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Coldrif row: After death toll reaches 20, DGHS gives strict warning to drug regulators of states, UTs, ‘It shall be ensured…’

Coldrif row: After death toll reaches 20, DGHS gives strict warning to drug regulators of states, UTs, ‘It shall be ensured…’

After an increase in the deaths of children from alleged consumption of Coldrif cough syrup, the Directorate General of Health Services strongly ordered all states and Union Territories, directing them to conduct stricter testing of pharmaceutical products. The death toll from allegedly consuming Coldrif cough syrup has increased to 20. Madhya Pradesh, where initially and most deaths occurred, reported four new deaths in the last 24 hours. According to some reports, the investigations have revealed that some cough syrups, which were barred from being administered to children under four years of age, were still being sold.

Katie Porter caught on video screaming ‘Get out of my f—–g shot!’ at staffer during 2021 call

Katie Porter caught on video screaming ‘Get out of my f—–g shot!’ at staffer during 2021 call

A video obtained by Politico and released Wednesday shows California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter berating a staffer during a 2021 video call after stepping into her shot. In the clip, then-U.S. Rep. Porter, D-Calif., is seen speaking with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm about energy and climate issues. At one point, a staffer walks into the frame, prompting Porter to snap and yell, “Get out of my f—ing shot!” She also scolded the staffer for having appeared in the background before. “You were in my shot before that,” Porter said. “Stay out of my shot.” CONTROVERSIAL DEM ABRUPTLY ENDS BONKERS INTERVIEW AFTER REPEATEDLY BERATING REPORTER: ‘I DON’T CARE’ Politico noted that Porter’s outburst was edited out of the Department of Energy’s final version of the webinar. The Porter campaign did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.  The resurfaced footage follows another viral clip this week showing Porter lashing out at a reporter and attempting to end an interview. During a segment on California’s redistricting effort, CBS California reporter Julie Watts asked Porter, “What do you say to the 40% of California voters who you’ll need in order to win, who voted for Trump?” KAMALA HARRIS TO PUBLISH BEHIND-THE-SCENES ACCOUNT OF FAILED 2024 CAMPAIGN Porter, considered by many to be the frontrunner in the race, responded, “How would I need them in order to win, ma’am?” “Well, unless you think you’re going to get 60% of the vote,” Watts said, prompting Porter to laugh. The exchange grew tense as Porter pushed back on the question, arguing over whether she needs to court Trump voters, particularly if she’s running head-to-head against another Democrat. KAMALA HARRIS’ MAJOR CALIFORNIA ANNOUNCEMENT TRIGGERS CIRCULAR DEM FIRING SQUAD “So you don’t need them to win,” Watts asked Porter. “I feel like this is unnecessarily argumentative,” Porter said, prompting the reporter to point out that she had asked the same question to the other candidates in the race, and they answered it. “I don’t want to keep doing this, I’m going to call it,” Porter said. LIBERAL MEDIA DARLING IN THE HOT SEAT AFTER EXPLOSIVE INTERVIEW GOES VIRAL “You’re not going to do the interview?” Watts said as Porter tried to remove her microphone. “Nope, not like this I’m not, not with seven follow-ups to every single question you ask,” Porter responded. When Watts reminded Porter that every candidate had answered the question, Porter said, “I don’t care.” Porter told Watts after being pressed even more that she doesn’t “want to have an unhappy experience with you” and that she doesn’t “want this all on camera.” The clip drew widespread attention online, with conservatives criticizing Porter for struggling with follow-up questions. Fox News Digital’s Andrew Mark Miller contributed to this report.

Final faceoff: Democrat, Republican nominees in key race for governor blast each other on debate stage

Final faceoff: Democrat, Republican nominees in key race for governor blast each other on debate stage

