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 […]

After bearing the brunt of Iran’s missile and drone salvos, the United Arab Emirates is sparing no expense in building up its drone defense network ahead of a feared next round of fighting. The damage inflicted on the UAE by Iran’s cheap Shahed drones has served as a wake-up call for the small Arab nation, […]