Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised to launch several investigations to provide Americans with health transparency.
In response to the increasing influence of radical gender ideology in California's educational and athletic systems, state lawmakers have introduced legislation aimed at safeguarding parental rights and the integrity of women's sports. Assembly members Bill Essayli and Leticia Castillo unveiled three bills designed to address concerns over transgender policies in schools and sports associations.
In response to growing concerns over air traffic safety, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has partnered with SpaceX to modernize the nation’s air traffic control system. The initiative follows a fatal midair collision on January 29 near Washington, D.C., which resulted in 67 deaths and heightened scrutiny of FAA operations. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy invited SpaceX experts to visit the FAA’s Air Traffic Control System Command Center in Virginia to evaluate current protocols and recommend improvements.
A recent study has ignited a heated debate among medical researchers regarding the safety of COVID-19 vaccines. Published on January 28, 2025, in Science, Public Health Policy and the Law, the study calls for the immediate global withdrawal of all COVID-19 vaccines, citing data from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) that reports 19,028 vaccine-related deaths in the United States as of September 6, 2024.
On February 14, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order prohibiting federal funding for schools and universities that enforce COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The order asserts that some educational institutions continue pressuring students into vaccination despite the decline of the pandemic. Trump framed the move as a victory for parental rights and medical freedom, reinforcing his administration’s stance against government overreach in public health decisions.
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order preventing federal funding from going to schools and universities that enforce COVID-19 vaccine mandates.