A 34-year-old Guatemalan previously convicted of indecent assault and battery on a minor under 14 was arrested by the Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) in Gloucester, Massachusetts. The man entered the U.S. illegally, and his removal is pending proceedings with a federal immigration judge. The Gloucester District Court released him despite ERO filing an immigration detainer and his convictions, which also include a separate assault and battery offense.
The Gloucester District Court previously disregarded the ERO immigration detainer, allowing the Guatemalan’s release. Known as a sexual offender, he was arrested without incident at the Essex County House of Corrections, where ERO Boston encountered him and issued another immigration detainer following the arrest.
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ERO Boston Field Office Director Todd M. Lyons said the individual was a dire threat to Massachusetts residents
“Unlawfully present, convicted sex offenders should not be given the opportunity to re-offend. The victim of his crimes deserves better from our justice system,” Lyons stated. “The men and women of ERO Boston will continue to protect our communities from such threats.”
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❓What Happened: The state Medi-Cal program in California went insolvent earlier this year, requiring $3.44 billion in loans, with Republicans pointing to healthcare coverage for illegal immigrants as a major contributing factor.
👥 Who’s Involved: Governor Gavin Newsom (D), the California Legislative Latino Caucus, California taxpayers, and illegal aliens.
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📍 Where & When: California; budget discussions ongoing.
💬 Key Quote: “The cost of providing free healthcare to illegal immigrants is $11.4 billion, so if we just didn’t do that, that would eliminate our budget deficit,” said State Senator Brian Jones (R).
⚠️ Impact: California faces a $12 billion budget deficit, with debates over healthcare costs for illegal immigrants, potential tax hikes, and federal funding changes adding pressure.
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California’s Medi-Cal, the state-run Medicaid program that provides healthcare for low-income residents and illegal immigrants, has gone insolvent, requiring $3.44 billion in loans earlier this year to continue operations. The program has become a focal point of the state’s ongoing budget crisis, with a $12 billion deficit looming, and some Democrats in the state legislature are pushing tax hikes instead of needed reforms to Medi-Cal.
Republican lawmakers, including State Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones, have been vocal in attributing much of the financial strain to the state budget on the inclusion of illegal immigrants in Medi-Cal coverage. “The cost of providing free healthcare to illegal immigrants is $11.4 billion, so if we just didn’t do that, that would eliminate our budget deficit,” Jones stated. However, he acknowledged other potential areas for budget savings.
The National Pulse previously reported that Governor Gavin Newsom’s administration has proposed adjustments to Medi-Cal, including pausing enrollment for illegal immigrants aged 19 and older in “full-scope coverage” and introducing a $100 monthly premium for illegals currently enrolled in the healthcare program. However, the Democrat governor’s solution is already receiving pushback from within the California Democratic Party.
Members of the California Legislative Latino Caucus are balking at Newsom’s proposed pause and premium hike. Instead, they are pushing for tax increases to bridge the funding gap and eliminate the $12 billion deficit. Newsom, who is eyeing a potential 2028 presidential bid, has thus far been non-committal on a potential tax increase to cover the budget.
Despite Republicans and Democrats like Newsom both pointing the finger at illegal immigrant enrollment as a primary driver of the budget deficit and Medi-Cal insolvency, the problem may be far more systemic.
“A lot of doctors in California that used to provide Medicare and Medicaid have closed up shop, moved to other states. A lot of other doctors that are still here have stopped taking those kinds of patients, even if they’re here legally or illegally, because the reimbursement rates are so low, the doctors actually lose money when they take a Medicare or Medicaid patient,” said State Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones.
Potential federal changes to Medicaid funding could also complicate matters for California. Currently, Congress is considering reducing the federal match rate for non-emergency care from 90 percent to 80 percent. Newsom warns that such changes could cost the state billions.
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❓What Happened: New analysis suggests only a concerningly small number of Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cuts can actually be reviewed and verified.
👥 Who’s Involved: Elon Musk, DOGE, the Trump administration, critics of DOGE, and Open the Books auditors.
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📍 Where & When: The analysis was published by Open the Books on Tuesday, May 27, 2025.
