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Iowa Republican senatorial candidate former U.S. Attorney Matt Whitaker speaks during a live televised debate, Thursday, April 24, 2014, in Johnston, Iowa.

Beltway Confidential

Matthew Whitaker went straight from a sleazy scam company to acting attorney general

Erin Dunne · November 9, 2018 6:12 pm

Judge shuts down insurer peddling worthless “TrumpCare” plans

Robert King · November 2, 2018 7:08 pm

In this Wednesday, April 11, 2018 photo, an unidentified 15-year-old high school student uses a vaping device near the school's campus in Cambridge, Mass. Health and education officials across the country are raising alarms over wide underage use of e-cigarettes and other vaping products. The devices heat liquid into an inhalable vapor that's sold in sugary flavors like mango and mint â and often with the addictive drug nicotine.

Companies stop sales of kid-friendly e-cigarette liquids after FDA, FTC crackdown

Robert King · August 23, 2018 7:25 pm

A sign reads "Consultation" at the pharmacy window inside a Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. store in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on Oct. 19, 2017.

House lawmakers want federal probe of drug middlemen mergers

Robert King · July 27, 2018 7:29 pm

A federal probe into Facebook's sharing of user data with Cambridge Analytica now involves the FBI, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Justice Department, in addition to the Federal Trade Commission.

Feds widen investigation into Facebook’s sharing of data with Cambridge Analytica: Report

Diana Stancy Correll · July 3, 2018 1:07 am

Sammi LeMaster, left, and Katherine Fuchs, right, carry the top of an alarm clock display that reads "Net Neutrality" down 12th Street SW to their truck after a protest at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, where the FCC is scheduled to meet and vote on net neutrality. The vote scheduled today, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, at the FCC could usher in big changes in how Americans use the internet, a radical departure from more than a decade of federal oversight.

The Net Neutrality CRA would remove FTC privacy protections

Randolph J. May · May 9, 2018 12:00 am

First lady Melania Trump speaks on her initiatives during an event in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, May 7, 2018, in Washington. The first lady gave her multipronged effort to promote the well-being of children a minimalist new motto: "BE BEST." The first lady formally launched her long-awaited initiative after more than a year of reading to children, learning about babies born addicted to drugs and hosting a White House conversation on cyberbullying.

Melania Trump’s ‘Be Best’ booklet appears to copy Obama-era brochure

Caitlin Yilek · May 8, 2018 12:37 pm

Energy and Environment

EPA’s Scott Pruitt faces first lawsuit over ethanol waivers

John Siciliano · May 2, 2018 12:52 am

An increasing number of people believe e-cigarettes are just as harmful as tobacco cigarettes. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

FDA cracks down on e-cigarette products dressed up like candy

Kimberly Leonard · May 1, 2018 3:07 pm

Congressman Bob Latta introduces Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney before his speak at The Seagate Center in Toledo, Ohio, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2012, during a campaign stop.

Rep. Bob Latta: Robocalls are a scourge, but you can do something about it

Rep. Bob Latta · April 26, 2018 4:00 am

When it comes to regulating social media, the feds may beat Congress to the punch

Charlie Mitchell · April 24, 2018 4:00 am

In this stock photo, a person types on a computer, and a large clock with alarm bells sits nearby on the table.

Don’t turn back the clock and re-regulate the Internet

Jeffrey Mazzella · April 23, 2018 4:00 am