Tuesday, April 15, 2025
All civic learning topics for this day
Today's Topics
RFK Jr.'s Public Health Research and Policy Overhaul
HHS Secretary Kennedy's "Make America Healthy Again" agenda involves restructuring health agencies, canceling research programs, and promoting alternative health approaches that concern medical experts.
Tesla Sales Plunge in Political Fallout
April 2025 marked Tesla’s lowest quarterly deliveries in three years, as customer surveys cited Musk’s political controversies as a key deterrent.
New Schedule P Reclassifies Policy Staff
Trump's April 15, 2025 fact sheet unveiled "Schedule P," a broader permanent track for political appointees that further erodes civil service neutrality. The classification embeds partisan loyalists who remain long after administrations change.
Emergency Powers Abuse: Legal Experts Document Constitutional Violations
A bipartisan group of constitutional lawyers and former government officials released a 400-page report on April 15, 2025, documenting systematic abuse of emergency powers by the Trump administration. The report, endorsed by the American Bar Association, details how fake emergencies circumvent congressional authority and violate due process rights of millions of Americans.
Ending Head Start: Trump Moves to Eliminate Early Childhood Education
Trump administration proposed eliminating Head Start program serving 800,000 children from low-income families in April 2025. Funding delays already force closures while Congress weighs cuts to the early childhood education program.