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On December 5, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued a presidential proclamation that, the document says, declares December 7, 2025, as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. The proclamation cites a law from Congress (Public Law 103‑308) that the document says already set December 7 as this annual day, and it says the President is using his authority under the Constitution and U.S. laws to make the proclamation. The document asks federal agencies, organizations, and people to observe the day and to fly the U.S. flag at half‑staff to honor the 2,403 Americans the proclamation says died in the December 7, 1941 attack. This action is largely symbolic—asking for official observance and respect—but it does not itself create new legal rules or penalties and mainly affects federal agencies and those who choose to follow White House guidance. Read full document →
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On December 5, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed a memorandum that tells the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to review other rich countries’ child vaccine rules and the science behind them. The memo says the United States recommended vaccinating all children for 18 diseases in January 2025 and notes that Denmark, Japan, and Germany recommend 10, 14, and 15 diseases, respectively. It asks HHS and CDC to update the U.S. “core” childhood vaccine schedule (the vaccines recommended for all children) only if those agencies decide the foreign practices are better, and it says vaccines already available in the U.S. should remain accessible. This matters because the review could change which vaccines doctors recommend for children, affecting families, schools, and public health programs; the memo also says it does not create any legal rights. Read full document →
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On December 5, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued a presidential proclamation that says December 7, 2025, is “National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.” The proclamation notes the December 7, 1941, attack and says 2,403 Americans were killed, cites Congress’s law (Public Law 103‑308) that already names the day, and asks federal agencies, groups, and people to fly the U.S. flag at half‑staff and hold ceremonies. This affects federal agencies (which are asked to follow the guidance) and anyone the president urges to observe the day, but the proclamation itself does not create a new law or force private citizens to act — it is a formal call to remember and to organize official observances. It matters because it sets the government’s official tone for the anniversary, directs how flags and ceremonies should be handled on December 7, 2025, and reminds the public of the historical event. Read full document →
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Starting December 5, 2025, the U.S. Department of Transportation is temporarily pausing enforcement of parts of the airline refund rules (14 CFR 260.6, 260.9 and 399.80(l)) until June 30, 2026 for cases where an airline gives a flight a new flight number but rebooks the passenger on that same flight and the trip does not have a “big” change — like leaving or arriving 3 or more hours later for domestic trips (6 hours for international), switching airports, adding extra connections, or downgrading service. Airlines and ticket agents can rely on this pause; travelers still get refunds if they face one of those big changes or choose not to take the new flight. This matters because it affects when passengers can get refunds after a flight renumbering and gives airlines short-term relief while DOT writes a new rule. Read full document →
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The Department of Transportation (NHTSA) proposes to reset the fuel‑economy rules called the SAFE Vehicles Rule III, changing the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) targets for new passenger cars and light trucks for model years 2022 through 2031: it would set a new 2022 baseline, then raise targets by 0.5% per year through model year 2026 and by 0.25% per year through 2031 (with 2027 a bridge year), and it would stop counting electric vehicle electric driving and certain special test credits when setting targets; it would also end trading of credits between manufacturers after model year 2027 and change how some vehicles are classified starting in model year 2028. Car and truck makers who sell new vehicles in the United States must follow these rules for each model year, and NHTSA is taking public comments until January 20, 2026. This matters because it changes what cars are built and how much they cost up front (NHTSA estimates about $900 less up front compared with keeping the old rules), affects what types of vehicles are encouraged or discouraged, aims to keep choices affordable and safe, and would set a U.S. fleet average near 34.5 miles per gallon by model year 2031. Read full document →
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