Real World Economics: Time to overhaul health care sector

Here’s hoping that proves true for customers of UnitedHealth Group, where a ransomware hack at a subsidiary compromised health care data of perhaps a third of all Americans. Its CEO, Andrew Witty, ... Read More

Biden races clock on health regulations with eye on potential Trump return

President Biden’s administration is working overtime to ensure his health care priorities are protected from a potential second Trump White House. In recent weeks, regulatory agencies have ... Read More

Nervous about falling behind the GOP, Democrats are wrestling with how to use AI

The Biden campaign and top Democrats are wrestling with how best to use artificial intelligence, exposing the party’s anxiety over falling behind Republicans in the race to deploy technology that coul ... Read More

Democrats say they will save Speaker Mike Johnson's job if Republicans try to oust him

House Democrats will vote to save Speaker Mike Johnson’s job should some Republican lawmakers seek to remove him from the position, avoiding a repeat of when eight Republicans joined with Democrats to ... Read More

Democrats could save Mike Johnson's job. Will their support drive Republicans away from the speaker?

W ASHINGTON – House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is continuing to draw heat from ultraconservative lawmakers, dialing up the pressure as he faces a threat to remove him from his post. The speaker's ... Read More

Johnson could get help from Democrats who refused to save McCarthy

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) pushed through the handshake deals that predecessor Kevin McCarthy abandoned after making them. Read More

House Democrats announce they would save Speaker Mike Johnson if Marjorie Taylor Greene triggers her effort to oust him

House Democratic leadership announced Tuesday that Democrats would kill an effort to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson from his position, amid threats from Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and ... 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