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Dem hopeful who co-founded Joe Rogan’s favorite jeans under fire for ‘Made in America’ claim

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A Democrat running for Congress in Michigan is campaigning on a ‘Made in America’ platform, but has a history of outsourcing jobs and products at his own companies.
Matt Maasdam is under scrutiny for expressing a desire to bring manufacturing back to the U.S. from overseas while relying on offshore production during his time at Under Armour and at two other companies he helped found — one of which is credited with making ‘Joe Rogan’s favorite jeans.’
The Navy SEAL-turned-businessman is running in a crowded primary to take on Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Mich., who flipped the seat in 2024 after Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., vacated to run for Senate.
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Democratic candidate for Michigan’s 7th district is under scrutiny for claiming to want to bring back manufacturing to America, but working for and founding a company that sourced and manufactured products oversees (Matt Maasdam campaign )
Maasdam’s campaign website says one of his top priorities if elected to Congress would be «making more essential goods here in America, ensuring jobs pay fair wages, and keeping our manufacturing and food supply chains strong so we’re not dependent on countries like China.»
PECOS Outdoor — a portable work table company where Maasdam is CEO — sought to use products from a Chinese vendor, according to a 2022 shipping record obtained by Fox News Digital. The record denoted that PECOS received a container of samples from the Nanjing Tuchun Import and Export Co. in 2022.
Additionally, both Under Armour and Revtown, which he co-founded, outsourced production of their clothing to foreign countries.
Emma Grundhauser, Maasdam’s campaign manager, argued in a statement to Fox News Digital that he took the opportunity to build a company that makes things in America, «because it’s the right thing to do, not because it’s easy.»
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Tom Barrett speaks at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Nov. 4, 2024, before former President Donald Trump holds his final campaign rally ahead of election day. (Jeff Kowalsky/AFP)
«A one-off shipment of samples doesn’t change that record,» Grundhauser said. «Matt has been clear since day one: as a congressman, he’ll fight to keep the Michigan dream alive by making more things here in America so we’re not dependent on countries like China.»
«Michigan’s labor unions are standing with Matt because they know he’ll fight to bring jobs home — unlike Tom Barrett, who voted for Trump’s reckless tariffs that have killed nearly 100,000 American manufacturing jobs,» she continued.
During a candidate forum in Michigan earlier this month, an audience member asked Maasdam about his private sector record after he highlighted endorsements from local labor unions. He insisted it was impossible to manufacture jeans in America as an excuse for why the apparel companies found work outside the U.S.
«I worked for Under Armour. They made a lot of their stuff overseas. I wasn’t in charge of Under Armour, right? As much as I would like to make that stuff here, we didn’t,» Maasdam admitted.
After serving as a military aide to former President Barack Obama — often spotted carrying the nuclear football during his administration — Maasdam entered the private sector and worked for sportswear company Under Armour. He later started his own apparel company, Revtown, best known for producing jeans branded as podcaster and comedian Joe Rogan’s favorite.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks as House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., right, listens during a news conference on Capitol Hill on Friday in which he blamed Democrats for the partial government shutdown. (Mariam Zuhaib/AP)
Under Armour relies heavily on outsourcing, and similarly Revtown sourced denim from Italy and manufactured its clothing in Guatemala.
«There were two good denim mills in the world — one is in Italy, one is in Japan. There are none in America. So when you talk about how to get denim to America, we don’t make it,» Maasdam saidat the forum. «We don’t actually make the material, right? And so we would bring that to Guatemala, then it got cut and sewn, and we brought it here to sell it.»
Maasdam later co-founded PECOS Outdoor, a Texas-based outdoor table company that touts its commitment to making and sourcing products in the U.S.
«I got poached from that company to start another company, and everything in that company was made in America and assembled in America,» Maasdam said. «And so from the perspective of like where is my heart and mind in terms of that stuff, it’s here, in the United States. So, that’s what we did.»
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But the 2022 shipping record obtained by Fox News Digital shows PECOS received a shipment of sample materials from a Chinese vendor, meaning none of the companies Maasdam has helped lead are free from foreign outsourcing.
PECOS Outdoor and Revtown did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Republicans are hoping to maintain control of the Michigan seat to preserve their narrow majority in the upper chamber. Meanwhile, Democrats are eyeing the district — which has proved flippable before — as a pickup opportunity in their bid to regain a majority in the House.
«Millionaire Matt Maasdam lined his own pockets by shipping jobs overseas,» National Republican Congressional Committee spokesman Zach Bannon told Fox News Digital when asked about the revelations. «Maasdam has proven he will put his own bank account ahead of hardworking Michiganders.»
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República Dominicana avanza en la implementación del modelo de organización “Hospitales del Futuro”

República Dominicana impulsa una transformación en la gestión de su red hospitalaria pública a través del modelo de organización “Hospitales del Futuro”, un programa estratégico liderado por el Servicio Nacional de Salud (SNS), con el objetivo de elevar los estándares de atención y fortalecer la administración de los principales centros sanitarios del país. La iniciativa se encuentra en fase de implementación en hospitales priorizados y representa uno de los ejes de modernización del sistema de salud dominicano.
El programa “Hospitales del Futuro” responde a la necesidad de dotar a los nosocomios de una estructura organizacional más eficiente y alineada con prácticas internacionales. El SNS ha puesto en marcha jornadas de presentación y sensibilización en centros como el Hospital de Traumatología de Azua, el Hospital de Traumatología de Higüey, el Hospital Regional Universitario San Vicente de Paúl en San Francisco de Macorís y el Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico José Joaquín Puello. De acuerdo con las autoridades el próximo centro en sumarse será el Hospital Infantil Robert Reid Cabral, ampliando el alcance de la estrategia.

