Drug companies confident Medicare price deals won't hit bottom lines
Pharmaceutical company chief executives who are suing to block the Biden administration’s Medicare price negotiation law have told shareholders and analysts that the final price proposals will not have a significant impact on their companies’ profits. Comments from executives at companies including Pfizer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson and AbbVie suggest the price cuts may […]
Durbin says Harris' shift on some policies won't change how people vote
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) downplayed concerns that VP Harris’s shifting stance could affect the November vote. Harris’ policy platform has changed somewhat since the 2020 presidential campaign and now includes support for fracking, stricter border controls and abandoning the single-payer health care proposal. “Some positions may be central to a campaign and make a big […]
Cotton says Trump's 'you won't have to vote anymore' comment was him 'obviously making a joke'
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) said Sunday that President Trump was “clearly joking” when he urged Christian voters to vote for him in November’s election and said that if they did, “everything” would be “solved” and “there would be no need to vote anymore.” “I think it’s clear that he’s joking about how bad things have […]
Trump campaign won't commit to debates with Harris yet
After Harris said she was open to debating the former president, the Trump campaign said on Thursday that it would not agree to a general election debate with Harris “until the Democratic Party has formally decided on its nominee.” “Given the ongoing political turmoil surrounding Bad Joe Biden and the Democratic Party, details for the […]
'Mr. Secretary': Burgum won't be Trump's VP. But he appears poised to take another role.
North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum (Republican) appears poised to take an energy role in former President Donald Trump’s next administration if he wins the White House. Burgum was reportedly on Trump’s shortlist of running mates but was ultimately replaced by Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, but he said Trump called him “Mr. Secretary” after he […]
It's up to voters now: Choose presidents who won't abuse immunity
In the 1760s, William Blackstone wrote in his masterpiece:Annotated English Law,“It is better that ten guilty people escape than that one innocent person suffer,” he wrote. This statement, known as the Blackstone Formula, became a maxim in the British legal system and a fundamental principle in the American legal system. Something that came to mind […]
Rubio says he's confident Trump won't seek retribution against Democrats if reelected
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) downplayed concerns that former President Trump would seek revenge against his political opponents if re-elected, despite his repeated promises to attack President Biden and others. “Donald Trump has made it clear that his revenge is to win and make America great again, not go after his political opponents,” Rubio, who is […]
Senate Dems won't huddle Monday to discuss Biden
Senate Democrats are not scheduled to meet Monday to discuss President Biden’s reelection effort, according to a source familiar with Sen. Mark Warner’s (D-Va.) thinking. Axios Warner previously reported that he was leading an effort to hold a meeting on Monday night to discuss Biden’s reelection bid, though a source with knowledge of Warner’s thinking […]
Mulvaney: Biden's 'mediocre' post-debate interview likely won't change things
Mike Mulvaney, a former chief of staff to President Trump, said he was “stunned” by President Biden’s campaign’s decision to “over-hype” Friday’s interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, calling the interview “mediocre” and “didn’t change anyone’s mind.” “I know the White House has described the interview you just showed as energetic and eloquent. […] “If they […]
Meghan McCain: Biden won't be elected to a second term 'one way or another'
Meghan McCain, daughter of the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), said President Biden likely wouldn’t be elected to another term “either way.” “Joe Biden may step aside for another candidate in the coming months or suffer a historic number of defeats, but either way he’s not going to be president anytime soon and his family […]