How the first 10 drugs set for Medicare negotiations were chosen
While the IRA requires CMS to select the drugs on which Medicare spends the most, experts said calculating annual expenditures is not a cut-and-dried process.
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First 10 drugs for Medicare price negotiations chosen
Makers of the drugs have 30 days to agree to participate.
U.S. employers added a solid 187,000 jobs in August in sign of a still-resilient labor market
The unemployment rate rose from 3.5 percent to 3.8 percent, the highest level since February 2022 though still low by historical standards.
A looming child care funding crisis threatens Biden’s economic recovery
About 3 million children could lose child care after funding expires at the end of next month.
‘Pathetic’: Voters of color slam Biden’s performance on the economy
“Our economy is the lowest it’s been.
Biden’s approval rating for the economy remains at about a third, poll finds
The Biden administration has hit hard the president’s economic policy, known as “Bidenomics,” amid falling inflation, steady job growth and diminished talk of a forthcoming recession.
The White House plays it cool as ‘Bidenomics’ struggles to catch on
The president made a big bet on owning the economy. His team says give it time.
Biden Administration Sued as Thousands of Afghan Evacuees Are Detained Overseas Waiting for U.S. Entry
More than two years after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, thousands of Afghan evacuees seeking to come to the United States remain arbitrarily detained in other countries like Qatar, Kosovo and the United Arab Emirates. Many of the Afghans are living in camps that are largely coordinated, facilitated or under the control of the U.S. government.
Green New Deal Architect Rhiana Gunn-Wright Warns the Green Transition May Leave Black People Behind
As the cost of the climate crisis continues to rise and climate justice groups demand more government action to halt the heating of the planet, we speak with policy expert Rhiana Gunn-Wright, one of the architects of the Green New Deal. She says the Inflation Reduction Act championed by President Biden, which is the largest climate bill in U.S. history, has many provisions that “structurally leave out Black people.
Enbridge Is the Guilty Party, Not Me: Meet the Pipeline Protester Facing 5 Years for Peaceful Action
We speak with climate activist and water protector Mylene Vialard, whose trial for peacefully protesting the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline began this week in Minnesota. Vialard faces up to five years in prison for her 2021 protest, when she attached herself to a 25-foot bamboo tower erected to block a pumping station in Aitkin County. Vialard, who lives in Colorado, had come to Minnesota to take part in a wave of Indigenous-led acts of civil disobedience to stop the pipeline.
Jan. 6: Proud Boys Lieutenant Joe Biggs, Who Warned of “Second Civil War,” Sentenced to 17 Years
Two former leaders of the right-wing Proud Boys gang were sentenced Thursday for their actions during the January 6 insurrection, with the judge handing down some of the longest sentences yet for people involved in the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Joseph Biggs, the former leader of the group’s Florida chapter, was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison. Zachary Rehl, the former leader of the Philadelphia chapter, received 15 years.
Adam Kinzinger Rips ‘Outrageous’ Ron DeSantis For Not Meeting With Biden In Florida
Kinzinger took aim at the chance that “logistics” played a role in DeSantis not meeting Biden during his post-hurricane Florida visit.
Why 2024 Could Be the Most Unusual Presidential Race in History
Editor’s Note: Washington Week with The Atlantic is a partnership between NewsHour Productions, WETA, and The Atlantic airing every Friday on PBS stations nationwide. Check your local listings or watch full episodes here. Events this week delivered further proof that the 2024 presidential race could be one of the most unusual in U.S. history. On Monday, D.C. District Court judge Tanya S. Chutkan set former President Donald J.
Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson Dead At 75
Richardson was perhaps best known for his work securing the release of captive Americans abroad.
Texas AG Ken Paxton’s Impeachment Trial Will Test State Republicans
Paxton’s trial on years of alleged corruption begins next week.
Trump May Need Supreme Court To Say His Coup Attempt Does Not Violate Constitution
The 14th Amendment bans insurrectionists from seeking office, and the question of whether Trump can even be on the ballot is likely headed to the high court.
Rhode Island Special Election Tests Progressives’ Ability To Send One Of Their Own To Congress
There are four main Democratic contenders in the close race to succeed former Rep. David Cicilline.
The Journey of the American Shopper
This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of stories to spark your curiosity and fill you with delight. Sign up here to get it every Saturday morning.In 1962, an Atlantic essay called “Money Isn’t Everything” described a very optimistic future: “It is my belief,” Edward T. Chase wrote, “that in fact we in the United States are evolving beyond what J.K.
Why Biden Just Can’t Shake Trump in the Polls
Like so many bands of wind and rain, hurricane-strength squalls of bad news have battered former President Donald Trump all year. Since April, he’s been indicted four times, on 91 separate felony charges, compared with zero counts for all of his White House predecessors. Trump often likes to claim that anything associated with him is the most spectacular, even when it’s not, but when it comes to accumulating criminal charges, he’s the undisputed champ of former presidents.
How Can You Save What’s Already Gone?
Whenever Ai Hironaka, the resident minister of Lahaina Hongwanji Mission, looks at the widely published photo showing the temple burning, he thanks the photographer. After driving his family out of the fires, he tried to go back and save the Amida Buddha statue, but the wall of heat and smoke held him off. He thinks the photo was taken soon after his retreat, at the moment he looked back and saw the roof of Waiola Church, also in the frame, burning.
The U.S. and Europe Are Splitting Over Ukraine
Europe and the United States are on the verge of the most momentous conscious uncoupling in international relations in decades. Since 1949, NATO has been the one constant in world security. Initially an alliance among the United States, Canada, and 10 countries in Western Europe, NATO won the Cold War and has since expanded to include almost all of Europe. It has been the single most successful security grouping in modern global history. It also might collapse by 2025.
Fentanyl is killing kids. State lawmakers are searching for answers.
Families grieving lost children want policymakers to take emergency action.
‘Go after it’: GOP strategists say Republicans need to hit Biden on drug pricing
Republicans are working to persuade Americans that the Biden plan will stifle innovation and lead to price controls.
Drugmakers, trade groups push back against Medicare drug price negotiations
Here are summaries of the cases and where they stand.
How the first 10 drugs set for Medicare negotiations were chosen
While the IRA requires CMS to select the drugs on which Medicare spends the most, experts said calculating annual expenditures is not a cut-and-dried process.
First 10 drugs for Medicare price negotiations chosen
Makers of the drugs have 30 days to agree to participate.
A looming child care funding crisis threatens Biden’s economic recovery
About 3 million children could lose child care after funding expires at the end of next month.
‘Pathetic’: Voters of color slam Biden’s performance on the economy
“Our economy is the lowest it’s been.
Biden’s approval rating for the economy remains at about a third, poll finds
The Biden administration has hit hard the president’s economic policy, known as “Bidenomics,” amid falling inflation, steady job growth and diminished talk of a forthcoming recession.
The White House plays it cool as ‘Bidenomics’ struggles to catch on
The president made a big bet on owning the economy. His team says give it time.