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The Biden Regime on Thursday moved to ban menthol cigarettes. The Food and Drug Administration announced a plan to ban menthol cigarettes which are primarily used by blacks and other racial minorities. “Today, more than 85 percent of Black smokers choose menthol cigarettes — almost three times the proportion for White smokers.” the Washington Post  reported . Fox News  reporte d  Drug Administration (FDA) released its plan to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars on Thursday, saying the actions have the potential to significantly reduce disease and death. The menthol product standard will reduce the appeal of cigarettes — particularly to youth and young adults — and improve the health and reduce the mortality risk of current menthol cigarette smokers by decreasing cigarette consumption and increasing the likelihood of cessation. Menthol has particularly high rates of use by youth, young adults and African Americans and other racial and ethnic groups. The FDA said eliminating menth

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference at the Treasury Department in Washington, Thursday, April 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is defending Joe Biden’s spending packages despite the record-setting inflation and a slump in first quarter GDP. While speaking at the Brookings Institution on Thursday, she said the US is facing major economic problems in the near future. Yellen then pointed to skyrocketing costs of fuel, supply chain disruptions and low labor productivity as main reasons for concern. The US economy contracted by 1.4 percent in the first three months of this year, while inflation hit a 42-year high. “In recent weeks, energy price movements have been another significant source of global economic shocks,” stated the Treasury Secretary. “The Biden administration’s proposed energy agenda is designed to diminish our reliance on fossil fuels and help achieve greater energy independence. Republican lawmakers have said Biden

Damaged cars and a destroyed accommodation building are seen near a checkpoint in Brovary, outside Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) A 22-year-old US Marine was reportedly killed fighting in Ukraine against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces. Family members of Willy Joseph Cancel said they were told he died on Monday. At the time of his death, he was working with a private military contracting company. According to his family, the company was apparently hiring people to fight in the war, which led Cancel to fly to Poland in March. “He wanted to go over because he believed in what Ukraine was fighting for and he wanted to be a part of it to contain it there so it didn’t come here,” explained his mother, Rebecca Cabrera. “And that maybe our American soldiers wouldn’t have to be involved in it.” At this time, Cancel’s body has not been recovered. He leaves behind a wife and 7-month-old baby. “He went there wanting help people, he had always felt that

President Joe Biden speaks as he meets with small business owners in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Thursday, April 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) President Joe Biden said he’s sending Congress a request for more security and humanitarian funding for Ukraine. During a press conference at the White House Thursday, Biden said in total he’s asking for an additional $33 billion for the war-torn country as the conflict continues for more than two months. Twenty billion dollars will be used for military assistance, $8 billion for economic assistance and $3 billion for humanitarian aid, which is expected to last through September 30. The President stressed the aid will help Ukraine continue defending it’s sovereignty against Russian aggression. “Basically, we’re out of money and so that’s why today, in order to sustain Ukraine as it continues to fight, I’m sending Congress a supplemental budget request, ” Biden stateted. “It’s going to keep weapons and

A fishing boat sails off the coasts of Henningsvaer, on the Norwegian northern Lofoten islands, on March 8, 2018. (OLIVIER MORIN/AFP via Getty Images) Norway will close its borders and ports to Russian trucks and ships, joining sanctions imposed by the European Union over the war in Ukraine, the Norwegian foreign ministry said on Friday. Russian fishing vessels, which often land their catch at ports in northern Norway, will receive exemptions from sanctions. Norway's Arctic Svalbard archipelago, which operates under a 1920s treaty allowing expanded foreign access, will also be exempted, the ministry said.

A Russian serviceman accompanies journalists during their visit to the Luhansk thermal power plant in the town of Shchastia, Luhansk region. (Alexey Maishev/AP) A Marine veteran was believed to be the first American combatant killed during the Russia-Ukraine war. Willy Joseph Cancel, a 22-year-old New York native, was killed while fighting alongside Ukrainian forces, his family members told  CNN . Cancel's mother, Rebecca Cabrera, told CNN that her son left his full-time job as a corrections officer in Tennessee to work with a private military contracting company in Ukraine. She added that Cancel leaves behind a 7-month-old baby and a wife. "He wanted to go over because he believed in what Ukraine was fighting for, and he wanted to be a part of it to contain it there so it didn't come here, and that maybe our American soldiers wouldn't have to be involved in it," Cabrera told CNN. Cabrera was told by those who informed her of her son's death that his body had

Russian President Vladimir Putin (Ramil Sitdikov, Host Photo Agency via Getty Images ) Russian President Vladimir Putin will likely use the May 9 Victory Day celebrations, which mark the surrender of Nazi Germany in 1945, to inform the Russian people that he is waging a war in Ukraine, not running a special military operation, the U.K.’s defense minister said. As the Kremlin’s assault on Ukraine moved into its 10th week on Thursday, Putin has not yet labeled it a war, but has instead maintained that it is a “special military operation,” the goal of which is the “denazification” of the former Soviet Union country. British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said the Russian head of state will have to tell the Russian people about the reality of the conflict if he needs more conscripts to be compelled to join the ranks under a formal declaration of hostilities. “I actually think what he’s trying to do is lay the groundwork for an announcement on their May Day Second World War celebration to co