💬 Key Quote: “DOGE is an advisory group; we are doing the best we can as an advisory group. We do not make the laws, nor do we control the judiciary, nor do we control the Executive Branch.” – Elon Musk.
⚠️ Impact: Transparency concerns persist regarding the verification of claimed savings by DOGE, with taxpayers struggling to confirm many of the savings figures.
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New analysis suggests that many of the claimed cuts to nondiscretionary spending enacted by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cannot be easily reviewed or verified. The external audit of DOGE data is raising concerns about a lack of transparency behind the advisory agency’s methodology and claims, as it appears to be largely winding down its mission ahead of Elon Musk’s possible departure as a special government employee.
The Trump administration has credited DOGE with saving taxpayers $160 billion by targeting wasteful spending through canceled grants, contracts, and other measures. However, critics, including some on the right, dispute the validity of those savings. Open the Books, an independent watchdog, analyzed DOGE’s claims and found that only 42 percent of contracts and 27 percent of grants could be easily verified through public records.
According to Open the Books, the discrepancies largely stem from a lack of real-time transparency in government spending systems, such as USASpending.gov and the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS). For instance, DOGE claimed savings of $32,366 on a State Department grant to a Chilean university, but public records show no corresponding outlay to confirm the figure. Similarly, a Department of Defense grant to the University of Wisconsin showed conflicting values between DOGE’s data and FPDS records.
Other problems faced by those trying to review and understand the DOGE data include federal contracts listed as Indefinite Delivery Vehicles (IDV). According to Open the Books, “This type of contract allows the government to sign a contract for a certain value, but pay for goods or services over time and negotiate those costs separately per instance.”
The watchdog group gives an example of a contract “…between the Department of Energy and Kumono Government Services, LLC [which] is for security and safety trainings at the DOE’s National Training Center in Albuquerque. Both DOGE and the FPDS roughly agree on the contract value. DOGE has it at $179,000,000 even, which FPDS says the total contract value is $179,637,339.14.”
“DOGE says they saved taxpayers $15,652,636.00 on this contract. But the FPDS shows a smaller current contract value of $31,303,271.64. It also reflects a total order value, presumably money already spent, of $117,901,211. Regardless of how one parses those numbers, it’s impossible to verify the $15.6M of savings,” Open the Books explains.
Another area of contention is that many of the recommended DOGE cuts are to non-discretionary spending, which will need to be codified either through rescissions enacted by Congress or through appropriations cuts enacted by lawmakers later this year. While fiscal conservative activists have tried to claim that Congress can enact DOGE cuts in the current reconciliation bill, these claims are actually untrue. Senate rules stipulate that budget reconciliation legislation can only address discretionary spending, of which the bill makes $1.6 trillion in cuts over the 10-year budget window.
Despite the transparency concerns raised by Open the Books, Elon Musk, who has served as the informal chief of the DOGE initiative, still claims that the group has largely accomplished its goals. During an interview at the Qatar Economic Forum, Musk stated: “We do not make the laws, nor do we control the judiciary, nor do we control the Executive Branch. We are simply advisors. In that context, we are doing very well.”
“We cannot take action beyond that because we are not some sort of imperial dictator of the government,” Musk said.
To better open the DOGE cutting process to public scrutiny, Open the Books is advocating that the public be allowed access to a modified version of the Treasury Payment System, which would allow those interested to track spending in real time. This mechanism could also help voters to better influence their elected officials as to what cuts they would want to see prioritized.
❓What Happened: Reform Party leader Nigel Farage outlined policy proposals, including scrapping a two-child benefit cap, increasing tax breaks for married couples, and raising the income tax threshold, to support family formation.
👥 Who’s Involved: Nigel Farage, the Reform Party, British parents and prospective parents.
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📍 Where & When: Central London, during a speech by Farage.
💬 Key Quote: “These proposals are expensive but we genuinely believe we can pay for it,” said Farage.
⚠️ Impact: Farage’s proposals show he is embracing natalist policies, adopting a Hungarian-style position on supporting citizens who want to form families as an alternative to mass migration in the face of a declining fertility rate.
