The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a sweeping overhaul of how it reviews chemicals already present in the American food supply. The new system will fast-track investigations into several additives long used in consumer goods, including some that have been banned in Europe.
A suspected MS-13 gang member deported under President Trump is under federal investigation after links to a major human smuggling ring surfaced. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, previously removed from the U.S. as part of an immigration enforcement deal with El Salvador, is now being scrutinized by the Department of Justice following statements made by a convicted smuggler.
The U.S. Department of Education has launched a federal investigation into Washington state’s Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) over policies that may violate key federal laws regarding parental rights and student privacy. The probe centers on a dispute with the La Center School District, which OSPI has pressured to adopt gender identity policies that require keeping students’ gender transitions confidential from their parents.
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, has initiated an investigation into USA Fencing's policy permitting transgender-identifying males to compete in women's categories.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee has launched an investigation into a group behind anti-Israel protests on university campuses.
The Washington Parents Network (WPN) called for a national investigation on Friday into the Seattle Office of Civil Rights (OCR) within the U.S. Department of Education. WPN alleges that the Seattle OCR is failing to respond appropriately to a Title IX complaint filed on Feb. 28 regarding violations of girls' rights in athletics.
Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) has requested that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launch an investigation into the prior Biden administration's $28 million award to an obscure biomedical company.
Seventeen state attorneys general have demanded that Republican congressional leaders investigate former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci for his role in the COVID-19 response.
