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Michigan Democrats Use Federal Vaccine Shake-Up to Push Sweeping Immunization Laws
LANSING, Mich. — As Washington pulls back on certain childhood vaccines, Michigan Democrats are pushing forward with new state rules, insisting parents need more “guidance” amid federal “confusion.”
The legislation comes as federal health policy shifts under U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose moves—including rolling back the hepatitis B shot for newborns—have alarmed Michigan health officials. Democratic lawmakers say the state must reinforce its own immunization authority to counter what they describe as “chaos and distrust” coming from Washington.
Most Michigan school buildings fall below the 95% vaccination rate used as the herd-immunity standard, prompting Democrats to require schools and child-care centers to post anonymized immunization data publicly and send reports directly to parents beginning in 2028. Click here to read more.
Congress Gives the Military $8 Billion More Than It Asked for
The House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2026, giving the military a record $900.6 billion—more than the $892.6 billion base defense budget that the Trump administration’s Department of War had asked for. The Senate is expected to pass the bill next week, sending it to President Donald Trump’s desk.
The American public, of course, isn’t clamoring for more military spending. A poll conducted by the nonprofit Institute for Global Affairs in October 2025 found that 40 percent of Americans wanted to decrease the military budget, 50 percent wanted to keep it the same, and only 10 percent wanted to increase it. And the military itself isn’t even calling for this much more money, either. Congress’ budget pushes funding for programs that the brass wants to get rid of. Click here to read more.
BLM Official in Oklahoma City Charged with Wire Fraud and Money Laundering
A federal grand jury in Oklahoma City has charged Tashella Sheri Amore Dickerson with wire fraud and money laundering, U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester announced on Thursday.
“The Department of Justice is committed to unraveling and prosecuting fraud in the Black Lives Matter organization, and this case illustrates how some in the group’s leadership allegedly used donor money to bankroll their own lifestyles,” Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement provided exclusively to Breitbart News. “We have zero tolerance for any kind of fraud perpetrated against the American people and will continue bringing fraudsters to justice as cases arise.” Click here to read more.
Texas Accuses ‘Radical’ Doctors Of Using Tax Dollars To Fund Secret Trans Procedures On Teenagers
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has expanded a 2024 lawsuit based on new evidence that accuses two doctors of lying to healthcare providers about prescribing transgender procedures on kids in defiance of state law.
Paxton announced additional allegations on Wednesday against two doctors, May Lau and M. Brett Cooper, over alleged healthcare fraud related to their prescription of transgender drugs to minors. Both Lau and Cooper had prescribed transgender drugs to dozens of kids in violation of state law, Paxton said.
“What these radicals were doing was evil, and I will pursue every available legal tool to stop and punish this cruel child abuse,” Paxton said. “Any fraudulent scheme to steal hardworking Texans’ taxpayer dollars will be stopped and repaid in full. Under my watch, the transgender activists using their positions in the medical field to illegally ‘transition’ children will face the full force of the law.” Click here to read more.
Federal probe launched into alleged fraud in small business contracting program
WASHINGTON (TNND) — For decades, the Small Business Administration has set its sights on helping small businesses succeed in a country often dominated by large corporations.
The Business Development Program was meant “to help experienced small business owners who are socially and economically disadvantaged,” and give them priority access to the largest buyer of goods and services in the country.
The program was expanded by President Joe Biden in the name of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), in which he required at least 15% of federal contracts to be given to such companies. Click here to read more.
