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Both parties claim wins in massive omnibus spending bill

December 20, 2022, 8:21am Politics

Democratic and Republican appropriators released a sprawling, $1.7 trillion fiscal 2023 omnibus spending bill early Tuesday morning, setting up a race to the finish line for the 117th Congress by the end of this week. Read story

FILE - A sign in front of the Food and Drug Administration building is seen on Dec. 10, 2020, in Silver Spring, Md. The FDA's tobacco division is plagued by a lack of clear direction and priorities that have hampered its ability to regulate electronic cigarettes and other products under its oversight, according to a report released Monday, Dec. 19, 2022.

Panel warns FDA’s beleaguered tobacco unit lacks direction

FILE - A sign in front of the Food and Drug Administration building is seen on Dec. 10, 2020, in Silver Spring, Md. The FDA's tobacco division is plagued by a lack of clear direction and priorities that have hampered its ability to regulate electronic cigarettes and other products under its oversight, according to a report released Monday, Dec. 19, 2022.

December 19, 2022, 7:11pm Business

The lack of clear direction and priorities at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s tobacco division has hampered its ability to regulate electronic cigarettes and other products, according to an expert panel assembled to examine problems at the agency. Read story

FILE - Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is sworn in before a House Subcommittee on the Coronavirus crisis hearing, July 31, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Fauci steps down from a five-decade career in public service at the end of the month, one shaped by the HIV pandemic early on and the COVID-19 pandemic at the end.

Loved or hated, Fauci’s parting advice: Stick to the science

FILE - Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is sworn in before a House Subcommittee on the Coronavirus crisis hearing, July 31, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Fauci steps down from a five-decade career in public service at the end of the month, one shaped by the HIV pandemic early on and the COVID-19 pandemic at the end.

December 19, 2022, 10:41am Health

Long before the bobbleheads and the “Fauci ouchie,” Dr. Anthony Fauci was a straight-shooter about scary diseases -- and “stick with the science” remains his mantra. Read story

At Hanukkah reception, Biden to condemn rising antisemitism

December 19, 2022, 9:21am Politics

President Joe Biden is condemning growing antisemitism in remarks for a Hanukkah reception at the White House that will include a menorah lighting and blessing. Read story

In this photo provided by Becky Mourey, Becky Mourey, center, and her husband Jim, left, meet with representatives for Illinois Rep. Jan Schakowsky at her offices on Capitol Hill, Washington DC in May 2022. Mourey and other ALS patients spent more than two years advocating for the approval of the new drug, Relyvrio, a treatment for ALS. Patients say they are now facing insurance and financial hurdles to access the drug, which costs $158,000.

ALS patients contend with $158K price tag on new drug

In this photo provided by Becky Mourey, Becky Mourey, center, and her husband Jim, left, meet with representatives for Illinois Rep. Jan Schakowsky at her offices on Capitol Hill, Washington DC in May 2022. Mourey and other ALS patients spent more than two years advocating for the approval of the new drug, Relyvrio, a treatment for ALS. Patients say they are now facing insurance and financial hurdles to access the drug, which costs $158,000.

December 19, 2022, 8:46am Health

For two years, Becky Mourey pushed the Food and Drug Administration to approve an experimental drug for her Lou Gehrig’s disease. Read story

FILE - A registered nurse works on a computer while assisting a COVID-19 patient in Los Angeles. Hospital systems around the country are rolling out fees for some messages that patients send to physicians, saying their providers are increasingly spending more time poring over online queries, some so complex that they require the level of medical expertise normally dispensed during an office visit. (AP Photo/Jae C.

Want to email your doctor? You may be charged for that

FILE - A registered nurse works on a computer while assisting a COVID-19 patient in Los Angeles. Hospital systems around the country are rolling out fees for some messages that patients send to physicians, saying their providers are increasingly spending more time poring over online queries, some so complex that they require the level of medical expertise normally dispensed during an office visit. (AP Photo/Jae C.

December 18, 2022, 6:43am Health

The next time you message your doctor to ask about a pesky cough or an itchy rash, you may want to check your bank account first — you could get a bill for the question. Read story

FILE - Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer, chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission Advisory Council, tells a joint Congressional Atomic Committee that U.S. military establishment to his knowledge had never found it necessary to use exportable type isotopes for the development of new war machines. The hearing continued on charges of mismanagement in AEC.

Oppenheimer wrongly stripped of security clearance, U.S. says

FILE - Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer, chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission Advisory Council, tells a joint Congressional Atomic Committee that U.S. military establishment to his knowledge had never found it necessary to use exportable type isotopes for the development of new war machines. The hearing continued on charges of mismanagement in AEC.

December 17, 2022, 4:49pm Politics

The Biden administration has reversed a decades-old decision to revoke the security clearance of Robert Oppenheimer, the physicist called the father of the atomic bomb for his leading role in World War II’s Manhattan Project. Read story

Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, speaks during a roundtable discussion with Jewish leaders about the rise in antisemitism and efforts to fight hate in the United States in the Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022.

Douglas Emhoff tours 988 call center for mental health

Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, speaks during a roundtable discussion with Jewish leaders about the rise in antisemitism and efforts to fight hate in the United States in the Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022.

December 16, 2022, 2:32pm Nation & World

Douglas Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, on Friday visited a 988 call center that's part of the recently launched national hotline intended to help anyone experiencing a mental health emergency. Read story

Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks to reporters after a court hearing, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, in New York. Rudy Giuliani beat a contempt order and avoided jail in an ongoing dispute over money he owes to his ex-wife, Judith Giuliani, as part of their 2019 divorce settlement.

Giuliani likely committed misconduct over 2020 election, D.C. Bar panel finds

Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks to reporters after a court hearing, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, in New York. Rudy Giuliani beat a contempt order and avoided jail in an ongoing dispute over money he owes to his ex-wife, Judith Giuliani, as part of their 2019 divorce settlement.

December 15, 2022, 12:01pm Nation & World

Attorney disciplinary regulators recommended Rudy Giuliani be disbarred after a Washington, D.C., Bar committee announced a preliminary finding that he likely violated at least one attorney practice rule in pressing Donald Trump’s failed legal challenge to President Joe Biden’s 2020 win in Pennsylvania. Read story

Sen. Bennet unveils bill to revise agricultural visa system

December 15, 2022, 11:54am Business

Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado unveiled long-awaited legislation Thursday to revise the agricultural visa system and offer migrant farmworkers a path to permanent residency — a last-ditch effort to enact changes after bipartisan talks fell apart. Read story