
Issues and Concerns
Washington, D.C. Mexico’s National Service of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety, and Quality (SENASICA) reported a new case of New World Screwworm (NWS) in Ixhuatlan de Madero, Veracruz in Mexico, which is approximately 160 miles northward of the current sterile fly dispersal…
The Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting an outbreak of measles primarily in West Texas. At this time, 753 cases have been confirmed since late January. Less than one percent, or fewer than 10 of the confirmed cases,…
To help prevent fraud, Attorney General Ken Paxton is issuing a consumer alert to ensure that charitable gifts are efficiently and responsibly used to the maximum benefit of those recently impacted by the tragic flooding in Texas. “Unfortunately, there are…
Earlier this year, CIA Director John Ratcliffe tasked Agency career professionals with decades of experience to conduct a lessons-learned review of the procedures and analytic tradecraft employed in the Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) conducted shortly after the 2016 election. Today,…
The first Texas case of West Nile illness in 2025 was confirmed June 24 in a resident of Brazos County, according to public health officials. The Department of State Health Services confirmed the resident was diagnosed with West Nile fever.…
Today, the Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism sent the following letter to Harvard University: Dear Dr. Garber, Harvard holds the regrettable distinction of being among the most prominent and visible breeding ground for race discrimination, as the Supreme Court noted…
US Department of Labor to end practice of seeking liquidated damages in Wage and Hour investigations
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division today issued a field assistance bulletin clarifying that it may not seek or collect the payment of liquidated damages in any administrative matter under the Fair Labor Standards Act.…
More than 1,010 children have died of heatstroke, because they were left or became trapped in a hot car over the past 25 years. It’s important for everyone to understand these tragedies can happen to anyone — but are always…
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz today met with industry leaders to discuss their pledge, links to an external website,…
Attorney General Ken Paxton along with all 55 attorneys general, representing all eligible states and U.S. territories, agreed to a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family. The Sackler family has also informed the attorneys…
Rule Cracks Down on Improper ACA Enrollments, Protects Patient and Taxpayer Dollars, and Restores Marketplace Integrity The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is finalizing a major rule that will lower individual health insurance premiums by approximately 5% on…
Edinburg, TX – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins launched an $8.5 million sterile New World screwworm (NWS) fly dispersal facility in South Texas and announced a sweeping five-pronged plan to enhance USDA’s already robust ability to detect, control,…