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Reform Party leader Nigel Farage has unveiled a series of policy proposals aimed at supporting families and lower-paid workers, including scrapping a two-child cap on Child Benefit payments and introducing more generous tax breaks for married couples. Speaking in central London, Farage stated his party’s intention to make it easier for people to have children, while also raising the threshold for paying income tax from £12,570 (~$17,000) to £20,000 (~$27,000).
Farage emphasized that lifting the two-child cap, which currently prevents most families from claiming benefits for third or additional children born after April 2017, is not about promoting a “benefits culture” but instead providing relief for working families. Farage estimated the policy would cost £3.5 billion (~$4.7 billion), which is less than the current annual spend on migrant hotels—which he opposes.
Additionally, the populist leader proposed exempting one partner in a marriage from paying tax on the first £25,000 of their income, alongside raising the personal allowance—roughly equivalent to America’s standard deduction—for everyone earning from £12,570 (~$17,000) to £20,000 (~$27,000). Farage argued that these measures would strengthen families, stating, “Making marriage a little bit more important” would give children “the best chance of success.”
Increasingly, with the Western fertility rate well below replacement, populist parties like Reform are embracing a measure of state support for family formation, as an alternative to the mass migration pushed by left-wing and globalist parties.
Farage argues his policies could be funded by scrapping net-zero climate initiatives, halting hotel accommodations for asylum seekers, cutting public sector diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, and reducing taxpayer-funded quangos.
Farage also addressed other topics, including the winter fuel payment cuts, which he vowed to reverse, and abortion limits, calling it “utterly ludicrous” for terminations to be allowed at 24 weeks when hospitals work to save babies born at 22 weeks.
The speech follows recent electoral gains for Reform, including a parliamentary by-election victory, two mayoral wins, and 677 new municipal councillors. Farage described the party as “the party of the working people,” contrasting with the formerly governing but now “irrelevant” Conservative Party.
❓What Happened: President Donald J. Trump threatened to cut federal funding to California if transgenderathletes continue competing in women’s sports.
👥 Who’s Involved: President Trump, California Governor Gavin Newsom, and California high school athletes.
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📍 Where & When: California, following a weekend high school track meet; Trump’s statement was posted Tuesday on Truth Social.
💬 Key Quote: Trump wrote, “California continues to ILLEGALLY allow MEN TO PLAY IN WOMEN’S SPORTS… This is a totally ridiculous situation!!!”
⚠️ Impact: Trump’s threats could affect billions of dollars in federal funding to California.
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President Donald J. Trump took to Truth Social on Tuesday to criticize California’s policies on transgender athletes, threatening to withdraw federal funding if the state continues to permit biological males to compete against women and girls. Trump’s remarks were directed at Governor Gavin Newsom (D) and referenced a recent high school sports event where a transgender won the girls’ long jump and triple jump titles during the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Masters Meet.
“California continues to ILLEGALLY allow MEN TO PLAY IN WOMEN’S SPORTS,” Trump posted. “I will speak to him today to find out which way he wants to go??? In the meantime I am ordering local authorities, if necessary, to not allow the transitioned person to compete in the State Finals. This is a totally ridiculous situation!!!”
This marks the second time in recent weeks that Trump has targeted a state over the participation of biological males in women’s sports. Last month, he initiated steps to withdraw federal education funding from Maine over a similar dispute with Governor Janet Mills (D), a conflict that has since escalated into legal proceedings.
Gov. Newsom, eyeing a 2028 bid for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, has sought to distance himself from the transgender athlete issue in recent months. In April, Newsom labeled it “deeply unfair” for biological males to compete in women’s sports but insisted the issue involves only a small number of athletes. He also accused conservatives of politicizing the matter, stating, “To the extent that someone could find that right balance, I would embrace those conversations and the dignity that hopefully presents themselves in that conversation.”
President Trump’s post raises questions about the potential loss of significant federal funding for California. The Golden State has previously clashed with the Trump administration over policies related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.
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❓What Happened: The Trump administration has instructed U.S. missions abroad to halt new appointments for student and exchange visitor visa applicants as it reviews and plans to expand social media vetting.
👥 Who’s Involved: President Donald J. Trump’s administration, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce, and foreign students.
