Nobody is helping veterans with chronic illnesses from burn pits
Millions of veterans are struggling to survive painful, gruesome and precarious symptoms of toxic exposure. The Senate has the opportunity to change the trajectory of their medical benefits and ultimately, their lives. It’s time to provide lifesaving care to veterans who have suffered unspeakably. Army Veteran Nick Ooley, 35, deployed to Iraq in 2008. Today, Ooley cannot jog or play basketball with his 11-year-old. He can’t go anywhere without his inhaler and carries his breathing machine everywhere. He and other veterans are suffering from burn pit exposure — and being denied, ig
Read MoreTrump slams Pelosi's planned Taiwan visit: 'She will only make it worse'
Former President Trump on Friday criticized Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) planned trip to Taiwan, which has been condemned by China but generally praised by congressional Republicans. Beijing has warned Pelosi against visiting the island, saying it would challenge a “red line” and will be met with “resolute countermeasures.” The Chinese government has stepped up military drills near Taiwan, which it claims sovereignty over, in the past few months. Trump
Read MoreAllergan reaches tentative $2.37 billion settlement on opioid marketing lawsuits
Drugmaker AbbVie on Friday said it has agreed in principle to pay more than $2 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits related to the marketing of opioids by Allergan, a former opioid manufacturer that has since been bought by AbbVie. The complete terms of the settlement have not yet been finalized, and a bipartisan group of state attorneys general said precise state allocations have yet to be announced. The company did not respond to a request for comment, but disclosed the settlement in its quarterly earnings report on Friday. If finalized, the Al
Read MoreMore missing texts, this time from Trump DHS officials, raise new Jan. 6 questions
Missing text messages for top Trump administration Homeland Security officials in the days surrounding Jan. 6, 2021, are raising new questions about why the agency’s watchdog did not alert officials to the potential destruction of records. According to a document obtained by the Project on Government Oversight, text messages for former acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf as well as his deputy, Ken Cuccinelli, were unable to be located. The late February message to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General Joseph Cuffari indicates that record rete
Read MoreBipartisan bill would create mechanism to expunge federal marijuana misdemeanors
Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.) introduced a bill on Friday that would create a mechanism for federal misdemeanor marijuana offenses to be expunged, amid a new push for decriminalization at the federal level. Carter said in a press release shared with The Hill that the legislation, which is being co-sponsored by Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), will provide an “expedited, orderly process” to clear non-felony offenses that are lingering in the federal system. He said it will restore justice to millions who have suffered “inordinate collateral consequences” from marijuana-related misdemea
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