• Oregon governor signs a bill recriminalizing drug possession

    Oregon governor signs a bill recriminalizing drug possession

    Apr 01, 2024 10:52 PM EDT

    ... health authorities, already grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic, struggled to stand up the new treatment system, state auditors found. At the same time, the fentanyl crisis began to spark an increase in deadly overdoses. Those pressures prompted Oregon Democrats to shift their stance on decriminalization policy in recent months ...

  • Mexico’s president says he won’t confront cartels on U.S. orders

    Mexico’s president says he won’t confront cartels on U.S. orders

    Mar 22, 2024 09:47 PM EDT

    ... remarks. But it did note the U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions Friday on a Sinaloa Cartel money-laundering network in which the proceeds of fentanyl sales were used to buy shipments of cell phones in the United States, which were then sold in Mexico. John Kirby, spokesman for the ...

  • Read Sen. Katie Britt's full response to the State of the Union

    Read Sen. Katie Britt's full response to the State of the Union

    Mar 08, 2024 04:26 AM EDT

    From fentanyl poisonings to horrific murders… There are empty chairs tonight at kitchen tables just like this one because of President Biden’s senseless border policies. Just think about Laken Riley. In my neighboring state of Georgia, this beautiful, 22-year-old nursing student went out on a jog one ...

  • Read Biden’s full 2024 State of the Union remarks

    Read Biden’s full 2024 State of the Union remarks

    Mar 08, 2024 02:52 AM EDT

    ... conflict. And we’re in a stronger position to win the competition for the 21st Century against China or anyone else for that matter. Here at home I’ve signed over 400 bipartisan bills. But there’s more to do to pass my Unity Agenda. Strengthen penalties on fentanyl trafficking.

  • How to watch the 2024 State of the Union

    How to watch the 2024 State of the Union

    Mar 06, 2024 09:47 PM EDT

    ... spending and taking down junk fees. Biden is also expected to reiterate his “unity agenda” for a divided Congress, which includes policy goals like curbing fentanyl use, ending cancer and supporting veterans that have been mentioned in his past speeches. There are multiple crises at home and abroad that could ...

  • What's behind the stunning rise in alcohol-related deaths

    What's behind the stunning rise in alcohol-related deaths

    Mar 05, 2024 11:30 PM EDT

    Keith Humphreys: Yes, it's a huge blind spot in American drug policy. You can talk about drugs for hours, and people will mention fentanyl and meth and cocaine, which are, of course, very important drugs to think about, and they do a lot of harm, but no one will ...

  • San Francisco votes on measures to compel drug treatment and give police surveillance drones

    San Francisco votes on measures to compel drug treatment and give police surveillance drones

    Mar 05, 2024 11:20 PM EDT

    ... U.S. have had mixed results as they struggle to balance progressive criminal justice reforms with fed-up voters. In San Francisco, retail theft, record fentanyl overdose deaths, and the struggle to bounce back from the pandemic have frustrated residents and drawn negative attention from national media outlets. Voters ousted ...

  • Americans divided on TikTok ban as Biden campaign joins the app, AP-NORC poll says

    Americans divided on TikTok ban as Biden campaign joins the app, AP-NORC poll says

    Feb 16, 2024 11:25 PM EDT

    ... in this space." Last year, former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy joined the app in an effort to reach younger voters, despite calling it “digital fentanyl” that must be banned. Other Republican candidates found other methods to get their messages on the platform, such as producing video clips that could ...

  • GOP Rep. Van Duyne discusses divides in House over Ukraine aid, border security

    GOP Rep. Van Duyne discusses divides in House over Ukraine aid, border security

    Feb 14, 2024 11:40 PM EDT

    Amna Nawaz: Well, these are U.S. government and Border Patrol numbers, figures and characterizations. (Crosstalk) Rep. Beth Van Duyne: Yes, but that's absolutely -- it's only catching what's coming through those ports of entry. (Crosstalk) Amna Nawaz: Which is the vast majority of the fentanyl coming into ...

  • What you should know about the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas

    What you should know about the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas

    Feb 14, 2024 02:33 AM EDT

    ... Homeland Security Committee has been holding hearings over roughly the last year where Republicans have repeatedly lambasted Mayorkas. Witnesses have included an Arizona sheriff, families who have lost loved ones to the fentanyl crisis, experts on constitutional law, and former Homeland Security officials who served under former President Donald Trump.