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📍 Where & When: U.S. missions worldwide, as of a cable sent Tuesday, May 27, 2025.
💬 Key Quote: “We will continue to use every tool we can to assess who it is that’s coming here, whether they are students or otherwise,” said State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce.
⚠️ Impact: The move impacts international students and exchange visitors. Last week, a federal judge temporarily blocked a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) directive revoking Harvard University’s certification to enroll foreign students.
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The Trump administration has directed U.S. missions overseas to cease scheduling new appointments for foreign student and exchange visitor visa applicants while it reviews and prepares to implement expanded social mediavetting processes, according to an internal State Department cable. According to the cable, attributed to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the State Department plans to update procedures for screening foreign students under F, M, and J visa categories. It advises consular sections to suspend new appointments, though existing ones may proceed under current guidelines.
“The Department is conducting a review of existing operations and processes for screening and vetting of student and exchange visitor visa applicants and plans to issue guidance on expanded social media vetting for all such applicants,” the cable states.
State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce, while declining to comment on the cable, emphasized the administration’s commitment to rigorous vetting. “We will continue to use every tool we can to assess who it is that’s coming here, whether they are students or otherwise,” Bruce said during a press briefing. The expanded vetting process is expected to require adjustments to resources and operations at consular sections globally. Additionally, the cable underscores prioritizing services for U.S. citizens, immigrant visas, and fraud prevention amid these changes.
The National Pulse reported last week that the Trump administration had moved to revoke Harvard University‘s ability to import foreign students under the student visa program. The decision cites “pro-terrorist conduct” at campus protests and the university’s failure to comply with federal reporting requirements. However, the directive was subsequently temporarily blocked by a federal judge appointed by former President Barack Obama.
Notably, Harvard’s foreign student population comprises 27 percent of its total enrollment.
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❓What Happened: Tesla’s vehicle registrations in Europe dropped by 49 percent in April 2025 compared to the same month in 2024, despite a rise in overall electric vehicle sales.
👥 Who’s Involved: Tesla, Elon Musk, European Automobile Manufacturers Association, and European consumers.
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📍 Where & When: European Union (EU), European Free Trade Association (EFTA), United Kingdom; April 2025.
⚠️ Impact: Tesla’s declining sales highlight challenges from rising competition and Musk’s brand reputation issues.
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Tesla, led by Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) frontman Elon Musk, experienced a significant 49 percent decline in European vehicle registrations in April 2025 compared to the same period last year, according to data from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association. The company registered just 7,261 vehicles in the European Union (EU), European Free Trade Association (EFTA), and the United Kingdom, a sharp drop from April 2024 figures.
The decrease comes despite a 26.4 percent increase in overall battery-electric vehicle sales across Europe during the first four months of 2025, with 558,262 units sold, capturing 15.3 percent of the market share. Tesla’s refreshed Model Y, launched recently and expected to boost sales, has so far failed to deliver the anticipated results.
Musk’s optimism regarding Tesla’s future sales prospects was expressed during a recent earnings call, where he assured investors that numbers would rebound following factory adjustments for the updated Model Y. However, the brand’s struggles appear to be compounded by increasing competition from European and Chinese manufacturers and Musk’s political involvement.
Musk’s support for Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) party ahead of the German federal elections and his role in DOGE is believed to have alienated European liberals in the market for electric cars, contributing to Tesla’s challenges.
The reputational damage extends to Tesla and Musk’s other ventures as well. A recent survey ranking corporate reputations placed Tesla at 95th and SpaceX at 86th, a dramatic fall from their top 10 positions just four years ago.
While Musk has indicated plans to reduce his political involvement and refocus on Tesla, his professional attention remains divided among several priorities, including artificial intelligence, robotics, and self-driving technology.
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❓What Happened: U.S. government tariff receipts for May have already surpassed $22.3 billion.
👥 Who’s Involved: President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Treasury Department.
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📍 Where & When: United States, May 2023.
💬 Key Quote: “We’re going to make a lot of money [from tariffs] and that money’s going to be used to reduce taxes,” Trump said on April 23.
