The Biden administration’s announcement last Wednesday that it planned to support waiving intellectual property (IP) protections for COVID-19 vaccines prompted praise from global public health advocates and outcry from the pharmaceutical industry and corporate America more broadly. But the historic…
Read MoreGOP Group Names And Shames Republican Lawmakers Who ‘Summoned The Mob’
A conservative group is calling for a bipartisan commission to hold to account the GOP lawmakers who “summoned the mob” ahead of the deadly U.S. Capitol riot. The Republican Accountability Project’s new online spot begins with footage of Rep. Liz…
Read MoreNevada Democrats Squander Opportunity To End Death Penalty
An effort to abolish the death penalty in Nevada, a state with one of the largest per capita death rows in the country, collapsed on Thursday after Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) said he would not support the abolition bill. “At…
Read MoreBiden hosts top GOP, Democratic leaders in Congress as he seeks common ground on his big plans
President Joe Biden is hosting the Democratic and Republican leaders from both houses of Congress on Wednesday at the White House, the first such meeting of his presidency. Topping the agenda are Biden's domestic spending bills, the infrastructure-focused American Jobs…
Read MoreHow This Red State Expanded Voting Access
This story was co-published in partnership with the Center for Public Integrity. On the afternoon of Jan. 21, a group of public officials gathered in Kentucky’s Capitol in Frankfort for a delicate conversation about changing how the state conducts elections….
Read MoreOp-ed: Republican and Democratic leaders are far apart on infrastructure. Here's a commonsense compromise
A smart and targeted federal package to rebuild our crumbling infrastructure is a tremendous opportunity to make America competitive for the 21st century, but once again Republican and Democratic leaders are far apart on the details. Fortunately, I believe there…
Read MoreEU leaders raise doubts over U.S. plan to waive Covid vaccine patents
The U.S. is using legislation to ensure that vaccines produced in the country are only sent abroad when it's established that there are sufficient doses to inoculate the American population. The latest data from the European Commission, the executive arm…
Read MoreDeath toll rises to 68 in Afghan school blast, most victims children
A car bomb was detonated in front of the Sayed Al-Shuhada school and two more bombs exploded when students rushed out in panic. Officials said most of those killed were schoolgirls. Some families were still searching hospitals for their children….
Read MoreBefore you buy dogecoin, consider these 3 things
Tales of dogecoin millionaires. People buying houses, thanks to the currency. How could you not fear missing out? Here are a few things to consider before you pour your money into the asset. Maybe you've seen one too many headlines…
Read MoreChuck Schumer Wants Biden To Cancel $50,000 In Student Loan Debt To Support Veterans
As the Biden administration debates how much student loan debt to cancel through executive action, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) wants President Joe Biden to see the plight of one particular group as a reason to go big: veterans….
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