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Demonstrators vape during a pro-vaping rally outside the White House on Nov. 9 to protest Washington’s proposed vaping flavor ban. (Jose Luis Magana/AFP via Getty Images file photo)

Marijuana criminalization could be clouding info on vaping deaths

By Emily Kopp
Posted December 4, 2019 at 5:30am
Senate Appropriations Chairman Richard C. Shelby says he doubts that all 12 overdue spending bills for the current fiscal year could be finalized before the Dec. 20 deadline. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

House pushes ‘dozen bills or none’ approach to spending talks

By Jennifer Shutt and Paul M. Krawzak
Posted December 3, 2019 at 3:26pm
Stephen Hahn, nominee to be commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Nov. 20. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Senate panel approves Trump’s FDA nominee

By Andrew Siddons
Posted December 3, 2019 at 11:59am
Stephen Hahn, nominee to be commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, at his Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Senator talks about personal experience with CBD oil

By Graham MacGillivray and Emily Kopp
Posted November 22, 2019 at 2:31pm
Stephen Hahn, nominee to be commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

FDA nominee faces bipartisan grilling on Trump’s vaping plan

By Emily Kopp
Posted November 20, 2019 at 8:46pm
Missouri Rep. Ann Wagner said legislation being produced by a Republican caucus will help the party compete for votes in suburban areas. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

GOP plan for suburbs includes bills focused on child care, health costs

By Stephanie Akin
Posted November 20, 2019 at 6:16pm
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is pushing several initiatives to benefit his constituents, including renewal of tax breaks for bourbon distillers, aid for retired coal miners and appropriations to bolster Kentucky’s hemp industry. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Democrats prepare to duel McConnell over year-end wish list

By Doug Sword
Posted November 20, 2019 at 5:30am
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., at a news conference in the Capitol in March. Warren is betting that a massive redistribution of wealth would win her the Democratic nomination and the presidency. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Elizabeth Warren has a plan: Here’s what it would cost

By Peter Cohn
Posted November 19, 2019 at 11:00am
Stephen Hahn, President Donald Trump’s choice to head the Food and Drug Administration, faces a confirmation hearing on Wednesday before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. (Courtesy The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center)

FDA nominee to face questions on issues from vaping to salmon

By Andrew Siddons
Posted November 18, 2019 at 11:32am
“You don’t see the inside-the-Beltway frenzy because we’re not inside the Beltway,” Herrera Beutler said of her constituents' attitude toward impeachment of the president. (Jacob Fischler/CQ Roll Call)

Impeachment frenzy? Not so much in the other Washington

By Jacob Fischler
Posted November 14, 2019 at 11:30am