Trump Action Archive

Supporting reports

• Defense Secretary Hegseth announces testosterone deficiency screening program for military personnel — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a new Department of Defense screening program for testosterone deficiency targeting service members aged 30 and older. The program will conduct annual testosterone tests as part of health assessments, with voluntary treatment including testosterone replacement therapy available. Hegseth framed the initiative as supporting "maximum psychological and mental readiness" and "lethality" on the modern battlefield. The announcement did not address the 231,000 women serving as active duty service members.
• Hegseth announced mandatory testosterone screening program for service members — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a new mandatory annual screening program to test all service members age 30 and older, including women, for testosterone deficiency. Hormone treatment for troops with low testosterone will be voluntary. Troops under 30 can volunteer for screening. Hegseth framed the initiative as restoring "natural capability" and maintaining tactical advantage, calling it a "High-T Department of War."
• Pete Hegseth announced testosterone screening program for service members — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that the Department of Defense will offer testosterone deficiency screenings to service members age 30 and older, with treatment available for those who want it. The Atlantic reported that the program is not medically necessary and has no connection to military readiness, but rather serves to project a particular image of masculinity.

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• Wildfires and smoke create hazardous air quality across North America — More than 800 wildfires in Canada and at least a dozen in northern Minnesota, driven by extreme weather caused by climate change, are producing smoke that exposes Americans from the Midwest to the Northeast to hazardous levels of air pollution. Detroit, Minneapolis, and Chicago rank in the top five most polluted cities in the world. New York City officials are distributing N95-type masks to commuters. More than 115 million people are in the plume of unhealthy to hazardous air quality, with conditions expected to worsen. The Trump administration has dismissed addressing climate change as a "scam."
• Canadian wildfire smoke degraded air quality in Northeast before World Cup final — Smoke from more than 100 uncontrolled fires in Canada blanketed the Northeast and Midwest with unhealthy air quality, occurring just as New Jersey prepared to host the World Cup final outdoors on July 20, 2026. The environmental degradation affects public health and major international sporting events.