The USDA approved Nebraska’s request to ban soda and energy drinks from SNAP purchases, marking the first state to restrict …

http://www.progress.news/2025-05-22-nebraska-ban-soda-food-stamps.html

President Trump signed an executive order implementing a Most-Favored-Nation pricing model to align U.S. drug costs with the lowest global …

http://www.progress.news/2025-05-22-health-agencies-price-targets-slash-drug-prices.html

The Trump administration formally withdrew from the WHO, criticizing it as bureaucratic and politically compromised. The U.S. rejected the WHO’s …

http://www.progress.news/2025-05-22-us-rejects-who-pandemic-pact-demands-system-reboot.html

Denmark is reconsidering its 40-year ban on nuclear power, with parliament voting overwhelmingly (102-8) to overturn the 1985 phase-out law, …

http://www.progress.news/2025-05-22-denmark-mulls-reversing-ban-on-nuclear-power.html

Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to halt new enrollments of undocumented adults (19+) into full-scope Medi-Cal starting January 2026, though 1.6 …

http://www.progress.news/2025-05-21-california-freeze-medi-cal-enrollment-undocumented-immigrants.html

A growing trend of rulings by federal and state judges — including in Pennsylvania, New York City, Maryland and Delaware …

http://www.progress.news/2025-05-21-courts-nationwide-dismantle-quackery-against-energy-firms.html

The Independent Media Alliance (IMA), led by Whitney Webb, Derrick Broze and Ryan Cristián, is launching a decentralized news portal …

http://www.progress.news/2025-05-21-independent-journalists-launch-decentralized-news-portal-resist-censorship.html

For years, the U.S. government pushed COVID-19 vaccines on every American, from infants to the elderly, with little regard for …

http://www.progress.news/2025-05-21-fda-cracks-down-on-covid-19-vaccines.html

Senate Bill 17 prohibits the sale or lease of land in Texas to individuals, companies or governments from countries deemed …

http://www.progress.news/2025-05-21-texas-advances-bill-block-land-sales-adversaries.html

The DOJ has reallocated $811 million in discretionary grant funding, previously used for DEI and transgender-focused programs, to support law …

http://www.progress.news/2025-05-20-doj-redirects-dei-funding-to-law-enforcement.html

The UK has suspended free trade talks with Israel and imposed sanctions on extremist West Bank settlers, marking its strongest …

http://www.progress.news/2025-05-20-uk-trade-talks-israel-gaza-unjustifiable.html

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declares microplastic pollution a public health crisis, linking it to dementia, …

http://www.progress.news/2025-05-20-kennedy-targets-toxic-microplastics-health-threat.html

On May 5, Montana became the first state to close the “data broker loophole,” prohibiting law enforcement from buying sensitive …

http://www.progress.news/2025-05-20-montana-pioneers-warrant-requirement-law-enforcement-data-purchases.html

Texas lawmakers passed three bills targeting transgender-affirming policies, reinforcing parental rights and restricting gender-transition interventions for minors. These measures follow …

http://www.progress.news/2025-05-20-texas-advances-bills-restricting-youth-gender-transition-procedures.html