The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on Tuesday a proposal to require most food products to display nutrition information on the front of the package. The front-of-package (FOP) nutrition label — or the “Nutrition Info box”— would include information on three key nutrients: saturated fat, sodium and added sugars content. The FOP label would...
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) is reportedly mulling a bid for Tennessee’s governor position. According to an article published Tuesday by Axios, Blackburn has been making calls and telling people she is likely to make a bid for the state 2026 gubernatorial race. A source told the outlet that state and federal elected officials have made...
Democrats in Minnesota’s state House staged a boycott on Tuesday, walking out and not showing up for the first day of the legislative session in defiance over how the chamber will be divided. When the state Legislature convened Tuesday but Democrats failed to show up, Republicans vowed to push forward with the session, although questions...
The Texas House on Tuesday elected state Rep. Dustin Burrows (R) to lead the chamber in a blow to the rising far-right wing of the party, defeating a candidate supported by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) and other top state figures. The Texas Republican caucus had nominated state Rep. David Cook (R) for the...
Pete Hegseth on Tuesday battled through a high-stakes Senate hearing in which Democrats sought to paint the Pentagon nominee as inexperienced, unprofessional and toxic due to allegations of sexual abuse and heavy drinking. But Republicans vigorously defended President-elect Trump's nominee, and the Senate Armed Services chair touted the hearing as a triumph, with Hegseth surviving...
Meta is planning to lay off about 5 percent of its workforce by targeting the company's lowest performers in preparation for what CEO Mark Zuckerberg said will be an "intense year." Zuckerberg, in an internal memo to employees Tuesday, said he made the choice to "raise the bar on performance management and move out low-performers...
Conservatives on social media praised Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth's performance at his confirmation hearing on Tuesday where the exchanges often became fiery.