Kelly Show, 2026-10-20 (8:30 to 11:48)
   Reads the women's health order line by line
   Reads the new executive order straight: the NIH division, the RFK Jr. and Wiles task force, the 90-day deadline, and the absence of any funding figure. A first pass at the announcement itself.
   New angle: The order sets a 90-day deadline to create the NIH division but names no additional funding.
2. What the Health? From KFF Health News, 2026-10-22 (9:54 to 13:04)
   Sets the women's health order against history
   Recaps the executive order and sets it against history: the NIH women's health office dates to 1990, was codified in 1993 and expanded under the ACA, and Jill Biden rolled out a similar measure in 2023. Adds that women's health grants have been canceled as DEI and that the initiative carries no deadline.
   New angle: Some women's health grants have been canceled because they were labeled DEI, and the initiative sets no delivery deadline.