USDA slams EU’s decision on regulating gene-edited products

These non-browning mushrooms, which were gene-edited, need no special approval by the USDA in the United States, but if they were sent to European Union countries, they'd face the same regulations as GMOs. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is calling out a recent ruling in the European Union that puts products from new "gene editing" methods such as CRISPR in the same category of all techniques for genetically modified organisms.

Congress struggles with countering Putin after Trump summit

In this July 28, 2018, photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during the State Prize awards ceremony in Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. Congress is producing an unusual outpouring of bills, resolutions and new sanctions proposals to push back at President Donald Trump's approach to Putin.

Trump intervenes in FBI headquarters project

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Democrat Manchin undecided on Kavanaugh after 2-hour meeting

Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's choice to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy, arrives for a private meeting with Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a member of the Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 30, 2018.

Former FEMA head of personnel accused of sexual misconduct

The former head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's personnel office had improper sexual relationships with subordinates and created a "toxic" work environment that included giving preferential treatment to his fraternity brothers, according to a summary of an internal investigation obtained Monday by The Associated Press. FEMA officials said Corey Coleman resigned June 18 amid the probe.

NORC/MTV Poll: More young people looking for younger leaders

A poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and MTV found that most Americans ages 15 to 34 think voting in the midterm elections gives their generation some say about how the government is run, and 79 percent of this group say leaders from their generation would do a better job running the country. The poll found young people eager to vote for someone who shared their political views on issues like health care and immigration policy.

Log Cabin Endorses a Homophobe Over a Black Woman in Georgia Gov. Race

The Log Cabin Republicans' Georgia chapter has endorsed Republican Brian Kemp for governor even though he supports anti-LGBT "religious freedom" legislation. Kemp, currently secretary of state in Georgia, won the gubernatorial nomination in a runoff last Tuesday, and he then reiterated his support for a Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

Acosta Whines That Trump Aide Shouted At Him While He Was Shouting At President Trump

White House staff singled out CNN's Jim Acosta after he shouted questions at President Trump following a photo spray in the Oval Office. Acosta shouted, "Mr. President, if there was no collusion, why does Rudy Giuliani consider there to be no crime in collusion?" "Make your way out," a staffer yelled to all of the reporters packed in the room.

Kavanaugh meets with Democrat Manchin, wins support of GOP’s…

President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee made fresh inroads with senators on Monday, as he held a lengthy meeting with a Democratic lawmaker and won the support of an unpredictable Republican. U.S. Appeals Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh spent about two hours in the office of Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, the first Democrat to meet with him.

White House aide shouts down CNN’s Acosta during Trump photo op

CNN chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta was shouted down by a White House aide on Monday as he rattled off questions to Donald John Trump Yemeni-American man kills himself after family blocked from entering US by Trump admin Dershowitz on MSNBC panel: 'Don't you dare accuse me' of defending Trump Bannon slams Kochs: 'What they have to do is shut up and get with the program' MORE "Make your way out. Let's go.

Appeals Court Tees Up Interstate Handgun Sale Ban For Possible Supreme Court Review

Last week in Mance v. Sessions , the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied, by one vote, a request for a rehearing of the case by the full panel of the court, and confirmed the reversal of a lower court decision that had ruled the interstate handgun sale ban to be unconstitutional.

Trump’s latest rage-tweets about Mueller and border wall…

Over the weekend, President Donald Trump escalated his rage-tweets about special counsel Robert Mueller, threatened a government shutdown to get his great wall on the southern border, and blasted the news media for selling out the country while basically shrugging at the idea that egging on his supporters' hatred of the press might be placing independent journalists in greater danger. It's a reminder that Trump's authoritarianism and bigotry will be front and center in this fall's midterm elections.

Pa.’s Newest US Attorney Wants More – of Everything P.J. D’Annunzio…

After nearly four months on the job, U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain has concluded that the nine-county region of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania needs more-of just about everything. In an interview with The Legal, McSwain said more new hires, more prosecutions, more cooperation with the media, and the creation of new units are all part of his plan to dial up the office's productivity and boost its public profile.

Trump weighs big tax cut for rich: report

The Trump administration is considering acting unilaterally to institute a $100 billion tax cut that will largely benefit the wealthy, according to a report in The New York Times . Steven Terner Mnuchin Mnuchin: Trump 'absolutely respects the independence of the Fed' Mnuchin: 3 percent economic growth possible for '4 or 5 years' Trump Treasury nominee defends guidance reducing donor disclosure MORE at a recent G-20 meeting in Argentina said if the tax cut can't be done through Congress, the administration will "look at what tools" are necessary to consider the move.