The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under President Biden is facing intense scrutiny for what critics have described as ineffective regulation of tobacco and nicotine, allegedly caving to political pressure to ban vapes and e-cigarettes…
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House Republicans should be cooking with gas right now. A debt ceiling crisis behind them, Republicans turned their attention to shielding the public from a federal intrusion into the kitchen. GOPers howled for months about…
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White House mandating face masks, social distancing for unvaccinated ‘College Athlete Day’ guests
The White House is still requiring guests who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to wear face masks and practice social distancing, despite the federal government already terminating the national emergency declaration for the pandemic.…
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Former President Donald Trump attacked Special Counsel Jack Smith after his unsealed indictment shows the ex-commander-in-chief was charged with 37 counts of criminal wrongdoing over his handling of classified documents, calling him a ‘deranged lunatic.’…
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Former President Trump could face decades in prison if convicted on all 37 federal counts stemming from Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation. Trump was indicted on 37 federal counts, including willful retention of national defense…
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Biden repeats false claim son Beau died in Iraq, incorrectly states he ran for president while vice president
President Biden on Friday repeated a false claim that his son, Beau Biden, died while serving in the Iraq War, but also incorrectly stated he ran for president while serving as vice president under former…
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New Yorkers’ old criminal records will be sealed automatically should they not reoffend for several years under a proposal that passed the state Assembly on Friday.The proposal omits perpetrators of high-level offenses, such as sex…
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House Democrat calls for DOJ probe into Saudi-backed PGA-LIV merger, details bill ending tax benefit
Rep. John Garamendi is demanding the Justice Department investigate the merger of the PGA Tour with Saudi-backed LIV Golf, while proposing legislation to strip the organization of its tax-exempt status. Garamendi, D-Calif., rolled out legislation…
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A new Indiana law’s provision barring teachers from providing instruction on ‘human sexuality’ to students from pre-K through the third grade is unconstitutional and so vaguely written that teachers wouldn’t know whether they are complying…
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A Texas appeals court on Friday dismissed a billionaire’s defamation lawsuit against Democrat Beto O’Rouke that was brought after O’Rourke criticized a $1 million campaign contribution to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. The ruling by the…