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Biden’s Pandemic Testing Board Has Done Little to Nothing Since Its Creation
Biden created the Pandemic Testing Board after his inauguration. A year later, there's little sign of the initiative.
Medicare Privatization Needs to Be Ended, Not “Fixed,” Doctor-Activists Say
The program allows Direct Contracting Entities to keep as profit the funding they don't spend on care.
Companies Who Stopped Donations After January 6 Used Lobbyists to Give Instead
Corporations like Amazon and Microsoft used lobbyists to get around their pledges not to donate.
Manchin Says He’d Vote “No” on Biden Supreme Court Pick Before 2024 Election
Manchin said it'd be “hypocritical” for him to vote for a nominee if a vacancy came up before the 2024 election.
Ocasio-Cortez Says Canceling Student Debt Should Be Top Priority for Biden
“One of the single most impactful things President Biden can do is pursue student-loan cancellation,” she said.
Poll: Nearly Two-Thirds of Americans Don’t Want Trump to Run in 2024
Trump is still in a good position to win the GOP nomination, as most Republican-leaning voters want him to run.
Sen. Rick Scott Blocks Vote on USPS Reform Bill Alleviating Billions in Debt
The bipartisan bill to help dig USPS out of debt will now likely be delayed for at least several weeks.
Trump’s Accounting Firm “Fires” Him Over Decade of Unreliable Finances
A letter from Mazars USA to the Trump Organization was part of a legal filing made Monday by New York AG Letitia James.
World’s Rivers Awash in Pharmaceuticals, Historic Study Reveals
Researchers warn that “pharmaceutical pollution poses a global threat.”
Republicans Are Pressuring Medical Boards to Let COVID Misinformation Slide
Republican lawmakers threatened to disband the Tennessee medical board because of its policy against COVID falsehoods.