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Aug 29 2023
Headline Roundup
HHS Reveals First 10 Drugs for Medicare Price Setting
On Tuesday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the first ten drugs that will be subject to Medicare price negotiation, as authorized under the Inflation Reduction Act.
Key Details: The ten drugs include: Eliquis; Jardiance; Xarelto; Januvia; Farxiga; Entresto; Enbrel; Imbruvica; Stelara; and Fiasp.
Washington Times The Hill HuffPostMay 15 2023
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Border Crossings Drop After Title 42 Ends
U.S.-Mexico border crossings fell 50% after Title 42 was lifted, Homeland Security chief Alejandro Mayorkas said Sunday.
The Details: Mayorkas said Border Patrol had roughly 6,300 encounters along the border Friday and 4,200 on Saturday, down considerably from the record 11,000 on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Key Quotes: "It is too early. But the numbers that we have experienced over
Reuters The Daily Wire HuffPostMay 23 2013
Perspectives Blog
Multipartisan Moments in Spite of DC Dramas
This week, even in the midst of scandalous Washington dramas, we saw rays of multi-partisan cooperation.
A bipartisan Immigration Reform bill passed in the Senate week. It even involved the unprecedented occurrence of President Obama supportively retweeting Jeb Bush.
Are there people on each side who are upset with the compromises that got the bill passed?
Liz Lehman TealMay 19 2020
Headline Roundup
Report Says CARES Act Off to Slow Start; Treasury Defends Response
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin is facing scrutiny for his allegedly unneeded deliberation in allocating the $500 billion being managed by the Treasury as part of the $2.2 Trillion CARES Act; a Congressional Oversight Committee (COC) report released Monday suggested the Treasury's actions on the legislation were slow to get off the ground. The $500 billion is meant for emergency lending to
New York Times (News) NPR (Online News) Associated PressApr 01 2018
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Happy Easter
From all of us at AllSides, Happy Easter!
Fox News (Opinion) BBC News New York Times (News)Jan 31 2020
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Perspectives: The Equal Rights Amendment
Virginia recently became the 38th state to pass the Equal Rights Amendment, aimed at guaranteeing "equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of sex."
The passage has received significant media attention; featured are three perspectives exploring arguments in support of or against the amendment. Some reports focused on attorneys general from Virginia, Nevada and Illinois
National Review (News) Newsweek USA TODAYApr 07 2023
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Title IX Proposal Prohibits Categorical Bans on Trans Student Athletes, Allows Some Restrictions
A long-awaited Education Department Title IX proposal would require restrictions on transgender student athletes to relate to educational objectives and minimize harm to trans students.
Key Quotes: The proposal would not prohibit the “use of sex-related criteria altogether.” Instead, such criteria would be required to “be substantially related to the achievement of an important
National Review (News) Chalkbeat Washington PostMay 13 2020
Headline Roundup
House Dems Introduce New $3 Trillion Stimulus Proposal
House Democrats led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) introduced a new $3 trillion stimulus proposal on Tuesday. The package, titled the HEROES Act, would provide another round of checks to Americans similar to the CARES Act, as well as aid to healthcare workers and 'hazard pay' to essential workers. There are a few changes from the CARES Act; immigrants with Taxpayer Identification Numbers (TIN
NBC News (Online) Associated Press The Daily CallerJun 22 2021
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Senate Republicans Block Democrats' Voting Rights Legislation
Republican senators unanimously blocked Democrats' election legislation, known as the For the People Act, on Tuesday. The bill would loosen voter ID requirements, allow registration on election day, and expand early voting dates; it passed the House in March, but fell 10 votes short of the 60 needed to pass the Senate. On Tuesday, Senate Rules Committee Chairman Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said of
Fox News (Online News) The Hill CNN (Online News)Dec 03 2021
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November Jobs Report Misses Expectations; Unemployment Rate Drops to 4.2%
The U.S. economy added 210,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate fell from 4.6% to 4.2%, according to Labor Department data released Friday.
The number of jobs added was down considerably from October's figure and was far fewer than expected; economists surveyed by Dow Jones estimated that 573,000 jobs would be gained. It was the lowest number of jobs added to the economy
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