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Sep 14 2020
News
Trump Boasts 'Favored Nation' Order to Lower Drug Prices
President Donald Trump announced Sunday he had signed an executive order aimed at lowering drug prices in the United States by linking them to those of other nations. Trump tweeted Sunday:
"Just signed a new Executive Order to LOWER DRUG PRICES! My Most Favored Nation order will ensure that our Country gets the same low price Big Pharma gives to other countries. The days of global
Newsmax (News)May 24 2015
News
Vital VA hospital project in limbo as price tag soars, lawmakers vow no ‘bail-out’
Nearly one year after a new VA secretary vowed to clean up a broken health care system for America's veterans, a vital new hospital hangs in the balance as lawmakers and the agency fight over how to pay for it.
The dispute came to a head this week as construction on the medical center in Aurora, Colo., was poised to grind to a halt Sunday without congressional approval for more
Fox News DigitalMar 24 2020
News
Trump weighs restarting economy despite warnings from U.S. public health officials
President Trump on Monday said he is considering scaling back steps to constrain the spread of the coronavirus in the next week or two because of concerns that the impact on the economy has become too severe.
But loosening restrictions on social distancing and similar measures soon probably would require him to override the internal warnings of senior U.S. health officials, including
Washington PostApr 15 2019
News
Democrats at War: Bernie Sanders fires both barrels at Clinton-allied think tank
The Democrats are at war, and the biggest front to open so far was opened by 2020 candidate and self-diagnosed "democratic socialist" Bernie Sanders.
Sanders made big waves against a big target on Sunday as news of his scathing rebuke of the Center for American Progress made the rounds. It's not the only front on which the war is being fought, but it's the hottest strike zone so far.
The BlazeDec 31 2019
News
Violent protests erupt around U.S. Embassy in Baghdad after U.S. air strikes
Protesters and militia fighters enraged by U.S. air strikes on Iraq staged a violent demonstration outside the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday, torching a security post and hurling stones as security forces and embassy guards hit back with stun grenades and tear gas.
Iraqi officials said the ambassador and other staff had been evacuated, but this could not be confirmed with American
ReutersMay 14 2015
News
Political pundits talk polarization at Sanford School Tuesday
Political columnists Michael Gerson and EJ Dionne reflected on the polarization of politics Tuesday night at the Sanford School of Public Policy.What do you think?
Gerson, a former speechwriter for President George W. Bush, and Dionne, a former political reporter for the Washington Post and the New York Times, discussed how the public and the political establishment in America have “
Duke ChronicleJul 17 2019
Opinion
Trump's racist rants are too offensive to overlook
In the not so distant past, politicians would reach racist voters through what are sometimes called “dog whistle” comments. These are cautious, subtle statements that most people hear only as policy mumbo jumbo — criticizing affirmative action, say, or activist judges — but which others hear as reaffirmation of their bigoted worldviews.
How utterly different things are now, with the
USA TODAYApr 12 2019
News
Republican Defections May Have Just Ended Herman Cain's Federal Reserve Nomination
President Trump has nominated Herman Cain and Stephen Moore to the Federal Reserve board, choices that Nancy Pelosi called "ill-suited," "embarrassing," and "the worst."
Cain, the former Godfather’s Pizza CEO, became synonymous with his famous tagline, "9-9-9," when he was running for president in 2012. That is, a 9 percent income tax, a 9 percent corporate tax, and a 9 percent national
TownhallMay 12 2015
News
Obama to target lack of opportunity at poverty summit
At a summit on poverty Tuesday, President Obama will discuss his belief that recent high-profile confrontations between police and blacks are often a result of a lack of economic opportunity.
“As the president has made clear, these issues are not new,” White House aide Jerry Abramson said in an email to supporters. “What we are witnessing in cities across America is not only about
Washington TimesMay 19 2014
News
Glass Ceilings in Statehouses in the Northeast
The industrial Northeast enjoys a reputation as a cradle of liberalism, a region that voted overwhelmingly for America’s first black president, started the push on same-sex marriage rights and can reliably be found at the forefront of causes for equality. But there is a notable gap: The Democratic Party has yet to elect a female governor in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island or
New York Times (News)