President Joe Biden is pushing a plan to lower prescription drug costs for Americans covered by the federally-funded Medicare program. Yesterday, the White House released its initiative to lower healthcare costs that include the ability for Medicare to negotiate prices for prescription drugs. In a fact sheet released by the White …

The Supreme Court late Thursday denied a request to block Indiana University’s requirement that all students and staff get the Covid-19 vaccine before coming back to campus this fall. Justice Amy Coney Barrett – who has jurisdiction over the Seventh Circuit, which includes Indiana – rejected the emergency petition brought …

The number of new U.S. workers filing unemployment claims has declined for the third straight week, the Labor Department said Thursday in its weekly report. The department said 375,000 workers filed initial claims last week, a figure that’s right in line with what most analysts expected. The weekly figures have …

California is about to become the first state in the U.S. to require school employees to either show proof that they are vaccinated against COVID-19, or be subject to weekly testing. Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled the statewide public health order for K-12 teachers and staff on Wednesday as schools resume …

Twitter said Tuesday it had suspended the account of Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, a staunch supporter of former Republican President Donald Trump, for a week over a “misleading” tweet on coronavirus vaccines. The tweet in question sent on Monday said the US Food and Drug Administration should not give …

The Senate approved a sweeping $3.5 trillion budget spending plan early Wednesday that aims to fund many top Democratic priorities, including expanding Medicare, addressing climate change, and improving education. The chamber voted 50 to 49, along party lines, to pass the substantial budget framework that covers the bulk of President …

New York Lt. Gov Kathy Hochul and state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins are ushering in a historic first for women’s political leadership at the state level. Orion Rummler Originally published by The 19th This article has been updated. Lt. Gov Kathy Hochul will soon become New York’s first woman governor, …

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday said he would resign as governor, effective in 14 days, in the wake of an attorney general’s report that concluded he sexually harassed multiple women and even sought to retaliate against an accuser who went public with her allegations. The investigation led to top …

ON FRIDAY, the U.S. Postal Service(USPS) finalized a plan to slow some mail delivery standards as part of an effort to stabilize the struggling agency and reduce its growing debt. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy first proposed relaxing the current first-class letter delivery standard of one-to-three-days to a one-to-five-day benchmark in March. …

Mexico has filed a lawsuit in a US court against Smith & Wesson Brands, Glock, Sturm, Ruger and Co., and other major gun manufacturers, accusing them of contributing to gang violence south of the US border. The civil suit in a Massachusetts federal district court filed on Wednesday argues that …

Attorney General Merrick Garland and Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke for the Civil Rights Division have announced that the Justice Department has opened a pattern or practice investigation into the City of Phoenix and the Phoenix Police Department (PhxPD). The investigation will see if the department engages in discriminatory policing, …

On Tuesday, the couple who pointed guns at social justice demonstrators as they passed their luxury St Louis home last year was pardoned by Missouri Gov. Mike Parson as promised. The governor pardoned Mark McCloskey, who had pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault in the fourth degree and had been fined …

Parents have come to expect to receive monthly payments from the expanded child tax credit, but for August, the payment will be issued on a different date than usual. Last month, the credit was paid on July 15, and subsequent payments will be made on the 15th of the month …

50% of the American population is now fully vaccinated against Covid-19, the White House said Friday, as inoculations rise in response to the surging Delta variant of the novel coronavirus. “50% of Americans (all ages) are now fully vaccinated. Keep going!,” Cyrus Shahpar, White House Covid-19 data director, said in …

Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff has introduced the Right to Vote Act, legislation to create a first-ever affirmative Federal voting rights guarantee for all U.S. citizens. As voting rights are under attack in Georgia and across the country, the Right to Vote Act protects American citizens’ fundamental right to vote. It establishes a first-ever …