The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday announced its proposed rule on product standards to ban menthol flavoring in cigarettes and non-tobacco flavors in cigars. The Biden administration believes this action has the potential to “significantly reduce disease and death” from smoking by making it less likely that young …
Read More »President Biden and first lady Jill Biden released their 2021 federal income tax return Friday, as did Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff. The Bidens’ tax records show they earned a total of $610,702 in 2021, and paid $150,439, for an effective income tax rate of 24.6%. …
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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was discharged Friday after a week in the hospital, according to the court. The Supreme Court’s public information officer said Thomas was discharged from the hospital earlier Friday, without elaborating further. Thomas was admitted to Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C., on March 18 with …
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“Face the Nation” Guest Lineup: Qin Gang – Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Lloyd J. Austin III – Secretary of Defense Senator Mitch McConnell – (R) Kentucky, Senate Minority Leader Oksana Markarova – Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Dr. Scott Gottlieb – Former FDA Commissioner How to watch “Face the …
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A New York couple was arrested Tuesday and charged with conspiracy to launder billions of dollars’ worth of stolen bitcoin, resulting in the seizure of $3.6 billion in cryptocurrency, the Justice Department announced, the largest financial seizure in the department’s history. Russian national Ilya Lichtenstein, 34, and his wife, …
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Washington — Retired Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, a key figure in the first impeachment proceedings against former President Donald Trump, has filed suit against Donald Trump Jr., Rudy Giuliani and two other ex-White House aides, alleging they mounted a coordinated campaign to intimidate and retaliate against him after he testified …
Read More »Washington — News of Justice Stephen Breyer’s expected retirement from the Supreme Court at the end of its current term has reignited questions of who will succeed him, as President Biden’s pick is expected to make history. Mr. Biden has pledged repeatedly that if given the chance to fill a …
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make another effort Friday to convince Russia to back away from its aggressive positioning around Ukraine, but the low expectations for success are reflected in the U.S.’ decision this week to surge lethal weaponry to Ukraine’s military in an effort to quickly shore up …
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Atlanta — When President Biden visits here on Tuesday to call on Congress to pass a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s voting rights laws, Cliff Albright will be listening closely. “We haven’t seen the type of leadership that we need to see from — from President Biden,” said Albright, co-founder of …
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President Joe Biden unveiled two more ambassador nominees Wednesday, as the White House and Democrats warned that maneuvering by some Senate Republicans to block all but a small fraction of diplomatic and other national security appointees is doing serious harm to U.S. efforts around the globe. Senate Majority Leader Chuck …
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