Who Owns Your Local Hospital? Lawmakers Seek Answers

Complex ownership arrangements can obscure the flow of profit to private equity firms. Some states are trying to change that. Add to My List Save By Lawrence Wilson | July 31, 2025Updated:July 31, 2025 Some private investors gravitate toward purchasing hospitals and physician practices, and state lawmakers have taken notice. Original News Source Link –

Top County Officials Were Unavailable as Texas Floods Hit in the Wee Hours: Congressional Hearing

Flash flood damage along the banks of the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas, on July 11, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Several of Kerr County’s top officials were unavailable when floods struck Texas in the early hours on July 4, according to their testimonies at a joint state Senate and House of Representatives hearing on July

Trump Secures Trade Wins, but Rare Earth Standoff With China Persists

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (L) and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer address a press conference in Rosenbad after the trade talks between the United States and China concluded, in Stockholm, Sweden, on July 29, 2025. Magnus Lejhall/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump has secured trade wins in recent weeks, striking deals with several

Trump Issues 60-Day Deadline for Drug Makers to Lower Prices

Logo of global biopharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb on its building in Le Passage, near Agen, France, on March 29, 2018. Regis Duvignau/Reuters President Donald Trump has told CEOs of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies that he expects them to implement Most Favored Nation drug pricing within 60 days. The president sent letters to 17 drug

As Aug. 1 Tariff Deadline Nears, Here Are the Trade Deals Signed So Far

The U.S. has reached deals with EU, UK, South Korea, Japan, and others, while countries that haven’t struck deals will be hit with higher tariffs. U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a chart of global tariffs while speaking during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House

As Aug. 1 Tariff Deadline Arrives, Here Are the Trade Deals Reached so Far

President Donald Trump (L) greets Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the White House on July 22, 2025. Win McNamee/Getty Images A few hours before the long-awaited Aug. 1 deadline, President Donald Trump implemented new tariff regimes for dozens of countries worldwide. The White House introduced a universal tariff of 10 percent for foreign goods

RNC Chairman Michael Whatley Announces Run for North Carolina Senate Seat

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley speaks during the 2024 RNC in Milwaukee, Wis., on July 15, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley announced his run for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina on July 31. At an event in Gastonia, North Carolina, Whatley said that the election is about