A coalition of 15 state attorneys general are suing the Biden administration over its plan to expand Affordable Care Act (ACA) health coverage to immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children. The states, led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach (R), want to stop the administration’s plan from taking effect Nov. 1. Under the rule,...
Vice President Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), are hoping to cash in on the success from their camo hat merchandise by releasing similar beer can holders. “We have camo [for legal reasons we must call these ‘can coolers’] now,” Rob Flaherty, the campaign’s deputy manager, said in a post on...
The Food and Drug Administration approved the first needle-free alternative to the EpiPen on Friday, a single-use epinephrine nasal spray for the emergency treatment of allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis. The agency said it approved Neffy, from ARS Pharmaceuticals, for use in adult and pediatric patients who weigh at least 30 kilograms (about 66 pounds). In a...
The death toll from storm Debby has risen to eight following its second landfall in the mid-Atlantic region on Thursday. Debby first made landfall on Florida early Monday as a Category 1 hurricane. The storm then made its second landfall early Thursday in South Carolina after it was downgraded to a tropical storm. As of...
A COVID-19 outbreak has emerged at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, and at least 40 athletes tested positive, including U.S. track star Noah Lyles. Maria Van Kerkhove, the director of epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention at the World Health Organization, said in a briefing Tuesday that many countries have seen a surge in COVID,...
Anita Dunn, a former adviser to President Biden, criticized "certain leaders" for Democrats losing the House in 2022, comments that come after former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she has "never been that impressed" with Biden's "political operation." In an interview with Politico’s "Playbook Deep Dive" podcast, Dunn, a longtime Biden aide, was questioned about...
MSNBC pundit Lawrence O'Donnell criticized media outlets, including his own, over how several of them covered former President Trump's Thursday press conference at Mar-a-Lago. "It was 2016 all over again today," O'Donnell said Thursday evening on his weeknight program. "Donald Trump spoke for an hour at his home, and all of the cable news networks,...
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT Happy Friday! It was a wild morning of heavy rain in Washington. Debby has made her extraverted arrival. Here’s what’s happening: Dems are warning Harris that she should have an effective economic message ready once the initial excitement dies down. The U.S. Capitol complex was briefly under a tornado warning this morning. ...
Tim Walz, Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate, is facing scrutiny over previous visits and alleged pro-China comments he has made. The Harris campaign disputes this.