GENERAL/BREAKING NEWS
CONGRESS REVIEWS BIDEN’S PROPOSAL TO REGULATE FENTANYL
Dec 6, 2021 (WebMD)
Federal officials are urging a U.S. House committee to support President Joe Biden’s proposal to strengthen regulations on all fentanyl-related substances, with one calling it the most dangerous drug he’s seen.
SEN. RAND PAUL ATTACKS DR. ANTHONY FAUCI IN SENATE COVID-19 HEARING
Nov 4, 2021 (UPI)
Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to the president, and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., once again traded barbs at a Senate hearing Thursday after Paul accused Fauci of starting the COVID-19 pandemic by funding risky biological research in Wuhan, China.
HOUSE COMMITTEE TO SUBPOENA OIL COMPANIES OVER CLIMATE MISINFORMATION
Oct 28, 2021 (UPI)
The House Oversight and Reform Committee will issue subpoenas to ExxonMobil, BP America, Chevron, Shell and the American Petroleum Institute to obtain key internal documents that the companies have not provided, Chairwoman Rep. Carolyn Maloney announced Thursday.
OPENING U.S. TO VACCINATED TRAVELERS EXACERBATES GLOBAL INEQUALITY, EXPERTS SAY
Oct 19, 2021 (UPI)
With the U.S. set to join the EU and Canada in reopening its borders for vaccinated travelers in November, people in countries with limited access to COVID-19 vaccinations face significant hurdles that federal officials should address quickly, migration experts said Tuesday.
FDA PANEL RECOMMENDS MODERNA COVID-19 VACCINE BOOSTERS FOR AT-RISK GROUPS
Oct 14, 2021 (UPI)
A Food and Drug Administration’s advisory committee voted unanimously on Thursday to recommend that the FDA approve the booster shot of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for people age 65 and older and those with underlying medical conditions or who are at higher risk of exposure to the virus.
TERRORIST ATTACK LIKELY IN ONE TO THREE YEARS, PENTAGON OFFICIALS SAY IN REVIEWING AFGHANISTAN WITHDRAWAL
SEP 28, 2021 (Medill News Service)
Almost a month after the U.S.’s rapid evacuation from Afghanistan, top Pentagon officials, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley and Central Command chief Gen. Frank McKenzie, testified Tuesday on Capitol Hill.