Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is scheduled to be questioned Wednesday before the House Oversight Committee as part of its investigation related to Jeffrey Epstein. Lutnick’s voluntary closed-door deposition comes amid a monthslong procession of powerful people summoned before the committee, many of whom have been subjected to embarrassing revelations in the more than 3 million
Washington — The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday announced its first authorization of fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes intended for adult smokers, a major policy shift that comes after months of appeals to President Trump from the vaping industry. The decision is certain to be opposed by health groups and parent organizations that have long pointed
In an internal planning document distributed to faculty last month, Pennsylvania’s flagship law school promised to devote the entire institution to “antiracism,” from recruitment and hiring decisions to research and classroom instruction. Penn State Dickinson Law said it would “recruit, retain, teach and research according to antiracist principles” and embrace an “antiracist critical pedagogy,” according
Derek Merrin won the Republican primary in Ohio’s 9th Congressional District on Tuesday, CBS News projected, setting up a rematch against longtime Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur in what’s expected to be one of the most contested House races of the year. Kaptur, the longest serving woman in Congress, has held the seat since 1983. Merrin,
Chedrick Greene, Democratic candidate for 35th Senate District, speaks in Saginaw, Mich., on May 5, 2026. Paul Sancya/AP Photo SAGINAW, Mich.—Democrat Chedrick Greene defeated Republican Jason Tunney in a special election for the state Senate’s District 35 seat, preserving Democratic control of the Senate. The Michigan Senate consists of 38 seats; Democrats held a 19–18
The U.S. military launched another strike Tuesday on a vessel suspected of transporting drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three men. In a social media post, U.S. Southern Command said its commander, Gen. Francis L. Donovan, ordered a “lethal kinetic strike” on a boat it alleged was operated by “Designated Terrorist Organizations” and “was
A voter casts a ballot at a polling station in the East Liverpool City Hall during the Ohio voting primaries in East Liverpool, Ohio, on May 5, 2026.Jeff Swensen/Getty Images Former CIA officer Eric Conroy, and former radio talk show host and television meteorologist Carey Coleman, won their respective Ohio Congressional Republican primaries and will