More than 400,000 bottles of over-the-counter medication recalled due to issues with child-proofing
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on Thursday announced the recall of over 400,000 bottles of over-the-counter medicine due to issues with the child-resistant packaging, which did not meet the requirements in the Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA). Aurohealth recalled about 137,300 units of
Read MoreHealth Care — COVID funding request hits pushback from GOP senator
Hold up. We’re getting a new Beyoncé album next month, and we already know what it’s going to be called: “Rennaissance.” Today in health care, top GOP Sen. Richard Burr
Read MoreLawmakers call for NFL commissioner to release investigation into Commanders
A group of six House Democrats from the Washington, D.C., metro area sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Thursday, asking him to release the results of an investigation into the Washington Commanders’ workplace culture. The letter comes one day after an NFL spokesperson
Read MoreDefense & National Security — Senators eye $45B defense budget boost
The Senate Armed Services Committee voted to pass its version of the fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), proposing to boost defense spending by roughly $45 billion over what President Biden requested. We’ll have more details on the bill, plus the Senate’s recent vote on a bill to expand benefits for veterans suffering health effects from toxic exposure, as well as a newly reported details on a call between Biden and top officials over rhetoric on Ukraine. This is Defense & National Security, your nightly guide to the latest d
Read MoreFive takeaways: Jan. 6 panel bears down on Pence pressure campaign
The House select committee investigating last year's attack on the U.S. Capitol staged its third public hearing on Thursday, advancing its case that former President Trump had tapped the powers of the White House to orchestrate an attempted coup. The effort was unsuccessful, in the panel’s telling, only because Trump’s weeks-long campaign to recruit other White House figures failed to convince his own vice president, Mike Pence, to get on board. Pence, ignoring Trump’s entreaties, refused to reject the state electoral votes that formalized Trump’s defeat — a defiance that saved th
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