A federal appeals court grilled the Trump administration on Wednesday over its policy of deporting immigrants without permanent legal status to countries other than their country of origin, a policy the Supreme Court has twice allowed while litigation proceeds. A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit questioned DOJ lawyer […]

EXCLUSIVE — Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Bill Cassidy (R-LA) said the new acting Food and Drug Administration commissioner, Kyle Diamantas, does not have the prerequisite expertise to oversee the agency’s complex medical device and pharmaceutical oversight.  President Donald Trump’s first commissioner, Dr. Marty Makary, abruptly resigned from office on Tuesday afternoon […]

House lawmakers passed a measure to allow year-round sale of ethanol blend, known as E15, giving a boost to farmers sought for months by corn-state lawmakers.   The House voted 218-203 to pass the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel ​Retailer Choice Act, which would allow the sale of gasoline blended with 15% ethanol year‑round nationwide. The […]

The White House is optimistic that Republicans can pass a third party-line bill through the reconciliation process this year to secure funding for national security and parts of a GOP election integrity bill that has stalled, according to White House legislative director James Braid. Although Republicans have not yet passed their second reconciliation bill, which […]