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• Three takeaways on what the Inflation Reduction Act means for health care August 9, 2022
  Story at a glance On Sunday, the Senate passed a broad bundle of bills called the Inflation Reduction Act.   The package included legislation to combat climate change, address taxes and health care. If passed, the legislation would allow Medicare to cap the price of prescription drugs at $2,000 a year and extend subsidies for the...
• On The Money — China competition bill becomes law August 9, 2022
  The bill to boost U.S. competitiveness with China is finally law. We’ll also look at Democrats’ effort to bring another vote on insulin price caps, Republican pushback against new IRS funding and Ron Johnson’s politically perilous comments about Social Security and Medicare. But first, why is the White House sharing “Dark Brandon” memes? Welcome to […]
• Equilibrium/Sustainability — Malawian, Zambian kids want school calendar shift August 9, 2022
  Children in Malawi and Zambia are demanding their governments shift their school calendars, arguing the changing climate is hampering their ability to concentrate in frigid winter classrooms. These students are asking that their countries shut down school during the winter months of June and July, in place of August and September, as temperatures have plunged, […]
• NotedDC — GOP rushes to delegitimize FBI's Mar-a-Lago search August 9, 2022
  Republicans are quickly laying the groundwork to dismiss any potential federal charges against former President Trump, just hours after the FBI searched his Florida estate. Top party officials, including Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.), suggested Monday’s search of Mar-a-Lago was a partisan abuse of the FBI’s power […]
• EU opening new Silicon Valley office as it ramps up rules for Big Tech August 9, 2022
  The European Union is opening a new liaison office in California's Silicon Valley to streamline communication with U.S. tech companies, as new laws are set to go into effect that will ramp up regulation of the technology sector in Europe. The EU's executive branch, the European Commission, will run the new tech embassy, according to...
• Under Biden, Americans are not free August 9, 2022
  Do Americans feel the chains of tyranny slowly wrapping around them? The left controls every institution in America. And with that control, they use the infrastructure of those institutions to bring Americans under the left’s power. The legislation that passed out of the Senate, the so-called Inflation Reduction Act, is an inflation-fueling, recession-inducing bill that...
• How to watch the NY-12 Democratic Primary Debate on PIX11 August 9, 2022
  NEW YORK (PIX11) — In just a few weeks, New York Republicans and Democrats will cast their vote for who they want in the House of Representatives during the state’s primary election. One of the most closely watched primary races is New York’s 12th Congressional District. Maps were redrawn using 2020 Census data, pitting two...
• Wyden introduces bill to double tax on excess oil profits August 9, 2022
  Legislation introduced by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) would double excess-profit taxes on oil companies making over $1 billion a year. The bill, the Taxing Big Oil Profits Act, would impose a 21 percent tax on the excess profits of oil and gas companies making more than $1 billion annually. Excess profits are determined by current...
• Democratic infighting threatens policing package August 9, 2022
  Lingering disputes between House Democrats have once again threatened action on a series of public safety bills this summer, creating headaches for Democratic leaders while highlighting sharp divisions within the party less than three months ahead of the midterm elections. The clash pits Democrats facing tough reelection contests in November — “front-liners” who want to...
• Lin-Manuel Miranda launches 'Hamilton' contest to support abortion rights August 9, 2022
  Lin-Manuel Miranda is launching a “Hamilton” contest to raise money for reproductive health care access following what he calls the “devastating attack” on abortion rights by the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade. “Join me and all the companies of ‘Hamilton’ as we fight for access to care,” the creator and former star of...