Wyden Opens Senate Inquiry Into Trump Administration's Vaping and Kratom Actions
On Aug. 3, 2026, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR)
announced
that he has opened an investigation into the Trump administration's interactions with Reynolds American, Botanic Tonics and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The inquiry seeks information about reported communications and policy decisions related to flavored e-cigarettes and kratom products. Read more
here.