Robert King

Last year, states passed more than double the number of laws attacking high drug prices than in 2016, and in 2018, legislatures show no signs of stopping. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Healthcare

States tired of waiting for feds to tackle high drug prices

February 11, 2018 5:01 am

Freshman Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., has become a favorite of the media for his vocal defense of President Trump in the Russia investigation. (Alex Wroblewski/Bloomberg)

Beltway Confidential

Matt Gaetz: The boy politician making the most of his Trump moment

Philip Wegmann -

February 9, 2018 10:59 pm

Todd Nelson, right, gets a flu shot from nurse Nicole Simpson at the Salvation Army in Atlanta, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Healthcare

63 children dead from flu

Robert King -

February 9, 2018 4:47 pm

House Republicans, led by Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, need political cover from President Trump, an immigration hawk beloved by the GOP base, if they're to risk crossing their most committed voters and supporting legislation that could provide amnesty to around 2 million people. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Economy

Paul Ryan, cornered on immigration, defers to Trump

David M. Drucker -

February 9, 2018 5:01 am

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., (left) and Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., (right) of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee are two of the Advancing Cutting-Edge Research Act's cosponsors. It would give the National Institutes of Health more flexible authority to conduct research on how to address the opioid epidemic. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Healthcare

Senators aim to spur creation of non-addictive painkillers

Robert King -

February 8, 2018 11:38 pm

Plan to expand access to association health plans would mean higher premiums on the Obamacare exchanges. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Healthcare

Ending Obamacare’s cost-cutting panel would cost $17 billion

Robert King -

February 8, 2018 10:20 pm

Healthcare

Senators battle over changes to Obamacare bills

Robert King -

February 8, 2018 7:48 pm

On Thursday, leaders from the House and Senate were on track to reaching a spending deal that would fund the government continuously for two years. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Economy

Congress on track for Thursday vote to avoid government shutdown, lay groundwork for budget deal

Susan Ferrechio -

February 8, 2018 6:36 pm

Republican leaders said Wednesday they support the deal as a way to ensure more defense spending, and note it would also create a bipartisan committee that will try to recommend new budgeting reforms. (iStock photo)

Economy

Conservatives accuse GOP of ditching fiscal restraint with new spending deal

Pete Kasperowicz -

February 8, 2018 12:54 pm

Economy

Mac Thornberry on budget deal: ‘If you vote ‘no,’ you are voting against fixing the military’

Travis J. Tritten -

February 7, 2018 10:40 pm

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States tired of waiting for feds to tackle high drug prices

63 children dead from flu

Senators aim to spur creation of non-addictive painkillers

Ending Obamacare’s cost-cutting panel would cost $17 billion

Senators battle over changes to Obamacare bills

Congress on track for Thursday vote to avoid government shutdown, lay groundwork for budget deal

Conservatives accuse GOP of ditching fiscal restraint with new spending deal

Mac Thornberry on budget deal: ‘If you vote ‘no,’ you are voting against fixing the military’

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