Trump's Actions Spark Crisis, Blocked by Judge

A US judge blocked the Trump administration from punishing Senator Mark Kelly, a military veteran, for critical statements he made against the former president, while also eliminating key environmental regulations and facing scrutiny over vaccine decisions. This news comes as Mexico sent aid ships to Cuba amid an energy crisis and Ring canceled a partnership due to surveillance concerns.

A United States judge granted an injunction preventing the Department of Defense from stripping Senator Mark Kelly of his retirement pension and military rank, according to Al Jazeera. The Defense Department had taken punitive action against Kelly for his critical statements against Donald Trump.

Simultaneously, the Trump administration took action on environmental regulations. The Environmental Protection Agency repealed the key finding that underpins limits on planet-heating pollution from cars and power plants, according to The Verge.

In other developments, Mexico sent two Navy ships carrying humanitarian aid to Cuba, as reported by Euronews. The ships arrived two weeks after Trump threatened tariffs on any country selling or providing oil to Cuba, prompting the island to ration energy. The Mexican government stated that one ship carried approximately 536 tons of food.

Additionally, Ring, the Amazon-owned company, canceled its partnership with Flock Safety following mounting pressure and a questionable Super Bowl ad, according to The Verge.

Further, a Trump administration official overruled FDA scientists to reject Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine, according to reports from Stat News and The Wall Street Journal. Vinay Prasad, the top vaccine regulator at the Food and Drug Administration, made the decision, overruling agency scientists who were prepared to review the vaccine. David Kaslow, a top career official, even wrote a memo objecting to Prasad's rejection, according to the reports.