Newsletter Archive

October 2022

Biden Presses For More Action to Lower Drug Prices

With the midterm elections looming and Medicare open enrollment kicking off this weekend, President Joe Biden on Friday highlighted some of the health care cost savings made available through the Inflation Reduction Act he signed into law…

Plus: Plus: The states with the best and worst heslth care

Biggest Social Security Bump in 41 Years

Lots of news on this Thursday. The House committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol held another hearing and voted unanimously to subpoena former President Donald Trump. “He is the one person at the center of the story of…

Plus: Plus: inflation surprises again — and not in a good way

Republicans Plan Showdown Over Social Security and Medicare: Report

Good Wednesday evening. Tomorrow morning will bring the latest reading on inflation as the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) report. The overall CPI for September is expected to come in at an 8.1%…

Plus: Plus: A ‘genius grant’ to lower drug prices

'The Worst Is Yet to Come,' IMF Warns

Happy Tuesday! The Phillies have taken the phight to Atlanta, Seattle is beating Houston and there are two playoff games still to come tonight! Here’s what else is happening.

Plus: Plus: Medicare Advantage has a fraud problem

The Job Market Is Still Too Hot for the Fed

Happy Friday! We’ll be back in you inbox on Tuesday. Until then, here’s what we’re watching as we wonder who cuts their sandwiches horizontally.

Plus: Plus: Senate Republicans want to repeal Dems’ drug-pricing reforms

This Year’s Lame Duck Could Be Spicy

Happy Thursday! President Joe Biden visited Poughkeepsie, New York, where he again touted the benefits of the CHIPS and Science Act he signed into law in August, which provided $52 billion in federal subsidies for semiconductor…

Plus: Plus, $240 million in aid for migrants and refugees

Republicans Target IRS Funding in Midterm Ads

Good Wednesday evening. Today, President Biden took a first-hand look at the devastation in Florida following Hurricane Ian and pledged to do what it takes to help the state recover. In Vienna, a group of oil-producing nations led by OPEC…

Plus: Plus, Biden surveys Florida damage

US Debt Tops $31 Trillion for First Time

Happy Tuesday! The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to three scientists who advanced our understanding of quantum mechanics and the concept of "entanglement," or the "spooky" way that particles affect each other’s behavior — what CNN…

Plus: Plus, New York will get a new mega-fab

Biden Pledges $60 Million in Aid to Puerto Rico

Happy Monday! President Joe Biden on Friday signed the stopgap funding bill passed by Congress, and a new fiscal year started when the calendar turned to October, but with the federal government funded through December 16, the House and…

Plus: Plus, the GOP abandons Obamacare repeal

September 2022

House Passes Stopgap Funding Fix, Averting Government Shutdown

Good Friday evening! Congress avoided a government shutdown, kicking the can on long-term federal funding until December. And Hurricane Ian made landfall again Friday, this time in South Carolina as a Category 1 storm. The remnants of the…

Plus: Plus, new ALS drug will cost $158,000 a year

Republicans Sue to Stop Biden Student Loan Plan

Good Thursday evening. Hurricane Ian reportedly left at least a dozen dead and millions without power as it swept across Florida. It’s now regained hurricane status as it heads toward South Carolina. In Washington, D.C., with 40 days until…

Plus: Plus, the opioid crisis cost nearly $1.5 trillion in 2020

Why Medicare Premiums Are Going Down

Good evening. Hurricane Ian made landfall on the west coast of Florida this afternoon as a Category 4 storm with 150 mph winds, just shy of the threshold for Category 5. The coming hours will tell what kind of damage and destruction the…

Plus: Plus, Biden announces plan to end hunger in the US by 2030

Manchin Throws in the Towel as Shutdown Deadline Looms

Hope you’re having a good Tuesday and staying out of the way of Hurricane Ian, which is threatening the west coast of Florida with 120 mph winds. Here’s what else is happening:

Plus: Plus, the cost of Biden's student debt forgiveness plan

$46 Billion in Pandemic Unemployment Fraud — and Counting

TGIF! We’ll be back in your inbox on Tuesday. Until then, we wish a happy, healthy, peaceful and prosperous Jewish new year to all who celebrate. Here’s what you need to know this evening.

Plus: Plus, McCarthy rolls out a Republican agenda

Privatize Social Security? Some Republicans Keep Talking About It

Happy Thursday. After a bit of drama, House Democrats passed their package of four police-funding and public safety bills, providing a messaging boost for moderates in tough reelection campaigns. It’s unclear whether any of the bills can…

Plus: Plus, Manchin's energy bill complicates funding stopgap

More Pain Ahead as Fed Delivers Another Jumbo Rate Hike

Good Wednesday evening. On this date in 1937, J.R.R. Tolkien’s "The Hobbit" was first published. We’ve got somewhat less grand adventures happening today: Lawmakers are still wrangling over a funding bill that would avert a government…

Plus: Plus, Dems reach a deal on police and public safety

A 'Brazen' $250 Million Pandemic Aid Fraud

Happy Tuesday. Here’s something many of you might look forward to: Elton John will play at the White House Friday evening as part of an event titled "A Night When Hope and History Rhyme." The show, done in collaboration with A&E Networks…

Plus: Plus, a song for Space Force!

Biden Says Pandemic Is Over, Angering Some Experts

President Joe Biden, back from London and the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, will be attending the United Nation General Assembly in New York, likely prompting more complaining about city traffic than we’ve heard in two years. Also, the…

Plus: Plus, shutdown deadline coming up fast

With Shutdown Deadline Looming, Funding Bill Bogs Down

Welcome to the weekend! We’ve been waiting for this like David Beckham was waiting to pay his respects to Queen Elizabeth. President Joe Biden will be heading to the U.K. tomorrow ahead of the queen’s funeral on Monday. Until then, here’s…

Plus: Plus, the huge drop in child poverty ‘is a statistical blip’

Global Recession Risk Is Rising, World Bank Warns

Relief on Thursday as the White House announces a tentative deal to avoid a potentially crippling rail strike. Among other issues, rail workers were seeking up to 15 days of paid sick leave – they currently have none – and the proposed…

Plus: Plus, Biden support jumps