US citizen detained on drug smuggling charges in Russia released amid talks between Moscow, Washington
A U.S. citizen arrested in Russia earlier this month on drug smuggling charges was released ahead of talks in Saudi Arabia ...
White House disputes FDA prohibited words list including ‘women’ and ‘disabled’
A White House spokesperson said the list of "prohibited words" came from a misunderstanding of Trump’s executive orders tackling gender ideology.
Top FDA food safety official's resignation letter warns firings will backfire on RFK Jr.
James Jones resigned as FDA deputy commissioner and said the Trump administration's "indiscriminate" job cuts show "disdain for the very people necessary to implement your agenda." ...
Trump administration cuts reach FDA employees in food safety, medical devices and tobacco products
The Trump administration’s effort to slash the size of the federal workforce reached the Food and Drug Administration this ...
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FDA’s head of device safety among employees terminated in ‘challenging’ weekend
The cuts hit the FDA's medical device center particularly hard, including reviewers and experts on AI-enabled medical ...
Exclusive: FDA staff reviewing Musk’s Neuralink were included in DOGE employee firings, sources say
U.S. Food and Drug Administration employees reviewing Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink were fired over the weekend ...
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FDA’s former top food official says Trump firings are ‘dismantling’ the division
The former head of the FDA's food division told STAT he resigned because cuts made by the Trump administration imperil the ...
Drug overdose deaths fall in 2023 for 1st time since pandemic began: CDC
Rates of drug overdose deaths decreased in the U.S. for the first time since the pandemic began, according to new federal data published Thursday.
Under Trump, CIA plots bigger role in drug cartel fight
The CIA is developing plans to fulfill President Donald Trump’s campaign pledges to get tough on Mexico’s drug cartels, but ...