Washington, DC - For many Americans, the summer grilling and travel season begins this upcoming weekend. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) wants to make sure you and your family avoid food poisoning this summer. An estimated 128,000 Americans are hospitalized with food poisoning each year, but foodborne illnesses can be prevented during summer months by properly handling perishable foods during travel, and by using a food thermometer when grilling.

San Francisco, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring May 22, 2018 as “Harvey Milk Day” in the State of California.

Washington, DC - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Doptelet (avatrombopag) tablets to treat low blood platelet count (thrombocytopenia) in adults with chronic liver disease who are scheduled to undergo a medical or dental procedure. This is the first drug approved by the FDA for this use.

Washington, DC - Fire researchers will tell you that there’s a simple solution for reducing fire hazards: eliminate flammable materials. If it doesn’t burn, the experts say, then there won’t be a fire. Of course, that option isn’t very practical or realistic; after all, who wants to sit on a block of cement when you can have a cushiony recliner?

Washington, DC - Secretary Pompeo welcomed Foreign Minister Tsogtbaatar to the State Department on May 21. The Secretary greeted the Foreign Minister during his meeting with Under Secretary for Political Affairs Thomas A. Shannon, where the two sides affirmed their joint commitment to the U.S.-Mongolian partnership based on our shared values and common strategic interests.

Washington, DC - President Trump at Swearing-In Ceremony of Gina Haspel as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency: