Biden to tout bill's prescription drug prices, energy provisions in pitch to Americans, aide says
President Biden plans to use upcoming travel to tout the $740 billion climate, health and tax reconciliation bill passed by Senate Democrats on Sunday, a top White House official said. “The president will — our entire team will be out making the case,” National Economic Council Director Brian Deese said on CNN's “New Day” on Monday. Deese said in upcoming trips Biden will work to sell the bill to the American people “to explain in very practical terms why this matters for people’s lives” and how the prov
Read MoreDeSantis heads to battleground states to boost Trump-backed candidates
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to hit the campaign trail this month for several of former President Donald Trump’s endorsed candidates in a handful of 2022 battlegrounds. DeSantis will travel to Arizona, New Mexico, Ohio and Pennsylvania this month for a series of rallies hosted and organized by the conservative group Turning Points Action, Fox News reported on Monday. Those rallies will see
Read MoreAxios sold to Cox Enterprises for $525 million
Axios, the digital media company founded by Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen and Roy Schwartz, has sold to Cox Enterprises for more than a half billion dollars. Cox Enterprises is a publicly traded media conglomerate that was founded on ownership of local newspapers. Today its subsidies include cable provider Cox Communications, Cox Automotive and Cox Media Group. Sources
Read MoreWatch live: Biden briefed on Kentucky flooding
President Biden will on Monday morning visit eastern Kentucky for a briefing on the state's efforts to recover from the recent devastating flooding. The briefing is scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m. ET. Watch the live video above. Source: TEST FEED1
Read MoreListen to Alaskans: Ranked choice voting is a step forward for democracy
Over the last two years, questions about election processes and outcomes have become yet another red-hot issue in the national conversation. In Alaska, we took a big step toward giving voters more influence in who represents us in Washington. In November 2020, voters approved a ballot measure that ensures Alaska’s future elections put voters first. It created a two-step process: an open, pick-one primary, after which the top four vote getters advance to a ranked choice general election. In June, this new system launched, as Alaskans took part in the first open, nonpartis
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