White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has demonstrated once again why it's time to do away with the insulting spectacle known as the White House daily press briefing.
Rather than serve the public interest, the daily briefing has become a venue for White House propaganda. It has also become a springboard for shrewd, self-serving reporters who see the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room as a shortcut to easy notoriety. It has been this way for many years. It is...
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Congress under the gun on must-pass health bills
Lawmakers returning to Washington are far apart on a series of must-pass health care bills that could have far-reaching consequences on local health centers, federal authority and pandemic preparedness.
The bills will be part of a post-recess scramble as the House and Senate return ahead of a Sept. 30 government funding deadline.
The White House has called on Congress to pass a short-term funding bill, which could buy time for further negotiations on some of the ...
Congress under the gun on must-pass health bills
Lawmakers returning to Washington are far apart on a series of must-pass health care bills that could have far-reaching consequences on local health centers, federal authority and pandemic preparedness.
The bills will be part of a post-recess scramble as the House and Senate return ahead of a Sept. 30 government funding deadline.
The White House has called on Congress to pass a short-term funding bill, which could buy time for further negotiations on some of the ...
White House seeks to go on offense after difficult August
The White House intends to use the danger of a government shutdown and the House GOP’s growing hunger for impeaching President Biden to go on offense this fall after a difficult August.
Congress has until the end of September to agree to a government funding measure, but House Republicans appear to be divided over the best way forward.
While the House, Senate and Biden agreed earlier this year to a deal to raise the debt ceiling, conservatives...
The Memo: Team Biden seeks to seize back the limelight with 2024 argument
President Biden and his allies are hoping to get back onto the center of the political stage in the coming weeks, framing next year’s general election contest to their advantage early on.
The move, which has at its centerpiece a $25 million advertising campaign, comes after a period during which Biden has been overshadowed by the legal challenges facing former President Trump and the early stages of the Republican presidential primary.
The president has also fac...
The Memo: Team Biden seeks to seize back the limelight with 2024 argument
President Biden and his allies are hoping to get back onto the center of the political stage in the coming weeks, framing next year’s general election contest to their advantage early on.
The move, which has at its centerpiece a $25 million advertising campaign, comes after a period during which Biden has been overshadowed by the legal challenges facing former President Trump and the early stages of the Republican presidential primary.
The president has also fac...
With Democratic control, Michigan’s governor pushes for health care and climate change laws
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gave an outline of Democratic plans for the final months of the year in a speech Wednesday that included calls for funding paid family and medical leave, mandating a 100% clean energy standard and codifying protections ensured by the Affordable Care Act.
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With Democratic control, Michigan’s governor pushes for health care and climate change laws
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Paid family and medical leave, a 100% clean energy standard and codifying protections ensured by the Affordable Care Act are among the issues that Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is directing Democrats to tackle in the final months of the year.
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Biden touts drugs chosen for Medicare price negotiation: ‘We’re not gonna back down’
President Biden on Tuesday vowed to not back down from pharmaceutical companies in touting the first 10 drugs chosen for Medicare price negotiation under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
“Big Pharma charging Americans more than three times what they charge other countries simply because they could and I think it’s outrageous. That’s why these negotiations matter,” Biden said at an event at the White House.
“We’re going to keep standing up to Big Pharma, and we’re ...
Progressives see promise in more diverse candidates, voters ahead of 2024
The Democratic Party’s progressive wing has been through many iterations – from the upstart insurgency of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in 2016 to the 2018 primary upsets inspired by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and the expanding Squad of 2022.
Now, at the start of the 2024 election cycle, the movement has seen even more promising levels of diversity, particularly among Black and brown communities, with many on the left hoping to redefine the party around their f...