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FDA authorizes sale of Zyn nicotine pouches to adults, pointing to benefits for smokers
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized Zyn nicotine pouches to remain on the market, reasoning the nicotine pouches help adult users reduce their use of harmful cigarettes. Published January 16, 2025
Zeldin, HUD pick Eric Scott Turner testify as part of a busy day of confirmation hearings
Former Rep. Lee Zeldin, who is President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, told senators Thursday that climate change is real but that other nations are not doing enough to cut their carbon emissions. Published January 16, 2025
EPA nominee Lee Zeldin pledges to visit California, assist in L.A. fire recovery at agency
Former Rep. Lee Zeldin said Thursday he would visit California as administrator of the Environment Protection Agency to assist in the recovery from Los Angeles fires that devastated America's second most populous city. Published January 16, 2025
Trump EPA nominee Lee Zeldin says climate change is real
Former Rep. Lee Zeldin, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, told senators on Thursday that climate change is real but that other nations are not doing enough to cut their carbon emissions. Published January 16, 2025
TikTok CEO to attend Trump inaugural, as embattled Chinese-owned app fights for survival
The CEO of the embattled Chinese-owned TikTok app is expected to attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday and sit in a place of honor. Published January 16, 2025
FDA bans red dye No. 3 in Biden frenzy for regulations
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday said it's banning red dye No. 3 from food and drugs because it could cause cancer. Published January 15, 2025
FDA issues last-minute proposal to cap nicotine level in cigarettes
The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed capping the amount of nicotine in combustible tobacco at a level that is significantly lower than the current level in cigarettes. Published January 15, 2025
Coke drinker-in-chief Trump gets inaugural diet soda
The Coca-Cola Co. cozied up to the world's most famous Diet Coke drinker -- President-elect Donald Trump -- late Tuesday by presenting him with an inaugural edition of his favorite beverage. Published January 15, 2025
GOP Rep. Buddy Carter files bill to expand use of ‘short-term’ insurance plans
A Georgia Republican is introducing legislation that allows consumers to use "short-term" insurance plans for up to three years, reinstating a first-term Trump policy as Republicans return to power in Washington. Published January 14, 2025
Sen. Markwayne Mullin accuses senators of hypocrisy during Hegseth hearing
Sen. Markwayne Mullin electrified a Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday by accusing fellow senators of carousing and voting while drunk even as they accused defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth of unseemly behavior. Published January 14, 2025
Trump plans to launch External Revenue Service to process tariff payments
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said he will create an External Revenue Service on the first day of his presidency to keep track of tariff payments and revenue flowing into the U.S. from foreign sources. Published January 14, 2025
Pete Hegseth ducks question about invading Greenland if Trump orders it
Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth dodged a question Tuesday about President-elect Donald Trump's eagerness to absorb Greenland into the U.S., telling a Senate committee he would never get ahead of the commander in chief in public. Published January 14, 2025
Sen. Richard Blumenthal questions Pete Hegseth’s money management, cites massive DoD budget
Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut cast doubt Tuesday on nominee Pete Hegseth's ability to run the Department of Defense, pointing to claims of financial mismanagement when President-elect Donald Trump's pick ran a pair of veterans' groups. Published January 14, 2025
Protesters interrupt Pete Hegseth’s opening statement at high-stakes confirmation hearing
Protesters interrupted Pete Hegseth's opening testimony Tuesday at his confirmation hearing to be President-elect Donald Trump's defense secretary, drawing repeated rebukes from the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Published January 14, 2025
Ex-special counsel Jack Smith issues final report, says Trump was not exonerated
Former special counsel Jack Smith says President-elect Donald Trump engaged in an "unprecedented" effort to overturn the voters' will in 2020 and would have been convicted at trial if he had not won in November. Published January 14, 2025
Arizona AG to DOJ: Jack Smith might be done, but I want his file for 2020 election case
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes told the U.S. Justice Department on Monday that she wants special counsel Jack Smith's case file to support her prosecution of President-elect Donald Trump's allies for trying to overturn the 2020 election. Published January 13, 2025
Abbott bucks Biden’s Carter tribute, orders Texas flags up for Trump inauguration
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday he is ordering flags to be raised to full-staff on Jan. 20, saying it is vital to celebrate President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration despite a 30-day period of national mourning for the late President Jimmy Carter. Published January 13, 2025
Incoming first lady Melania Trump says she is better-prepared for second term
Incoming first lady Melania Trump said Monday she is entering the White House more confidently than she did eight years ago and will expand her social media and anti-bullying campaign in her husband's second term. Published January 13, 2025
Trump defiant as judge delivers no-jail felony sentence ahead of inauguration
A defiant President-elect Donald Trump received his no-jail sentence Friday in a surreal and historic hearing just days before his return to Washington as the leader of the free world. Published January 10, 2025
Trump set to face criminal reckoning, but no jail time, on N.Y. convictions
President-elect Donald Trump will be sentenced Friday by a New York judge for the felony convictions handed down by a Manhattan jury last spring. Published January 10, 2025
