by Emma Sullivan | Feb 8, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers on Thursday grilled the CEOs of three major pharmaceutical companies on why the U.S. pays the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs, demanding that they find ways to lower medication costs. “The outrageous cost of prescription...
by Lindsey Byman | Feb 8, 2024 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans on Thursday attacked the Biden administration’s pause on reviewing liquefied natural gas export applications, saying it will harm the energy security of the U.S. and its allies, even as officials say the move will not prevent the U.S....
by Lily Ogburn | Feb 8, 2024 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Lawmakers in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee urged Dafna Hochman Rand, presidential nominee for Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, to crack down on accountability for human rights violations in both adversarial and...
by Charlotte Ehrlich | Feb 8, 2024 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Representatives on the House Transportation Committee grilled Federal Aviation Administrator Michael Whitaker Tuesday about air traffic controller shortages, near misses and the blowout of a door panel midflight on a Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet on an Alaska...
by Maria Heim | Feb 7, 2024 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — One month after a door blew out of a Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft the Federal Aviation Administrator Michael Whitaker told members of Congress the agency remains unwavering in its commitment to safety. “One, what’s wrong with this airplane?” he said....
by Clare Zhang | Feb 6, 2024 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers on Tuesday drew partisan battlelines after the Biden administration paused approvals for liquefied natural gas exports, arguing over what would best protect the environment, local communities and national security. Democrats at a House Energy...
by Emma Sullivan | Feb 6, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers on the House Committee for Ways and Means on Tuesday called on manufacturers to improve transparency as the U.S. experiences a nationwide drug shortage. Active shortages are at their highest levels since 2014, according to the American...
by Aidan Johnstone | Feb 6, 2024 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – The Small Business Administration (SBA) is adjusting standards that determine which businesses can access government contracts and benefits designated for small businesses. These policy changes may alter small businesses’ competition and access to...
by Simone Garber | Feb 6, 2024 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Lawmakers were divided Tuesday over the threat artificial intelligence poses to First Amendment rights, with Republicans asserting that the federal government is using the technology to censor free speech and Democrats calling attention to misinformation...
by Rafaela Jinich | Feb 1, 2024 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – Lawmakers on the Senate banking committee on Thursday sought answers on how to spot and shut down financial scams and fraud, especially as new platforms to send money proliferate. Committee Chair Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) underscored the distressing surge in...
by Ellie Skelly | Feb 1, 2024 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — For weeks Republican lawmakers insisted that any funding for Ukraine must be met with a stricter border policy. Now, with a supplemental security bill within reach, some Republicans are backing away from a deal following former president Donald Trump’s...
by Braedyn Speight | Feb 1, 2024 | Education, Featured
WASHINGTON – Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) announced Thursday that he and other senators are directing the Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress, to examine the delays surrounding the updates to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid...