El modelo se basa en el desarrollo de manuales de organización y de procesos adaptados a cada hospital. El equipo técnico del SNS lleva a cabo un levantamiento exhaustivo de información institucional, que permite identificar áreas críticas y formular planes de mejora dirigidos a fortalecer la gestión interna. La implementación de estos manuales busca estandarizar los procedimientos y establecer protocolos claros para los distintos servicios, lo que facilita la toma de decisiones.
El enfoque del programa prioriza la planificación operativa, la optimización de procesos, capacitación del personal directivo y administrativo. Uno de los principales objetivos es que los hospitales priorizados adopten herramientas de gestión modernas, como sistemas automatizados y modelos de gobernanza orientados a resultados, con el propósito de garantizar la sostenibilidad de los servicios.
En la etapa actual, el SNS avanza en la elaboración de los documentos base y en la socialización del modelo organizacional con los equipos de trabajo de los hospitales involucrados. Según la nota oficial, estas acciones permitirán que cada centro cuente con una hoja de ruta personalizada para la mejora continua, adaptada a sus necesidades y contexto.

La estrategia de “Hospitales del Futuro” también promueve la integración de buenas prácticas en áreas como la gestión de recursos humanos, la administración financiera y el manejo logístico. El objetivo es crear un entorno que facilite la adopción de tecnologías y la innovación en la gestión hospitalaria, sentando las bases para futuras fases de modernización en infraestructura y equipamiento.
Las autoridades no ha detallado aún los montos específicos de inversión destinados a su puesta en marcha, ya que el foco actual está en la reorganización institucional y en el fortalecimiento de las capacidades de gestión. De acuerdo con la Presidencia de la República Dominicana, la experiencia obtenida en los hospitales priorizados servirá de modelo para la expansión progresiva del programa a otros centros de la red pública.

“El SNS reafirma su compromiso con la transformación del sistema hospitalario, apostando por una gestión más eficiente y organizada en beneficio de los usuarios”, señala el comunicado oficial. El avance de la estrategia de “Hospitales del Futuro” marca una etapa clave en el proceso de reforma sanitaria de la República Dominicana, con la meta de consolidar hospitales mejor preparados para responder a las demandas de salud de la población y fortalecer la calidad del servicio público.
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Trump’s FDA boss resigning as admin taps next acting leader

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary is resigning from his position Tuesday, a White House official told Fox News Digital.
The official said that Makary’s resignation has to do with «process at the FDA» and not a specific issue, and said there is «no bad blood» between President Donald Trump and the outgoing commissioner. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pushed for Makary’s resignation, according to the White House official.
Kyle Diamantis, FDA deputy commissioner for Food, will serve as acting commissioner, Fox News Digital learned.
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Makary’s resignation follows an escalating clash with pro-life groups over the handling of a controversial abortion drug, a fight that could carry political consequences for Republicans heading into the midterms. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Makary’s resignation followed mounting pressure from pro-life advocates and administration critics who had grown frustrated with his handling of several high-profile FDA decisions and claims he has slow-rolled MAHA initiatives, according to media reports in recent weeks.
The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that the president had reportedly already signed off on a plan to fire Makary, citing three familiar sources who cited Makary’s handling of abortion and drug policy.
«I’ve been reading about it, but I know nothing about it,» Trump said the same day after he was asked by reporters if Makary would be fired.
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The resignation comes one day before Makary was set to testify in front of the Senate Appropriations Committee Wednesday.
Though Makary’s resignation is not attributable to a specific issue, according to the White House official, his tenure atop the FDA has put him at the center of fights over abortion drug mifepristone – otherwise known as the «abortion pill» – vaccine policy and drug approvals, frustrating pro-life activists and MAHA-aligned critics who argued the agency has moved too slowly to carry out Trump’s health agenda.
When Trump was elected, pro-life groups and voters were banking on the administration rolling-back Biden-era rules that allowed mifepristone to be prescribed online and shipped through the mail. But the FDA left those rules intact and last year, under Makary’s leadership, approved a new generic version of the pill.
«President Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Kennedy must end this now, remove Commissioner Makary, stop the mail order abortion scheme, and pull these child-killing drugs from the market,» said Live Action president Lila Rose to Fox News Digital ahead of Makary’s resignation.
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«President Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Kennedy must end this now, remove Commissioner Makary, stop the mail order abortion scheme, and pull these child-killing drugs from the market,» said Live Action president Lila Rose to Fox News Digital ahead of Makary’s resignation. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
«What a mess Makary turned out to be,» a Trump administration official told Fox News Digital earlier in May, claiming the commissioners’ comments and actions have told «every pro-life advocate their concerns are an afterthought.»
«The arrogance is stunning,» they added of the FDA commissioner.
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Makary’s exit follows a series of high profile departures this year, including former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and former Attorney General Pam Bondi. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America President Marjorie Dannenfelser told the Wall Street Journal earlier in May that «Trump is the problem,» when it comes to the abortion issues falling off for the GOP in recent years.
And if candidates want her group’s $160 million in the midterms and 2028 presidential election, she said they must commit «to pro-life action at the national level.»
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Makary’s exit follows a series of high profile departures this year, including former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and former Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Fox News Digital’s Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
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