The former president, Donald Trump, made some significant announcements recently. He signed an executive order that stops federal funding for schools and universities that require students to get vaccinated against Covid-19. This move was done to push back against vaccine mandates, which have been a hot topic in the US. The order was signed in the Oval Offic...
The Education Department recently pushed for a significant change in how transgender athletes' records are handled. They want to remove records, titles, and awards from transgender women who have competed in women's sports. This stance comes from a place where some believe that transgender women have an unfair advantage, and that the success of biological women has b...
It's all a bit of a pickle right? NASA, the awesome space agency, has temporarily paused a bunch of their science committees. This isn't just about one or two groups, but several. Why ? They're trying to figure out how to follow recent orders from the president. The big guy in charge, who is also the president of the USA, issued several orders including cutting fede...
On a busy Friday, a strange thing happened across various federal websites. Pages vanished, info on crucial health topics disappeared, and even pronouns in email signatures got the boot. All of this was part of a big cleanup ordered by officials. The Office of Personnel Management sent out a memo earlier in the week. This memo told agency heads to remove any mention ...
Jeff King, a four-time Iditarod champ, lives in the shadow of North America's tallest peak, Denali. He and many Alaskans are upset that President Trump wants to change the mountain's name back to Mount McKinley. The peak's original name, Denali, is sacred to the Athabascan tribe. They've lived in the region for centuries. In 1896, a prospector named the mountain afte...
President Trump has signed a new executive order that sets up a special group to look into digital assets like Bitcoin. This team will have just a month to figure out what rules are already in place for these assets. Then, they'll need to make recommendations to the president within six months. What's interesting is that this order comes after Trump made promises dur...
President Trump kicked off his term by issuing an executive order that put an end to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The order, titled "Keeping Americans Safe in Aviation, " argued that these programs disadvantage hard-working Americans who lack specific disabilities or skin colors. This move followed ...
Former President Trump brought back an old plan to make it simpler to fire federal employees who shape policies. He wants to take away their civil service protections and says it will make the government workforce more accountable. This isn't the first time Trump has tried this. He did it in 2020, but President Biden stopped it. Now, Trump says he needs to do this be...
President Donald Trump signed an executive order delaying the enforcement of the TikTok ban for 75 days. This move gives him time to assess the national security implications of the app's operations in the U. S. The ban, which makes it illegal to distribute TikTok because of its Chinese ownership, was set to take effect on January 19. Trump's order instructs the U. S...