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Pence lands in Taiwan with meetings with president, tech leaders

Former Vice President Mike Pence arrived in Taiwan on Thursday, two sources familiar with the trip told The Hill. Pence plans to meet with both Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te and Vice President Bi-khim Hsiao, who Pence has known from her time as Taiwan’s representative to the U.S. He began his day, Friday in Taiwan, meeting...

Giuliani reaches tentative settlement with Georgia election workers

Attorneys for Rudy Giuliani and two former Georgia election workers said Thursday they have reached a tentative settlement, a remarkable twist that would end the workers’ extensive litigation to collect their $146 million defamation judgment. Giuliani was previously ordered to hand over most of his assets, but he was set to begin trial Thursday morning...

FDA will allow Zyn nicotine pouches to stay on the market

Zyn products will be allowed to stay on the market after federal health officials Thursday said the popular nicotine pouches can help adult smokers cut back or switch completely. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized 10 Zyn flavors in two different nicotine strengths each, including cinnamon, coffee, citrus, menthol and peppermint. This is the...

Schumer pushes for TikTok ban delay as deadline looms

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Thursday called for a looming TikTok ban to be delayed to give the social media company more time to find an American buyer. "We aren’t against TikTok. We want TikTok to keep going. But we are against a Chinese company that is in cahoots with the Chinese Communist...

Climate change, not mismanagement, is the primary driver of the California wildfires

Wildfires in Los Angeles are being driven by climate change, not political mismanagement, and California's leaders have taken meaningful steps to address the issue, but the sheer scale of the challenge is outpacing efforts.

President Biden’s climate standards for walk-in freezers could face reckoning under new GOP resolution

Republican Rep. Stephanie Bice introduced a joint resolution against the Biden administration's new climate standards for walk-in coolers and freezers.

Burgum grilled on environmental issues targeted by Trump during confirmation hearing: ‘Drill, baby, drill’

Secretary of interior nominee Doug Burgum was questioned by members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee during his confirmation hearing Thursday.

Bondi spars with Schiff at testy confirmation hearing: ‘You were censured’

Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., grilled Pam Bondi on how she would act in terms of President-elect Trump's political opponents, leading to a fiery response from Bondi.

House Republican introduces bill to redirect funds employing IRS auditors to instead hire more border agents

Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., introduced a bill to reallocate funds from Internal Revenue Service (IRS) enforcement to hiring U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents.

Zeldin grilled by Democrats on climate change, Trump’s stance on carbon emissions during EPA hearing

Trump's EPA administrator nominee took at times pointed questions from several liberal Democratic senators during his confirmation hearing Thursday.

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