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Routine FDA food inspections suspended by shutdown
January 11, 2019Americans only just survived the great romaine lettuce scare of 2018, and now the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has postponed routine domestic food safety inspections.
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Workers, allies blast Trump lockout of federal workers
January 11, 2019Workers and their allies blasted Trump’s closure of a large part of the federal government and his denial of pay to 800,000 workers.
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Thousands protest at the border as Trump tours Texas wall site
January 11, 2019Trump threatens a power grab, wants to take money from hurricane and wildfire victims to pay for his wall.
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Government shut down, but oil development mostly open for business
January 10, 2019“The oil industry is still getting business as usual and everybody else is getting shut out, so it’s fundamentally not fair."
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Big opportunities for the Democrats in Virginia this year
January 10, 2019The new legislative session in the Virginia General Assembly (the state legislature) is now underway.
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