Rhode Island senator tests positive for COVID-19
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) on Thursday announced he has tested positive for COVID-19. “I tested positive for Covid this morning after experiencing some mild symptoms. I’m feeling good and grateful to be fully vaccinated and boosted. Will be working from home over the holiday week and already looking forward to next year's Bristol 4th of July parade,” he tweeted. COVID-19 cases remain higher than earlier in this spring, though much lower than the hundreds of thousands of cases seen during the
Read MoreMajority says states should be able to determine who carries concealed weapons: poll
A Majority of Americans say state governments should determine who can carry concealed weapons, according to a new Monmouth University Poll. The poll, published on Thursday, found that 56 percent of respondents said that individual states should be allowed to limit which citizens can carry concealed handguns in their state, while 42 percent of those surveyed disagreed with that sentiment. The poll follows a Supreme Court decision last week that struck down a New York state law that made it difficult to obtain a permit to carry a handgun outside the home.
Read MoreDrug manufacturers are root cause of high drug costs; PBMs drive costs down
It should come as no surprise that pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) applaud Congress for recent bipartisan action to further delay the rebate rule as part of legislation to address gun safety and mental health. In the long-running debate on lowering prescription drug costs, the rebate rule is the poster child for the counterfactual on how to achieve that objective. Whenever I write, I like to rely on solid facts and evidence. So once again, I will cite several data points, all of which come from government agencies and objective, reputable third-party sources that underscore that
Read MoreJudge temporarily blocks Florida's 15-week abortion ban
A judge on Thursday issued a temporary block on Florida's 15-week abortion ban one day before it was set to go into effect. The law, which is not a trigger law like other states have set into effect, is modeled after Mississippi's own 15-week abortion ban that was heard in front of the Supreme Court and ultimately led to Roe v. Wade being overturned. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), one of the plaintiffs in the complaint against Florida, confirmed to The Hill that Leon County Circuit Judge John C. Cooper will be issuing a block on the abortion ban following a h
Read MoreWho should get the monkeypox vaccine?
As a growing monkeypox outbreak has spread throughout the U.S., the White House this week outlined a plan to send out tens of thousands of vaccine doses to quell the rise in cases. The Biden administration will send out 296,000 doses of the Jynneous vaccine, the only Food and Drug Administration-approved vaccine for monkeypox. The Centers for Disea
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