The bill would break up major health care conglomerates, with the goal of lowering drug prices. A bipartisan group of lawmakers is looking to crack down on conflicts of interest in the health care sector. Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced legislation on Dec. 11 that would force health insurers and the
He beat out the likes of Vice President Kamala Harris, Joe Rogan, Elon Musk, Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu, and several others. President-elect Donald Trump once again was named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year,” marking the second time he’s been selected in the past decade. The magazine announced Trump’s selection on social media platform X on
President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary nominee has been meeting with senators. Some GOP senators said on Dec. 11 that they’re still not sure whether they’re going to vote for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary nominee. “I haven’t decided yet,” Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) told CNN. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) told reporters she remains
Former NRA officials Wayne LaPierre and Wilson ‘Woody’ Phillips were ordered to repay $4.35 million and $2 million to the gun rights organization respectively. The National Rifle Association (NRA) and the New York attorney general’s office have agreed to more than a dozen reforms the NRA must implement and to two former NRA officials paying
The Senate Judiciary Committee holds an Executive Business Meeting at 10 a.m. ET on Dec. 12 to consider multiple items: bill S.1306 to reauthorize the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program, bill S.2082 to make technical corrections relating to the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, and the nominations of Benjamin J. Cheeks to b…
The Global Engagement Center is being shut down, absent congressional action. The U.S. State Department is planning to close a center that aimed to combat disinformation but ended up targeting some Americans, the U.S. government has announced. Government lawyers said in a Dec. 9 court filing that the State Department’s Global Engagement Center is likely
Robert F. Kennedy must be confirmed by the Senate before taking office and implementing his Make America Healthy Again plan. President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is intent on implementing his “Make America Healthy Again” plan, but first, the former Democrat and independent presidential candidate must