GOP wants research group barred from federal funding over COVID work with Wuhan

A key House committee investigating the origins of COVID-19 wants a scientific research group to be barred from receiving federal funds and criminally investigated over its president’s work with a ... Read More

Medicaid expansion discussions could fall apart in Republican-led Mississippi

Mississippi is one of the poorest states and has some of the worst health outcomes. Some business leaders, clergy members and health advocates are lobbying for Mississippi to join 40 other states in ... Read More

Mississippi Medicaid expansion plan could struggle for bipartisan support, Democratic leader says

The Mississippi House Democratic leader says a Medicaid expansion plan endorsed by Republican leaders could struggle for bipartisan support ... Read More

Johnson likely forced to get Dem help on foreign aid plan as Republicans decry lack of border measures

Speaker Mike Johnson is facing opposition to his foreign aid plan from Republicans calling for border security measures. Read More

Bloomberg News: Health care is still too costly for Americans

America’s approach to health care is an outlier among the world’s rich countries, and not in a good way. Extraordinarily complex and hideously expensive, it still manages to leave some 26 million ... Read More

Democrats Announce That They Will Rescue Johnson if He Faces Ouster Vote

Party leaders said their members would join an effort to table any attempt to remove the Republican speaker after he allowed House passage of military aid to Ukraine. Read More

More wind woes

It will also be another challenge for President Joe Biden’s already likely out-of-reach 30 gigawatt goal for offshore wind by 2030. Read More

Uncertainty surrounds US Republicans' plan for separate Ukraine, Israel aid bills

"We don't want to sink any plan that delivers aid to our ... help us get aid to Ukraine, aid to Israel and needed resources to the Indo-Pacific for a wide range of contingencies there. We just want to ... Read More

CT lawmakers look for solution as federal internet aid program comes to an end

Connecticut has been building its digital infrastructure to get more households online. Those efforts rely on federal funding to help the state address these gaps, particularly in places with limited ... Read More

The New Sundown Towns

As Grants Pass, Oregon—and the nation—await a Supreme Court ruling on just how far cities can police the homeless, a volunteer mayor and her unhoused constituents try to weather the backlash. Read More

Health care, infrastructure and farm bill are Cabrera priorities

The Huntley Project native’s focus is equal parts health care, infrastructure, and agriculture. On the campaign trail, Cabrera said he listens. Read More

News Archives April 2024

Ohio House passes fentanyl penalties that critics call relic of a failed war on drugs: The Wake Up for Friday, April 26, 2024 Kudos to DeWine administration, state chamber for pushing child care ... Read More