Cracking down on electronic cigarettes contaminated with illegal drugs is the DOJ’s ‘highest priority,’ according to Deputy Assistant Attorney General Arun Rao. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has only approved 23 e-cigarette products, yet millions of illegal e-cigarettes have flooded the U.S. market, as stated at the Wednesday Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on
Stephen Gardner says the pandemic pushed Amtrak’s financial progress back several years, but May was the most profitable month in company history. Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner testified to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on June 12 that the national rail company has yet to turn a profit in a 12-month period but hopes to
President Joe Biden is set to sign a bilateral security agreement with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Thursday, signifying continuing U.S. support for Ukraine’s national security. White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan announced the plans to finalize this bilateral agreement during a discussion with reporters aboard Air Force One on Wednesday. The forthcoming
The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a split decision on Tuesday upholding a lower court’s ban on the use of mobile voting sites in the upcoming presidential election but allowing the designation of alternate absentee ballot sites in line with policy in place since 2016. The Wisconsin Supreme Court granted a partial stay in a case
NEW YORK CITY—New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and community organizers and activists have vowed legal action in response to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s freeze on the implementation of congestion pricing. The policy of charging commuters entering Manhattan below 60th St. a $15 toll was set to take effect June 30 pursuant to a 2019 statute.
House Republicans sought audio tapes of the president’s interviews with special counsel Hur. Biden has invoked executive privilege over the tapes. WASHINGTON—The House on June 12 voted to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with a subpoena to produce audio tapes of President Joe Biden’s interviews with special
President Biden plans to sign a bilateral security agreement with the Ukrainian president in Italy during the leaders’ summit. PUGLIA, Italy—President Joe Biden is heading to Europe on Wednesday to attend the Group of Seven (G7) Summit, which will take place in southern Italy from June 13–15. The summit will be held in Puglia, also