JUSTTHENEWS (Amanda Head) - New FDA leadership brings cultural shift and mentality shakeup
The FDA is one of the most notoriously bureaucratic agencies in Washington.
JUSTTHENEWS (Greg Piper) - The Empire Strikes Back: Calif. lawmakers, Kansas judge block efforts to help gender-confused kids
Oregon "gender affirming care" providers settle before trial on detransitioner's malpractice claims, after jury awarded $2 million to New York detransitioner. Kansas judge belittles expert witness that helped save Alabama's similar ban.
JUSTTHENEWS (Seamus Bruner and Price Sukhia) - California gubernatorial hopeful Becerra has deep ties to migrant NGOs, Mexican government
The relationships with Becerra are both personal and political. His daughter Clarissa interned at UnidosUS in 2012.
JUSTTHENEWS (Steven Richards) - Trump nears decision on Taiwan arms sale amid conflicting official explanations for delay
The president said the arms package was a “negotiating chip” and his Navy secretary said the delay was about military stocks. The confusion over the congressionally-approved arms sale has raised concern among lawmakers.
JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - Paxton win sends message to Thune: It’s Trump’s Senate now
To be sure, Paxton’s win of the Republican nomination doesn’t guarantee his entry into the Senate, and Democratic candidate James Talarico is expected to be a formidable opponent. But Cornyn’s departure from the chamber is now definite.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Agriculture Sec Rollins signs disaster declaration assisting 17 PA counties impacted by freeze
Farmers from over a dozen counties in Pennsylvania impacted by freeze events last month will be able to receive assistance from the federal government.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Dems skip fraud roundtable at White House, saying not enough advance notice
In February, during his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump put Vice President JD Vance in charge of a task force to eliminate fraud.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - White House urges state AGs to hold Medicaid fraudsters accountable
The Trump administration, which recently charged 15 people in Minnesota of stealing tens of millions of dollars from Medicaid, specifically wants states to focus on Medicaid fraud.
WASHINGTONPOST (Praveena Somasundaram) - Texas Democrats reject House candidate who called for imprisoning Zionists
The runoff was a test of whether the Democratic Party could successfully distance itself from a left-wing candidate whom leaders called antisemitic.
JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - NASA unveils plans for three unmanned lunar missions in 2026
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said the first flight, which will be led by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, will take place no earlier than the fall.