by Davis Giangiulio and Avani Kalra | Mar 27, 2023 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has long been vocal about lowering drug prices nationwide, but his plan has avoided a part of the problem. Pharmacy Benefit Managers, or PBMs, comprise a $450 billion industry and are crucial in determining the costs consumers pay at...
by Saul Pink | Mar 27, 2023 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON — Julia Orzol’s profile on Opendorse, a marketplace that connects student-athletes with brands seeking testimonials and appearances, said she could charge $19 to film a video for a fan and $89 to post for her 15,000 Instagram followers. However, Orzol isn’t...
by Lucia Barnum | Mar 27, 2023 | Featured, Politics
Watching votes trickle in on primary election night in 2020, Laura Becerra said she felt a mix of excitement and anxiety. As the Latinx Constituency coordinator for Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaign in Nevada, Becerra was anxious to see if the months of...
by Ishmael Bonsu | Mar 23, 2023 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) pressed Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel on the company’s plan to increase the price of their COVID-19 vaccine to $130 per dose as sales shift to the commercial market in May when the Biden administration ends the national...
by Jacob Wendler | Mar 22, 2023 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Kora Delta was one of thousands of U.S. troops who helped evacuate more than 100,000 people from Afghanistan in the summer of 2021. The mission came as she was awaiting gender-affirming care, a few months after the Biden administration announced that...
by Davis Giangiulio | Mar 18, 2023 | Featured, Politics, Topics
In 2011, then-President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner were prepared to cut Social Security and Medicare in order to support a bipartisan deal to raise the debt limit. The deal didn’t become reality, but it showed both parties were prepared to slash these...
by Joanna Hou | Mar 18, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Videos promoting 300 calorie diets and other pro-anorexia content flooded Amanda Noll’s TikTok feed, even as she searched for videos encouraging eating disorder recovery. Noll, a college student and support specialist at Legacy Treatment Services, has...
by Ishmael Bonsu | Mar 16, 2023 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday offered reassurances to lawmakers and the American public, pledging that the “banking system remains sound” as concerns over the stability of the U.S. financial system continue to mount. The recent decision to...
by Emiliana Betancourt | Mar 16, 2023 | Featured, Living, Topics
WASHINGTON — The National Gallery of Art opened up its doors last Thursday night for an evening of music and dancing. The theme of the event was “Sheroes,” in celebration of women’s history month.The event also offered a preview of the Smithsonian...
by Caroline Neal | Mar 15, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON –– As Democrats and Republicans prepare to spar over the debt ceiling, a quieter debate on scaling back defense spending is brewing within the Republican Party. The prospect of defense cuts started during Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) bid for speaker of the...
by Emiliana Betancourt | Mar 15, 2023 | Featured, Living, Topics
Ashburn, Va. — William Hennessy has worked as a court artist for over 40 years. He began in 1982, covering the Senate before C-SPAN coverage began. Currently, he covers the U.S. Supreme Court and has covered major historical moments, from Ketanji Brown Jackson’s...
by Brennan Leach and Logan Schiciano | Mar 15, 2023 | Featured, Politics
Morgantown, W. Va. — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin III (W.Va.) must soon decide if he will seek reelection from a majority Republican constituency. Manchin is no stranger to high-stakes decisions, as he often determined the life or death of President Biden’s...
