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by Zara Norman | May 5, 2026 | Health, Politics
WASHINGTON — John Bailey said he’s saved tens of thousands of dollars over the last decade by relying on a generic prescription to lower his cholesterol. The 68-year-old from central Texas was able to get a generic because the patent on a brand-name medication...
by Jaylyn Preslicka | May 5, 2026 | Coronavirus, Health, Politics
WASHINGTON – The Homeland Security subcommittee on investigations released a report alleging the FDA under President Joe Biden hid information regarding potential adverse effects from COVID vaccines. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis, the committee’s majority chairman and his...
by Erika Tulfo | May 5, 2026 | Politics
WASHINGTON – The Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday voted 13 to 11 to advance Kevin Warsh’s nomination as Federal Reserve chairman despite Democrats’ concerns that he would not be independent from President Donald Trump. The banking committee’s vote fell along...
by Wisdom Howell | Apr 30, 2026 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON—A bipartisan bill that would ban minors from using AI companions, require all chatbots verify a user’s age, and allow AI companies to be prosecuted for harming children, was unanimously advanced to the Senate floor Wednesday by the Senate Judiciary...
by Elena Tittel | Apr 30, 2026 | Featured, Social Justice
WASHINGTON, Apr 30 (UPI) – Spectators became teary-eyed Thursday after a Senate Judiciary Committee delayed a vote on a landmark proposal to allow child sexual abuse survivors to speak out against their perpetrators. Dubbed “Trey’s Law,” the...
by Jamie Gareh | Apr 30, 2026 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON. — Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot left Haiti in 2010 after a deadly earthquake hit the island nation. As hundreds of thousands of Haitians died in the catastrophe, Miot fled to the United States, where he was granted temporary protected status, a...
