Controversial FDA official leaving drug center post in latest departure at agency

The leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, marking the latest high-level shake-up at the FDA.  Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg had served as acting director of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER)

DOJ Sues Connecticut Over State’s Mask Ban on Federal Officers

Federal officers in front of the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis on Jan. 9, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Friday against Connecticut over a law that prohibits federal officers from wearing face coverings. Connecticut passed the legislation, called the “Act Concerning Democracy and Government Accountability,” in

Texas Joins DOJ in Antitrust Probe of Large Meatpacking Companies

FILE PHOTO: Fausto Salinas, Jr.’s cattle is being fed at his property as U.S. cattle ranchers are slowly starting to rebuild their herds after slashing the nation’s inventory to its lowest level in more than 70 years, in Rio Grande City, Texas, U.S. July 16, 2025. Reuters/Gabriel V. Cardenas/File Photo Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton

Supreme Court Rejects Virginia Democrats’ Attempt to Revive Congressional Map

The Supreme Court in Washington on April 28, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. Supreme Court late on May 15 rejected an appeal by Virginia officials who sought to challenge the Virginia Supreme Court’s recent decision to block a congressional map approved by voters that favored Democrats. The unsigned order in Scott v. McDougle