Tariff votes hand Republicans an unwanted referendum on affordability
House GOP leaders shielded their most vulnerable members from politically explosive votes for more than a year. Now the fallout is reverberating.
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Bipartisan Lawmakers Question Drug Makers, Vendors on Price Transparency
Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) asks questions during a hearing in Washington on May 14, 2020. Greg Nash/Pool/Getty Images Bipartisan House members questioned pharmaceutical industry leaders on Feb. 11, seeking to learn how the complicated drug supply chain may increase the cost of prescription medications. “One of the most frustrating aspects of the supply chain is
Senators Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Break Up Health Care Conglomerates
An emergency sign directs patients to the emergency room at the Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center hospital in San Diego on April 17, 2017. Mike Blake/Reuters Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the Break Up Big Medicine Act on Feb. 9 to break up large health care conglomerates. The law would
House passes GOP elections overhaul
The House passed a major GOP elections overhaul Wednesday after intense pressure from President Donald Trump, tech mogul Elon Musk and hard-right influencers. But the legislation still has no clear path forward in the Senate, where Republicans privately acknowledge there is not enough GOP support to skirt a Democratic filibuster as Trump is demanding. The
House Democrats think Pam Bondi just helped them in the midterms
Tensions flared between Democrats and the Attorney General during a House Judiciary Committee hearing.
Trump threatens ‘consequences’ for Republicans who voted against tariffs on Canada
President Trump threatened “consequences come Election time” for Republican lawmakers who oppose his administration’s tariffs on U.S. trading partners. “Any Republican, in the House or the Senate, that votes against TARIFFS will seriously suffer the consequences come Election time, and that includes Primaries!” the president wrote in a Truth Social post Wednesday evening, shortly after…
Sens. Kelly, Slotkin Denounce Justice Department for Seeking to Indict Them
U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) speaks with reporters while waiting to catch the Senate subway to the Hart Senate Office Building from the U.S. Capitol in Washington on July 25, 2024. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images WASHINGTON—Sens. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) denounced the Department of Justice on Feb. 11 for pursuing criminal charges against