‘Finally, we beat Big Pharma,’ President Biden said. WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden held a White House meeting on Wednesday to highlight his administration’s continued fight against Big Pharma and efforts to lower prescription drug costs. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), his one-time 2020 Democratic primary opponent, joined President Biden to highlight his efforts to cut healthcare costs—particularly
Golden State governor’s Lake Tahoe cafe advertises job openings at $16 an hour (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) California’s fast food franchisees must hike their minimum wage to $20 an hour under a law Gov. Gavin Newsom (D.) hailed as “extraordinarily beneficial.” His own luxury restaurants, meanwhile, are paying their workers less. Active job listings for Newsom’s
The cash-strapped company serves as a cautionary tale of private equity’s impacts on the health care industry, they said. The unfolding crisis surrounding Texas-based Steward Health Care Systems was at the core of a congressional field hearing in Boston on April 3. The embattled for-profit health system’s financial woes have hit Massachusetts hard as the
‘Being a Christian member of the Roman Catholic Church and Pro-Life is more important to me than being a registered Democrat.’ Nebraska state Sen. Mike McDonnell has announced that he’s switching party affiliation from Democrat to Republican, citing his Christian faith and views on abortion. Mr. McDonnell made the announcement in an April 3 statement
The nonpartisan political analytics group shifted Nevada’s Senate race to a toss-up, representing a shift in Republicans’ favor. The Cook Political Report has updated Nevada’s Senate race in Republicans’ favor. On April 3, the political analytics organization, which rates political races on their likely outcome, shifted Nevada from “lean Democrat” to “toss-up.” The Nevada Senate
Former ESPN host Sage Steele this week said an interview she conducted with President Joe Biden in 2021 was “scripted,” with questions likely sent to the White House beforehand. “That was an interesting experience in its own right because it was so structured,” Steele told Fox News this week. “And I was told, ‘You will
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin remains silent on the amendments, which they oppose. The Republican National Committee (RNC) praised the passage of two proposals that restrict outside money and non-election officials from elections in Wisconsin. “This win emphasizes that Americans support basic election integrity safeguards in battleground states like Wisconsin and around the country,” said