⚠️ Impact: Tariff revenues have surged, now representing around four percent of federal revenue overall.
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Tariff revenues collected by the U.S. government in May have already exceeded $22.3 billion, according to data from the Treasury Department. A significant deposit of over $16.5 billion was recorded on May 22 alone.
This spike in receipts, categorized under “Customs and Certain Excise Taxes,” has been driven by President Donald J. Trump’s trade policies, aimed at encouraging the reshoring of American manufacturing from foreign countries.
The total for May has already surpassed the $17.4 billion collected in April and the $9.6 billion in March. Since January 1, more than $92 billion has flowed into government coffers.
The surge follows the implementation of a 10 percent tariff on nearly all imports starting April 5, marking the first full month these duties were in effect. Additional tariffs on products such as steel and aluminum are in place for most countries, and some countries also face tariffs particular to them, with China paying a 20 percent tariff for its role in the U.S. fentanyl crisis, for instance.
May did see tariff reductions on many imports from China and the United Kingdom. However, despite these concessions, President Trump hinted at the possibility of further tariffs, warning on social media, “I am empowered to ‘SET A DEAL’ for Trade into the United States if we are unable to make a deal.”
The America First leader has also indicated plans for new tariffs targeting specific sectors that make important products abroad, such as semiconductors and pharmaceuticals and potentially companies like Apple and Samsung. These tariffs are part of broader efforts to reshape U.S. manufacturing and generate revenue.
Historically, tariff revenues have accounted for approximately two percent of federal revenue, with the recent surge roughly doubling that figure to around four percent.
“We’re going to make a lot of money [from tariffs] and that money’s going to be used to reduce taxes,” Trump stated on April 23.
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❓What Happened: U.S. Border Patrol is shuttering an illegal immigrant processing facility in the San Diego Sector, as the number of unlawful border crossings has plummeted by over 96 percent under President Donald J. Trump.
👥 Who’s Involved: U.S. Border Patrol; the former Biden government, and the Trump Administration.
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📍 Where & When: San Diego Sector; May 27, 2025.
⚠️ Impact: President Trump’s push to mass deport criminal illegal immigrants and shut down illegal border crossings has caused a dramatic decline in unlawful entries into the United States. The San Diego Sector has seen a 96 percent drop in illegal crossings, while encounters are down by an estimated 95 percent.
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A temporary illegal immigrant processing facility in the San Diego Sector, constructed during the Biden government, has been dismantled following a sharp decline in illegal border crossings, U.S. Border Patrol announced. The facility’s removal comes as the sector reports an over 96 percent drop in illegal entries, reflecting intensified border enforcement measures.
The San Diego Sector, a historically active area for illegal crossings, saw a dramatic decrease in activity, prompting authorities to decommission the soft-sided structure. The Biden government initially established the facility to manage high volumes of foreign nationals entering the U.S. illegally under the Democrats.
This development coincides with nationwide efforts under President Donald J. Trump to apprehend and remove criminal illegal immigrants. Over the past weekend alone, authorities say they’ve made multiple arrests of individuals with serious criminal records as part of that effort.
The National Pulse has previously reported on Trump White House border czar Tom Homan stating that the total number of illegal immigrant “gotaways” has dropped by 99.99 percent since the American First leader took office. Meanwhile, total border encounters across sectors are down by an estimated 95 percent.
Dismantling the San Diego processing facility marks an important step in the continued transition away from the former Biden government’s open borders policies. Under Trump, border resources that had previously been used to encourage mass immigration, such as the CBP One app, have been retooled to discourage illegal crossings and encourage illegal immigrants in the United States to self-deport.
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❓What Happened: King Charles III delivered his first in-person Speech from the Throne in Canada, opening with a so-called “land acknowledgment” and endorsing the liberal agenda of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s minority government.
👤 Who’s Involved: King Charles III, the Algonquin Anishinaabe people, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, and U.S. President Donald J. Trump.
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🧾Key Quote: “We are gathered on the unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg people,” the King said.
⚠️Fallout: The King’s remarks were seen as affirming progressive land ownership narratives and indirectly criticizing President Donald J. Trump’s America First.
