How the dubious, Trump-backed, addictive drug kratom could enrich cabinet secretary Markwayne Mullin Christina Jewett, Kenneth Vogel | New York Times | June 29, 2026

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/06/29/how-the-dubious-trump-backed-addictive-drug-kratom-could-enrich-cabinet-secretary-markwayne-mullin/ Sold in gas stations across America, kratom has been linked to liver toxicity, seizures and thousands of deaths. Powerful figures close to President Trump, including Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, pushed to downplay those concerns.