A House Oversight and Reform Committee review found the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) let political appointees take months to sign required ethics pledges and compile recusal lists, allowing leaders to work on issues where they had substantial conflicts of interest, the panel argued. An executive order signed during President TrumpDonald John TrumpNational Archives says it […]
Read MoreTHE KIDS AREN’T ALRIGHT: A federal appeals court on Friday tossed a climate change lawsuit brought by a group of children who sought a court order to force the U.S. government to phase out fossil fuel emissions. A divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit said that while the […]
Read MoreThe Trump administration on Friday announced plans to roll back school lunch standards on vegetables and fruits originally promoted by Michelle ObamaMichelle LeVaughn Robinson ObamaOvernight Health Care: Trump reportedly lashed out at health chief over polling | Justices to hear ObamaCare birth control case | Trump rolls back Michelle Obama school lunch rules Trump to […]
Read More5G Action Now, the group headed up by former House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike RogersMichael (Mike) Dennis RogersHillicon Valley: FBI to now notify state officials of cyber breaches | Pelosi rips ‘shameful’ Facebook | 5G group beefs up lobby team | Spotify unveils playlists for pets 5G group beefs up lobby team House Homeland Security […]
Read MorePresident TrumpDonald John TrumpDem lawmaker says Nunes threatened to sue him over criticism Parnas: U.S. ambassador to Ukraine removed to clear path for investigations into Bidens Five takeaways from Parnas’s Maddow interview MORE on Wednesday spoke with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan about simmering tensions across the Middle East, according to the White House. A White […]
Read MoreWelcome to Thursday’s Overnight Health Care. Progressive groups are raising red flags over health insurers donating to Democratic candidates, an HHS proposal on religious groups is getting pushback, and a Trump-appointed FTC commissioner broke with her party on drug prices. We’ll start with 2020 donors: ADVERTISEMENT Progressives raise red flags over health insurer donations […]
Read MoreA bipartisan group of senators on Friday introduced legislation that would establish a federally funded program to put in place state cybersecurity leaders nationwide, increasing the ability of states to respond to cyberattacks. The Cybersecurity State Coordinator Act would create a federal program named after the bill that would ensure every state has a cybersecurity […]
Read MoreEleven U.S. troops were injured in the Iranian missile strike on two Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops earlier this month launched in retaliation for the killing of a top general. Defense One reported Thursday that the U.S. service members were airlifted to Kuwait and Germany where they received treatment for traumatic brain injuries and underwent further […]
Read MoreA House panel on Wednesday is set to examine some of the barriers to marijuana research amid a growing disconnect between federal and state policies. “There is a chasm between the federal laws and what over 30 states are doing,” Rep. Anna EshooAnna Georges EshooOvernight Health Care: Big Pharma looks to stem losses after trade […]
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