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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services launched two sweeping actions this month that put state governments under renewed federal scrutiny, opening a civil rights investigation …
HHS Targets States Over Conscience Rights, Foster Care Benefit Seizures Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Food and Drug Administration rolled out a rapid-fire series of moves this month that could reshape how Americans manage chronic disease, treat rare and life-threatening blood …
FDA’s Week of Breakthroughs: New Gene Therapy, New Antibiotics, New Rules Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission rolled out a sweeping series of enforcement actions and consumer protection moves this month, signaling an aggressive posture on competition, fraud, online safety, …
FTC Unleashes Enforcement Blitz, From Robocalls to Big Mergers Read More
ATLANTA, GA — Federal health officials made two consequential moves this month affecting infant health, as advisers voted to loosen long-standing guidance on newborn hepatitis B vaccination while investigators expanded …
CDC Shifts Hep B Guidance as Infant Formula Outbreak Sickens 51 Babies Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Small Business Administration moved on two fronts this month, ordering a sweeping financial review of thousands of federal contractors while also fast-tracking disaster relief for …
SBA Orders Sweeping Audit of 8(a) Firms as Alaska Disaster Aid Tops $3M Read More
ANNVILLE, PA — Seventy-five at-risk teens graduated Saturday from the Keystone State ChalleNGe Academy, marking the largest graduating class in the program’s history and closing a rigorous 22-week residential phase …
At-Risk Teens Graduate Record Class, Logging 3,200 Hours of Service Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service moved this month to expand health savings accounts while showcasing record-setting enforcement results, signaling a dual push to broaden tax …
IRS Rolls Out Sweeping HSA Expansion, Touts $10.6B Crime Crackdown Read More
DUNMORE, PA — State health officials are urging Pennsylvanians to get vaccinated against the flu ahead of holiday gatherings, warning that the seasonal virus is already spreading statewide and that …
Flu Shot Urged as Holidays Near and Cases Rise Across Pennsylvania Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Few Americans realize how much power is exercised over their retirement savings by companies they have never heard of, but President Donald Trump is betting that revelation …
Trump Targets Foreign Proxy Giants, Aiming to Reclaim America’s Retirement Dollars Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As Iran convulses under mounting unrest, repression, and regional aggression, a rare bipartisan gathering on Capitol Hill sent a pointed message this past week: the future of …
Iran’s Democratic Alternative Takes Center Stage on Capitol Hill Read More