Category: Political News
FLDS Polygamists Escape Food Stamp Fraud Charges
Lawyers are working out a settlement with leaders of the Fundamentalist LDS Church. They are accused of welfare fraud for using more than $12 million in food stamps to fund Warren Jeffs' polygamist cult on the Utah-Arizona border.
Criminal Trial Underway in Deadly Fungal Meningitis Outbreak
Barry Cadden, co-owner of a pharmacy next to a trash facility who sold moldy spinal injections that killed 44 people, is on trial for murder after the largest outbreak of fungal meningitis in U.S. history.
Did Russian Hackers Help Donald Trump Become President?
A U.S. intelligence report has concluded that Vladimir Putin and the Russian Kremlin ordered the hacks of the Democratic National Committee in an attempt to undermine American democracy and influence the Presidential Election in favor of Donald Trump.
Texas Sues FDA to Get Unapproved Execution Drugs
Texas accuses FDA of "gross incompetence or willful obstruction" for seizing a shipment of lethal-injection drugs it imported from India in 2015.
The Science of Political Belief: Why We Get Passionate About Politics
A new study holds fascinating clues as to why people get so worked up about politics.
GOP to Begin Repealing Obamacare This Week
Lawmakers returned to Washington this week and wasted no time on their “Day One” promise to work on repealing the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare.
Trump Picks Anti-EPA Advocate to Run EPA
President-elect Donald Trump has named Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a stalwart of the fossil fuel industry who built his career as one of the EPA's most active opponents.
21st Century Cures Act Fails to Address Off-Label Marketing
The House of Representatives passed the 21st Century Cures Act, sending it to the Senate. Lawmakers eliminated a provision addressing the "off-label" marketing debate raging between the FDA and the pharmaceutical industry.
Trump Taps Obamacare Critic as Health Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump has named Tom Price, a healthcare expert and fierce critic of Obamacare, as his Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary.
Saudi Arabia Warns Trump Not to Block Oil Imports
Saudi Arabia is cautioning President-elect Donald Trump against carrying out a threat to cut off all U.S. purchases of the kingdom's oil reserves.