CDC Drops Universal Newborn Hepatitis B Vaccine, Shifting Power Back to Parents
In a significant departure from decades of federal vaccination policy, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has officially adopted a recommendation that eliminates the long-standing rule that all newborns in the U.S. receive the hepatitis B vaccine at birth. Under the new guidance, whether an infant receives the …
Judge Blocks California From Hiding Student Gender Changes From Parents
California’s long-standing role as a national trendsetter on progressive education policy is now colliding with federal constitutional limits, after a sweeping ruling that could shape how public schools nationwide handle student gender identity disclosures. In a landmark decision, U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez issued a permanent, class-wide injunction blocking California …
Two Killed in Israel Terror Attack
A coordinated car-ramming and stabbing attack in northern Israel on Friday left two civilians dead and prompted an immediate security response from Israeli authorities, underscoring ongoing concerns over lone-wolf terrorism and escalating violence linked to the West Bank. According to Israeli police, a Palestinian attacker first rammed his vehicle into …
Nigeria Confirms Trump-Ordered Christmas Airstrikes on ISIS
U.S. airstrikes ordered by Donald Trump on Christmas Day struck Islamic State (ISIS) camps in northwest Nigeria, with Nigerian officials confirming the operation was fully authorized at the highest levels of both governments. Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf Tuggar said the strikes were conducted after direct coordination with Washington, including …
Iran Moves to Execute 67-Year-Old Woman for Women’s Rights Slogan
United Nations human rights experts are sounding the alarm over what they describe as a deeply troubling case in Iran: the potential execution of a 67-year-old woman accused of national security crimes for possessing a slogan associated with women’s rights and recording an unpublished message. The woman, Zahra Shahbaz Tabari, …
DOJ Dumps 30,000 Epstein Files—Warns Trump Claims Are False and Sensationalized
The U.S. Department of Justice has released its eighth tranche of documents related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, adding nearly 30,000 pages to the public record while explicitly cautioning the public against drawing sensational conclusions. In a rare and pointed statement accompanying the release, the DOJ said …
Trump Orders Surprise Four-Day Christmas Weekend for Federal Workers
President Donald Trump signed a late-December executive order granting federal employees additional time off around Christmas, temporarily expanding the federal holiday calendar for 2025. The order designates Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) and Dec. 26 as federal holidays—creating a four-day weekend for many government workers when combined with Christmas Day. The …
DOJ is suing both red and blue states to force them to clean voter rolls
The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division has launched an unprecedented legal campaign against states across the political spectrum, signaling a major federal push to enforce voter roll maintenance ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. At the center of the effort is Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant attorney general overseeing the division, …
Offshore Wind Paused as Classified Reports Raise Red Flags
The Trump administration has ordered a pause on major offshore wind leases currently under construction, citing classified national security assessments that raise alarms about radar interference, coastal vulnerability, and emerging adversary technologies near U.S. population centers. The decision, announced by the Department of the Interior, halts construction on at least …
Intelligence Officials Allege Russia Hoax Was Fabricated
A group of former U.S. intelligence officials has made explosive allegations that challenge one of the most consequential political narratives of the last decade: the claim that Donald Trump’s 2016 election victory was the product of a covert Russian operation. According to statements now circulating from roughly 20 former CIA …
Trump Moves to Downgrade Marijuana’s Federal Drug Status
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing federal agencies to accelerate the reclassification of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act, marking one of the most significant federal policy shifts on cannabis in decades. The order initiates a fast-tracked review to move marijuana from Schedule I—a category reserved for …
U.S. Launches Operation Hawkeye Strike After ISIS Kills American Troops
The United States military has carried out a major retaliatory offensive against ISIS targets in central Syria, nearly one week after a deadly ambush in Palmyra claimed the lives of two Iowa National Guard soldiers and a U.S. civilian interpreter. Reuters+1 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on social media that …
Georgia Lawmakers Grill Fani Willis Over Trump Prosecution Fallout
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis appeared Wednesday before the Georgia State Senate Special Committee on Investigations to answer months of questions surrounding her prosecution of former President Donald Trump and others in the now-dismissed 2020 election interference case. After more than a year of legal wrangling, Willis testified for …
Dr. Harvey Risch Named Chairman of the President’s Cancer Panel
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has officially appointed Harvey Risch, M.D., Ph.D., as the new chairman of the President’s Cancer Panel, a high-profile advisory group responsible for monitoring and reporting on the National Cancer Program’s progress to the president. The panel was first established under the …
Trump State Department Declares War on ‘Destructive Ideologies’
In a controversial departure from decades-long practice, the U.S. State Department under the Trump administration has announced significant changes to how its annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices will define and classify human rights issues. Officials say this represents a fundamental shift in what the United States considers violations …
Elon Musk Returns to the GOP Ahead of the 2026 Midterms
Elon Musk has begun financially backing Republican House and Senate campaigns ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, signaling a notable political realignment after months of public tension with President Donald Trump. The move suggests that a relationship once described as fractured — and at times openly hostile — has cooled, …
Dan Bongino to Resign as FBI Deputy Director After Turbulent Tenure
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino announced Wednesday that he will resign from the bureau next month, bringing an end to one of the most unconventional and controversial tenures in the agency’s modern history. His departure, expected for weeks, marks one of the highest-profile exits of the Trump administration’s second term …
Europe Is Not Ready for a Long War
For three years, the war in Ukraine has exposed an uncomfortable truth Western leaders once preferred to avoid: wars are not won by declarations, summits, or strategy papers. They are won by factories, supply chains, logistics, and endurance. Ammunition stocks, air defenses, drones, spare parts, energy security, and trained labor …
The Election That Could Break Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is balanced on a knife’s edge. The state House of Representatives is controlled by Democrats by a single seat. The state Senate is controlled by Republicans by two. At the national level, Republicans hold a narrow majority in the U.S. House, one that would flip with the loss of …
New Documents Expose FBI Concerns Over Mar-a-Lago Search
Newly declassified internal FBI and Department of Justice documents show that FBI agents in 2022 repeatedly questioned whether there was sufficient evidence—or “probable cause”—to justify the high-profile FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, only for the Biden DOJ to proceed anyway, according to records turned …