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A courtroom battle between the president and Harvard University has reached a dramatic apex. The Trump administration seeks to terminate potentially billions of dollars in federal grants to Harvard University, which has, in turn, sued to compel the government to pay. Massachusetts US District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs has signaled that she is unimpressed … Read more
The attacks against Robert F Kennedy Jr. throughout his campaign for US president and during his nomination for Health and Human Services secretary have not abated. Detractors criticize him personally for a litany of alleged transgressions, in the style of Kennedy Derangement Syndrome (KDS). To counter the slanderous claims about Kennedy’s policies and reach more … Read more
The US Senate recently confirmed President Donald Trump’s first judicial nominee of his second term, Whitney Hermandorfer, to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. He will have fewer opportunities to appoint federal judges in his second term, though his selections may be more critical than at any time in the nation’s history. The judiciary was … Read more
A lawsuit filed July 7 by a handful of vaccine-adulating groups seeks to vacate Robert F Kennedy Jr.’s decision to remove the COVID-19 vaccine from the CDC-recommended immunization schedules for healthy children and healthy pregnant women. Thanks for reading The MAHA Report! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Rather than … Read more
A launch of the amazing MAHA initiative, called MAHA Action, will be celebrated on July 21 at the Ned nightclub in Washington, DC. Actor and activist Russell Brand will be in attendance, along with a slate of other prominent leaders in the MAHA movement. This is a bipartisan organization, and therefore a bipartisan event — we all … Read more
New Hampshire ruling kicks the issue back to the Supremes Frustration over activist judges issuing sweeping national injunctions to block the president’s initiatives culminated in the US Supreme Court decision of Trump v CASA, Inc. The nation’s highest court ruled that US district courts lack the constitutional authority to veto executive orders with broad, nationwide injunctions. … Read more
Helping people with eating disorders is a laudable goal, but there remain unknown health risks associated with a clutch of new weight loss drugs, and significant costs. Ozempic was developed initially (and FDA-approved in 2005) for the treatment of life-threatening diabetes. Wegovy was approved by the FDA on March 8, 2024, to treat obese or … Read more
In yet another bombshell decision for its 2025 term, the US Supreme Court ruled on June 27 that Maryland unconstitutionally burdened the religious exercise of parents by using schoolbooks in the classroom about gay relationships and trans identities that threatened to undermine family religious beliefs while denying them an opportunity to opt out. The ruling … Read more
President Donald Trump’s administration has terminated the US-Mexico Tomato Suspension Agreement, effective July 14, 2025, following decades of abuse by Mexican producers who “dump” tomatoes into the United States at below-market prices. American farmers have suffered significantly despite numerous efforts to re-negotiate the terms of the agreement. The termination is one of many efforts by the … Read more
A Louisiana law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools has been struck down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals as unconstitutional. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott just signed a similar bill, which will likely struggle under the Fifth Circuit decision, while plaintiffs in Arkansas have filed suit challenging a nearly identical … Read more
Why cattle and beef prices are slipping after a prolonged rise. Meat-eating consumers have experienced sky-high beef prices at their local grocery stores and steakhouses. After several years of drought, the US cattle herd is the smallest it has been in more than seven decades. At the same time, tariffs have added costs to many … Read more
How could Julia Child and Groucho Marx be wrong? The Fourth of July is a firecracker of a feast, when billows of smoke rise from grills all over the long-liberated nation. Barbecued favorites, especially juicy hamburgers and hot dogs, are always the specials of the day. It’s the prime time to chow down on beef and lift up … Read more
Recent reports that so-called “anchor babies” (children born in the US to illegal parents) are consuming as much as 25% or more of public school resources further support conservative positions that legal and illegal immigration must be better controlled. As political conflagration in Los Angeles erupts literally in torched vehicles, increasing numbers of American Independent … Read more
The USDA is considering approving genetically modified chestnut trees for commercial sale and widespread planting in the wild. If authorized, the new strain would be the first genetically engineered (GE) tree to receive approval and the first time any GE plant has been approved for widespread release in the wild. It would also pave the … Read more
The Trump administration is mulling policies to make it more difficult and costly for pharmaceutical companies to promote prescription drugs directly to consumers. Big Pharma spends billions on advertising to promote sales, yet not all of its products are necessary or even safe, contributing to the overmedication of many Americans. Concerns about the industry’s excessive … Read more
A New York bill that would restrict the size of cattle farms has sparked controversy as urban climate change legislators from the Big Apple seek to limit rural livelihoods by imposing regulatory limits on the number of cows a farm can have. The attack on cow emissions by city slickers who know nothing about farming … Read more
In a virtue-signaling display of institutional Trump Derangement Syndrome, the city of Burlington, Vermont, passed a resolution to spend $3,000 to rename its main shopping corridor from Church Street to Canada Street. The silly effort is premised on the goal of attracting more shoppers to the progressive Gotham’s dying commercial sector in a spiteful swipe … Read more
Democratic leaders who are calling for more protests against ICE agents appear to be playing right into President Donald Trump’s law-enforcing hands. A substantial majority of Americans support deporting violent illegal immigrants, so those on the extreme left screaming for obstruction of justice, harboring illegals, and defending convicted rapists and killers are losing immigration polling … Read more
A new study suggests vegetarians may be “less benevolent” than meat eaters. This may seem counterintuitive, given that among the chief motivations for giving up meat are concern for animal welfare and the environment. The study reinforces prior assessments that eating a plant-based diet does not make people less empathetic toward others, but rather, those … Read more
Whether she’s convicted or acquitted, the rambunctious representative has become a trendsetter. What happens when lawmakers break the law? US Representative LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) faces a three-count criminal indictment for her questionable conduct during a May 9 conflict at a Newark detention center. When Donald Trump faced criminal charges for allegedly exaggerating the value of … Read more