
Issues and Concerns
FORT COLLINS, Colorado - A new discovery by scientists could help protect crop production and reduce plant mortality due to drought, which accounts for a quarter of U.S. crop production losses. Water is essential for plants to grow, reproduce, and…
NIH-funded project shows that trans-epidermal water loss could indicate if wounds are fully healed. A research team funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has identified a diagnostic aid that has the potential to accurately predict the recurrence of…
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright issued an emergency order today to minimize the risk of blackouts and address critical grid security issues in the Midwestern region of the United States ahead of the high electricity demand expected this summer.…
FTC says operators falsely claimed affiliation with U.S. Department of Education, made false promises of loan forgiveness, and promoted fake reviews and testimonials The operators of an alleged transnational student loan debt relief scam have agreed to be permanently banned…
WASHINGTON, DC — The Presidential Commission to Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) today released a groundbreaking assessment identifying key drivers behind the childhood chronic disease crisis. Coming just 98 days after President Trump signed an Executive Order, links to an…
COLUMBUS, OHIO, – This Presidential disaster declaration allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet…
Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Food and Drug Administration are currently preparing for the annual Cyclospora outbreak season that typically runs from May to August. In 2024, Texas had…
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have identified a series of changes in the architecture and cell composition of connective tissues of the breast, known as stromal tissue, that is associated with an increased risk of developing aggressive…
JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA BOLLING – The Defense Intelligence Agency recently released an unclassified assessment titled “Golden Dome for America: Current and Future Missile Threats to the U.S. Homeland” to depict threats a sophisticated missile defense system for the United States…
APHIS' International Services program operates in more than 27 countries around the world to keep agriculture healthy and trade markets open. Panama is one of those countries. There, the Panama-United States Commission for the Eradication and Prevention of Screwworm (COPEG),…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would close a Medicaid tax loophole exploited by states to inflate federal payments to states, and free up state funds for non-Medicaid purposes. Some states have exploited…
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the suspension of live cattle, horse, and bison imports through U.S. ports of entry along the southern border due to the continued and rapid northward spread of New World…