📌 Significance: Charles’s speech reflects a sharp pivot from traditional neutrality to overt political signaling—endorsing globalism, challenging U.S. influence, and parroting leftist rhetoric on land and immigration in his official role as Canada’s monarch.
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King Charles III has delivered his first Speech from the Throne as King of Canada in Ottawa, the first offered by a Sovereign in person, rather than by the Governor-General who represents him in countries beyond the United Kingdom, since the late Queen Elizabeth II in 1977. However, he began it with a so-called “land acknowledgement,” implying that Indians—as Canadian natives are officially termed—are the true owners of the land Ottawa stands on. The Democrats announced their 2024 platform with a similar acknowledgment in the U.S.
“I would like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg people,” the King said from the throne in the Senate Chamber of the Parliament of Canada, continuing: “This land acknowledgement is a recognition of shared history as a nation.”
“While continuing to deepen my own understanding, it is my great hope that in each of your communities, and collectively as a country, a path is found toward truth and reconciliation, in both word and deed,” he added.
The King’s speech, written by the Liberal minority government of Prime Minister Mark Carney, also appeared to take several digs at U.S. President Donald J. Trump, who has talked about Canada becoming his country’s 51st state. “As the anthem reminds us: The True North is indeed strong and free!” the King said, in what is widely interpreted as a reference to the “51st state” discourse.
He also said the “system of open global trade that, while not perfect, has helped to deliver prosperity for Canadians for decades, is changing,” adding, “Canada’s relationships with partners are also changing,” in what was obviously a reference to President Trump’s tariff policies.
The speech also endorsed mass migration, stating that ” a confident Canada, which has welcomed new Canadians, including from some of the most tragic global conflict zones, can seize this opportunity by recognising that all Canadians can give themselves far more than any foreign power on any continent can ever take away.”
King Charles III in Canada: “I would like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg people. This land acknowledgement is a recognition of shared history as a nation.” pic.twitter.com/oy6iN1kDy9
❓What Happened: Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the removal of COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for healthy children and pregnant women from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) immunization schedule.
👥 Who’s Involved: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the CDC, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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📍 Where & When: Announcement made on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, via X (formerly Twitter).
💬 Key Quote: “I couldn’t be more pleased to announce that, as of today, the COVID vaccine for healthy children and healthy pregnant women has been removed from the CDC’s recommended immunization schedule,” said Kennedy.
⚠️ Impact: The move comes after Kennedy and the Trump White House began consideration of the removal of the COVID vaccine from its immunization schedule this past April.
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will remove the COVID-19 vaccine from its immunization schedule recommendations for healthy children and pregnant women. The National Pulse reported in April that Kennedy and Trump White House public health officials were considering the move, though at the time, HHS stated that no final decision had been made.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Kennedy states, “Today, the COVID vaccine for healthy children and healthy pregnant women has been removed from [the CDC’s] recommended immunization schedule. Bottom line: it’s common sense and it’s good science. We are now one step closer to realizing [President Trump’s] promise to Make America Healthy Again.”
The decision comes amid ongoing discussions about the safety and necessity of administering the vaccine to low-risk groups. Physicians such as Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and Dr. Marty Makary, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), have supported the move, with Bhattacharya calling it “common sense and good science.” Makary noted that several other nations have already stopped recommending the COVID-19 vaccine for children.
Today, the COVID vaccine for healthy children and healthy pregnant women has been removed from @CDCgov recommended immunization schedule. Bottom line: it’s common sense and it’s good science. We are now one step closer to realizing @POTUS’s promise to Make America Healthy Again. pic.twitter.com/Ytch2afCLP
Under the Biden government, the vaccine was widely promoted, including for children. Despite initial assurances that it would prevent infection, guidance was later revised to emphasize symptom reduction only. Additionally, the COVID-19 vaccines face ongoing scrutiny over their links to the occurrence of myocarditis, particularly in young males, following vaccination.
“With the COVID-19 pandemic behind us, it is time to move forward. HHS and the CDC remain committed to gold standard science and to ensuring the health and well-being of all Americans—especially our nation’s children—using common sense,” HHS spokeswoman Vianca N. Rodriguez Feliciano said in a statement.
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