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — With under one month to go until Election Day in New Jersey’s competitive and combustible race for governor, Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli battled over Sherrill’s military record, Ciattarelli’s business career, and support for President Donald Trump during their second and final debate. The showdown in New Jersey in the race to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, which turned increasingly bitter in recent weeks, played out at Wednesday’s acrimonious debate. In one heated exchange, Sherrill accused Ciattarelli of profiting off the opioid crisis, claiming that he “killed tens of thousands of people” through his ties to pharmaceutical industry-backed training materials. And Ciattarelli fired back that Sherrill “broke the law,” as he pointed to her fines four years ago for failing to timely disclose stock trades, as members of Congress are required to do under federal conflict-of-interest law. TRUMP LOOMS LARGE OVER 2025 ELECTIONS New Jersey and Virginia are the only two states to hold gubernatorial contests the year after a presidential election, which means the races traditionally grab outsized national attention. And this year’s ballot box showdowns are viewed as crucial early tests of Trump’s popularity and second-term agenda, and are considered key barometers ahead of next year’s midterm elections for the U.S. House and Senate. The two candidates took shots at each other over key issues, including New Jersey’s sky-high energy costs, property taxes, immigration, and the ongoing federal government shutdown. HEAD HERE FOR THE LATEST FOX NEWS REPORTING ON THE 2025 ELECTIONS And while he isn’t on the ballot, Trump loomed large over the debate. Ciattarelli, who cruised to the GOP nomination earlier this year after landing Trump’s endorsement, was asked where he disagrees with the president. “I disagree with the president on the Empire Wind Farm for Long Island,” the Republican nominee answered. Moments later, Sherrill charged that her GOP rival had “shown zero signs of standing up to this president. In fact, the president himself called Jack 100% MAGA, and he’s shown every sign of being that.” Ciattarelli shot back that “in times of need, it’s best to have a relationship with whoever occupies the White House, and I will.” Asked to grade the president’s performance so far during his second term, Ciattarelli said, “I’d certainly give the president an A. I think he’s right about everything that he’s doing.” “I think that tells us all we need to know about who Jack Ciattarelli’s supporting. I give him an F right now,” Sherrill responded, as she pointed to New Jersey’s high cost of living. Ciattarelli, a former state lawmaker and a certified public accountant who started a medical publishing company before getting into politics and winning election as a state lawmaker, is making his third straight run for New Jersey governor. And four years ago, he grabbed national attention as he came close to upsetting Murphy. BLUE STATE REPUBLICAN RIPS DEMOCRATIC RIVAL FOR BLAMING ‘EVERYTHING ON TRUMP’ It was during the 2021 campaign that Ciattarelli’s connection to opioid manufacturers first surfaced. Ciattarelli sold his company, which published content promoting the use of opioids as a low-risk treatment for chronic pain, in 2017. “You’re trying to divert from the fact you killed tens of thousands of people by printing your misinformation, your propaganda,” Sherrill charged. “I think our kids deserve better. I think the people you got addicted and died deserve better than you.” Ciattarelli did not directly address the allegations, but he shot back at the debate, saying, “With regard to everything she just said about my professional career, which provided for my family, it’s a lie. I’m proud of my career.” And at a post-debate news conference, he claimed the attack by Sherrill was “a desperate tactic by a desperate campaign on behalf of a desperate candidate.” Sherrill, asked after the debate if she had proof directly linking Ciattarelli to the opioid deaths, told reporters, “I guess he’s not really expressed anything about this. I think there’s a lot we don’t know. I think he continues to not be very transparent about it.” Ciattarelli, during the debate, fired back at Sherrill, saying, “I got to walk at my college graduation,” as he referred to the controversy surrounding Sherrill’s military records. The race was rocked two weeks ago after a New Jersey Globe report revealed that Sherrill’s military records indicated that the United States Naval Academy blocked her from taking part in her 1994 graduation amid the cheating scandal. Sherrill has claimed that Ciattarelli was going on a “witch hunt” over her improperly released military records, which raised questions about her possible involvement in a cheating scandal that rocked the U.S. Naval Academy three decades ago. Ciattarelli and his campaign have repeatedly called on Sherrill, who went on to pilot helicopters during her military career after graduating from the Naval Academy, to release her military records to explain why she was prevented from attending her graduation ceremony. But a separate report from CBS News revealed that the National Personnel Records Center, which is a branch of the National Archives and Records Administration, mistakenly released Sherrill’s improperly redacted military personnel files, which included private information like her Social Security number, to a Ciattarelli ally.  The National Archives, in a letter two weeks ago, apologized to Sherrill, saying the improper release was due to a government worker’s error over a legal records request. Following the breach of the records, Sherrill’s campaign sent cease-and-desist letters to the National Archives and to Ciattarelli’s campaign, as well as to Russell and Nicholas De Gregorio, who is described by Sherrill’s team as “an agent of the campaign working at the direction of” Russell. The Sherrill campaign also launched a digital ad taking aim at Ciattarelli. “They broke the law to attack a veteran,” the narrator in the spot charged. Sherrill, asked why she didn’t attend her graduation, said at the debate, “I didn’t turn in some of my classmates, so I didn’t walk at graduation because I come from an incredibly accountable place.

More Democrats dodge Virginia candidate’s ‘2 bullets’ scandal

More Democrats dodge Virginia candidate’s ‘2 bullets’ scandal

More Senate Democrats dodged questions on whether Virginia Democratic candidate Jay Jones should drop out of his race for attorney general over resurfaced text messages in which he fantasized about putting “two bullets to the head” of a Republican colleague.  Asked whether Jones should quit his race, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., answered, “I haven’t given it a thought.”  Pressed whether he had read the text messages, which have caused massive political fallout in an already tight Virginia election, Whitehouse said, “I have not.” Prominent Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., simply responded, “I don’t have time at the moment” and continued to walk away.  VIRGINIA LAWMAKER SAYS DEM AG CANDIDATE’S REMARKS ‘CHANGE THE ELECTION’ Virginia Democrat, Sen. Mark Warner, was also willing to address the scandal. Warner ignored Fox News Digital’s questions on whether he would like Jones to return a donation he sent him to the campaign. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., started to give an answer, saying, “being somebody who has, in my family, you know, political violence is a real thing and it’s a big deal.”  Kelly stepped into an elevator and the doors closed before he could comment any further.  New Mexico Democratic Sen. Martin Heinrich answered, “I haven’t been tracking it, but like I said, violence and political violent rhetoric, I’m just done with it, it shouldn’t come from either side, anytime, ever.”  VIRGINIA LAWMAKER CLAIMS JAY JONES SAID IF MORE POLICE WERE KILLED IT WOULD REDUCE SHOOTINGS OF CIVILIANS Meanwhile, Sen. John Ossof, D-Ga., refused to answer at all and just walked away.  In texts obtained by Fox News Digital, Jones, a former Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates, once remarked on shooting then-Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert in texts with another lawmaker. “Three people, two bullets. Gilbert, Hitler and Pol Pot. Gilbert gets two bullets to the head,” Jones wrote. In a subsequent text, Jones also wrote, “Spoiler: put Gilbert in the crew with the two worst people you know and he receives both bullets every time.” WATCH: KAINE DEFENDS JONES AMID AG CANDIDATE’S TEXTS ENVISIONING MURDER OF GOP LEADER: ‘STILL A SUPPORTER’ In another private text exchange, Jones said he hoped Gilbert’s children would die. When challenged, Jones doubled down, saying that such grief might be “a good thing” if it advanced his politics. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Jones has since apologized, calling the remarks “embarrassing and shameful,” and said he had reached out personally to Gilbert and his family.