A new analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that the majority of calories consumed by American youth in recent years came from "ultra-processed" foods. The CDC analysis looked at data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) on calorie consumption of U.S. youths and adults between August 2021...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff will return from Moscow with a framework for peace between Russia and Ukraine. “The specific timing of it is not discussed,” Rubio told Larry Kudlow during an appearance on Fox Business Channel. “I think what we have is a better understanding of the...
House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) on Wednesday urged former President Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to comply with a subpoena requesting their testimony detailing their connection to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. "If someone doesn't comply with a subpoena, we've seen it happen in the past, in both my committee, as...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) has launched an investigation into whether former Rep. Beto O’Rourke's (D-Texas) political group is breaking laws by allegedly "bankrolling" the out-of-state travel of Democrats attempting to stop the passage of the newly proposed GOP-favored congressional maps. Paxton, in a Wednesday press release, said Powered by People, a group led by O'Rourke,...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested Wednesday that Russia and Ukraine are not ready for a meeting with President Trump as the war between the two countries rages on. “I think what we have is a better understanding of the conditions under which Russia would be prepared to end the war,” Rubio told Fox Business...
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) in a Wednesday interview said he would block any efforts to arrest Democratic lawmakers in the state who fled Texas to block a GOP effort to pick up five additional House seats in the midterm elections. “Our state troopers protect everybody in Illinois and anybody who’s here in Illinois,” Pritzker said...
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story ACA premiums set to spike People who buy health insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are set to see a median premium increase of 18 percent, more than double last year’s 7 percent median proposed increase, according...
The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a lower court's ruling to dismiss a challenge to the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program brought by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, finding once again that the parties involved did not have standing to sue. Almost exactly one year ago, a federal judge dismissed the...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday said he believed Russia was more likely to agree to a ceasefire than previously, and he argued pressure from the U.S. is a key reason. Zelensky spoke amid reports that President Trump had discussed with European officials a meeting with Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin in the coming...
