President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order invoking the Defense Production Act to expand domestic production of phosphorus and glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup. The order frames both chemicals as essential to American agriculture, crop yields, and food security.
Big day on Capitol Hill… The Senate Committee on Finance is scheduled to vote later this afternoon on whether to advance President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Dr. Mehmet Oz, to a full Senate confirmation
The White House is pulling the nomination of Dave Weldon for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director. The decision comes the same day Weldon was scheduled to have his confirmation hearing. Fox News reports: The Senate Health, Education, Labor and
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the next Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) following weeks of debate over his nomination. Once again, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) stood alone as the only Republican to vote against President Trump’s nominee. McConnell opposed Tulsi Gabbard’s
On Friday, Vice President-elect JD Vance underwent a planned surgery “The Vice President-elect is having long-planned, minor sinus surgery and will be back to work tomorrow,” said Vance spokesperson William Martin in a statement to The Hill. Fox News reported earlier Friday that the
