“Did a Big Pharma CEO write these talking points for you on the back of a campaign check?” one critic asked Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn. Polling data released this week shows that nearly 90% of Republican voters support allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices directly with pharmaceutical companies. But congressional Republicans—many of whom receive substantial funding from […]
“International cooperation is not only in the best interests of all countries, but is absolutely necessary for the survival of the planet.” U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders warned Monday that hawks in both his country and China are pulling the two superpowers into a “disastrous cold war” that threatens to undercut the possibility of cooperation against the worsening global climate […]
“I assume Trump’s lawyers were choosing between suggesting a trial date in 2026 and one in 3026, so 2026 is by far the sooner date,” one law professor joked. Attorneys for Donald Trump on Thursday requested an April 2026 trial date for the former president to face federal charges stemming from his sweeping effort to overturn the […]
“When rents skyrocket amidst a severe shortage of affordable housing and a shredded safety net, more people become homeless. It really is that simple—and preventable.” Persistently high housing costs and the end of pandemic-era relief programs have fueled a sharp increase in homelessness in the U.S. this year, according to an analysis published Monday by The Wall Street […]