Politics

Medicare has completed its first-ever negotiations with pharmaceutical companies over drug prices. Though only 10 drugs were part of the initial program, the Biden administration announced on Thursday that Medicare will save $6 billion and Americans will save $1.5 billion in out-of-pocket costs in the program’s first year. Congress for …

As students across the country prepare for their return to classes, Columbia University President Minouche Shafik has resigned from her position as head of the university. The move comes after a firestorm of criticism of Shafik’s handling of student protests against the ongoing war in Gaza earlier this summer. Shafik …

As former President Donald Trump tries to distance himself from Project 2025, it’s becoming more clear how devastating it will be for our veterans. The conservative personnel and policy program, intended to guide the next Republican administration, is gaining attention as the presidential campaign heats up. Despite Trump’s attempts to …

This article is being published in partnership with the watchdog groupDocumented. Washington’s top pharmaceutical lobby oversaw the adoption of model legislation that would restrict voting access at the most recent meeting of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). ALEC is an influential organization that brings together state legislators, private-sector corporations, …

Teamsters President Sean O’Brien prompted an internal rebellion at his union last month when he addressed the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. O’Brien didn’t endorse Donald Trump, but his appearance at Trump’s coronation sent a strong message — one the union chief now seems to be trying to temper. On …

After completing the MAGA takeover of the Georgia State Election Board, Donald Trump’s allies quickly cemented his 2020 election lies into policy, and moved to allow conspiratorial-minded county election officials to refuse to certify election results if they see fit. Even before the election board granted broad powers to county …

The Democratic Party’s presumptive vice presidential nominee, Tim Walz, is ready to throw down. The politician, who is Minnesota’s governor, has agreed to participate in a vice presidential debate in New York City that would air on CBS on Oct. 1. The network reported that the Trump campaign’s veep nominee, …

Karma is a botched interview plagued with technical problems. Donald Trump‘s livestream with Elon Musk on X Spaces failed before it even began. On Monday evening, a major glitch on the Musk-owned platform delayed the event by over 40 minutes. The service troubles echoed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ bumpy campaign …

Jon Stewart, who stepped back from the news desk last week, returned to The Daily Show on Monday evening. “My name is Jon Stewart, and I am risen from Covid hell,” he quipped in the opening monologue. “First-timer, did not care for it.” After welcoming viewers joining the show from …

This article was originally published by In These Times, a magazine about labor and social movements. From his new studio apartment in Austin, Texas, Barry Jones, 62, finds it easy to keep up with doctors’ appointments and pick up the medications he relies on. In the month since he was …