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A dozen former FDA leaders lambast claims by current FDA vaccine chief

A dozen prior leaders of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration - appointed by Republicans and Democrats alike - issued a scathing denunciation of new FDA assertions casting doubt on vaccine safety.

Congress urged to put terrorist designation on Russia over mass kidnapping of Ukrainian children

Ukrainian officials and humanitarian activists on Wednesday pressed Congress to advance legislation to designate Russia a state sponsor of terrorism because of Moscow-backed kidnapping of Ukrainian children.

Trump rolls back ‘ridiculous’ Biden-era fuel economy standards in bid to lower new-car costs

President Trump announced Wednesday he will eliminate strict fuel economy standards imposed under the Biden administration that have been blamed for driving up the cost of new cars.

Trump says he has ‘no problem’ releasing video footage of follow-up strike on alleged drug boat

President Trump said Wednesday that he has "no problem" releasing footage from a second strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean in September that has drawn scrutiny from lawmakers and military experts for killing survivors of the initial attack.

China threat to U.S. electric grid increases

China's government has penetrated networks used to control the U.S. electric grid and could use the covert access to shut down the flow of electricity to Americans in a crisis or conflict, grid experts warned Congress this week.

Democrats on House Oversight Committee release photos from Jeffrey Epstein’s island

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released photos and videos showing the villa of late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Wednesday.

Hegseth 2016 comments on not following ‘unlawful orders’ surface: ‘There’s a standard’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who is facing heat over a strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, said in 2016 that he believed in “consequences for abject war crimes.” “I do think there have to be consequences for abject war crimes. If you're doing something that is just completely unlawful and ruthless, then...

Hegseth in hot water again for endangering troops with Signal messages

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Hegseth in hot water again for endangering troops with Signal messages A highly critical inspector general report found Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth jeopardized troop safety and violated department policy by using the Signal app on his...

Democrats unveil Venezuela war powers resolution

Senate Democrats, along with Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), on Wednesday filed a war powers resolution to prevent the United States from using the U.S. armed forces from engaging in hostilities with Venezuela without congressional approval. The resolution, filed by Paul and Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.),...

NASA nominee refuses to say if Musk was in room when Trump offered job

President Trump’s pick to lead NASA, billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, refused on Wednesday to say if Elon Musk was in the room when Trump first offered him the job. Isaacman — who was renominated last month after Trump pulled the nomination in May — appeared before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on...

Bipartisan Obamacare deal remains out-of-reach in Senate hearing

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Bipartisan Obamacare deal remains out-of-reach in Senate hearing The clock is ticking on Congress to extend expiring ObamaCare enhanced subsidies. Senators in both parties Wednesday acknowledged the need for a bipartisan deal; it just doesn’t seem like they...

What is ‘scromiting’ or CHS, condition caused by habitual marijuana use?

A vomiting disorder linked to frequent marijuana use is on the rise, prompting global health officials to allow researchers to track the condition and study it. Dubbed on social media as "scromiting," short for screaming and vomiting, cannabis hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) cases saw a jump in emergency department visits between 2016 and 2022, according to...

Trump defends Cuellar pardon, dismissing concern about Democrat’s reelection 

President Trump defended his decision to pardon Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) when asked whether the move would help the Democratic congressman get reelected in next year's midterms. “It didn’t matter,” Trump told The Hill during an Oval Office event on Wednesday. “He was a respected person. He was treated very badly because he said that...

Tennessee election revives Democrats’ intraparty feud

The Tennessee special election is reviving a long-simmering debate between the progressive and moderate wings of the Democratic Party over what kind of candidates to nominate. Democrat Aftyn Behn fell short of flipping the seat in the deep-red 7th Congressional District on Tuesday night after running largely on the issue of affordability. She was attacked...

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