Caps on prescription drug price hikes most popular aspect of Inflation Reduction Act: poll
A cap on prescription drug price increases is the most popular part of the Inflation Reduction Act, the $430 billion climate, health care and tax package that President Biden signed into law Tuesday, according to a Politico-Morning Consult poll. The poll found that 76 percent of respondents strongly or somewhat support placing a
Read MoreCheney says she’s ‘thinking about’ running for president
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said hours after losing her reelection primary to Trump-backed challenger Harriet Hageman that she is “thinking about” running for president. “That's a decision that I'm gonna make in the coming months, and I'm not gonna make any announcements here this morning. But it is something that I am thinking about and I'll make a decision in the coming months,” Cheney told NBC’s “Today” show early Wednesday when pressed on if she is thinking about a White House bid. The disclosure came less than 12 hours after major networks projected that Cheney, the Wy
Read MoreShould we break up Facebook to save it?
Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc. reported a sharper-than-expected fall in earnings in late July, with its stock dropping to about half its value at the beginning of the year (it has since recovered slightly, part of a broader market “moderating inflation” narrative and relief rally). The company faces myriad headwinds detailed by market analysts, including a loss of user and advertising share from its flagship Facebook and Instagram platforms to
Read MoreThe Hill's Morning Report — Cheney trounced; Murkowski advances
A Republican Party dominated by former President Trump was mostly pleased with primary results in Wyoming and Alaska last night, while President Biden, eager to slide his party’s message into today’s news coverage, said at a White House bill signing ceremony that “Democrats sided with the American people and every single Republican in the Congress sided with the special interests.” In Wyoming, Rep. Liz Cheney (R), who knew she was in an uphill climb while asking primary voters to look past her strident opposition to Trump
Read MoreTikTok to crack down on paid influencer political ads ahead of midterms
TikTok will label all content related to the midterm elections and crack down on paid influencer political ads as part of its plans to prepare for the upcoming midterm elections, the company announced Wednesday. The popular video sharing app will label content identified as being related to the elections, and all content from accounts that belong to governments, politicians and political parties in the U.S. The labels will direct users to click to enter the TikTok Elections Center, a resource with information available in more than 45 languages about elections and
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