WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 06: Director of Medicare and Deputy Administrator of CMS Chris Comp (L), Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dr. Mehmet Oz stand together while President Donald Trump delivers remarks on lowering drug prices in the Oval Office at the White House on November 06, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump announced that his administration has reached agreements with drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk that would lower the price of some GLP-1 weight loss medications. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

RFK Jr. introduces measures to end transgender treatments for minors nationwide: ‘Our children deserve better’

The federal government announced measures to end transgender treatments for children, aimed at protecting minors from what the Department of Health and Human Services (DHS) refers to as “sex-rejecting procedures,” by effectively defunding hospitals offering the treatments.

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The legislation that authorizes annual Pentagon spending, known as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), moved to the Senate after being passed by the House on December 10, 2025.(Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

House approves $900B NDAA package

The House of Representatives passed the annual defense bill, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026, highlighting the $900.6 billion budget that increases troop pay by 4%, supports developing technologies like the Golden Dome defense system, promotes military readiness, and helps deter China and Russia.

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