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Hemp ban set to be delayed a month after House passes funding bill

The House on Tuesday passed a short-term government funding bill that will buy the intoxicating hemp industry more time to fight off a looming crackdown on its products. The continuing resolution, which funds the government through Dec. 11, passed in the House on a 370-48 vote — with 19 Republicans and 29 Democrats voting in…

Bessent predicts Strait of Hormuz will be ‘worthless’ in 2 years

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that the Strait of Hormuz will be “worthless” to the oil industry in two years. Speaking to Fox Business’s Larry Kudlow on the sidelines of the Group of 20 finance ministers’ summit in North Carolina, Bessent argued the key waterway is “not a choke point” for the U.S. In…

Trump names pastor as tobacco health adviser at CDC

President Trump on Tuesday announced the selection of Darrell Scott, a pastor and longtime Trump supporter, to be the tobacco health adviser for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Trump announced Scott’s new role in a Truth Social post, citing his longtime advocacy for “America’s Underserved Communities.” “For far too long, tobacco-related disease…

Tim Cook hands over reins of Apple, but remains Trump whisperer

Apple’s Tim Cook handed over the reins as CEO to John Ternus on Tuesday, but the technology giant won’t be losing his political clout and connections to Washington. In his new role as executive chair of Apple’s board, Cook will focus on policy, leveraging the political muscle he’s built over the past 15 years to…

US strikes IRGC targets in Iran in response to attacks on American forces

The U.S. military struck Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets inside Iran on Tuesday following Tehran’s attacks on U.S. military assets in the region, the U.S. Central Command (Centcom) announced. The fresh round of strikes, which began at noon, came after the IRGC fired one-way attack drones and missiles at the King Hussein and Azraq…

CDC, Pennsylvania clash over measles deaths

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is disputing two measles deaths reported by Pennsylvania and excluding them from its official weekly tally of deaths, a radical departure from the agency’s normal practice of accepting and including a state’s data. The decision to question Pennsylvania’s classification of measles deaths represents a key test for…

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