Policy · 118th Congress
Court cases test opposing views of online content moderation
The states passed the laws after social media platforms banned former President Donald Trump following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
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Policy · 117th Congress
Older adults face Medicare hurdles for substance use treatment
But only 6 percent received treatment. Of those who didn’t receive treatment, 38 percent cited financial barriers.
Congress · 117th Congress
Sweeping budget package passes Senate; House on deck Friday
the table — although other Democrats kept prodding — were major party priorities like an expanded child tax credit, paid family and medical leave, universal pre-kindergarten, child care for kids under 6,
Policy · 117th Congress
FDA panel gives green light to pediatric COVID-19 vaccines
The Pfizer shot, for children 6 months to 4 years old, is a three-dose vaccine with three micrograms per dose.
Policy · 117th Congress
EPA unveils rule to combat cross-state smog pollution
Ruling awaited A ruling from the high court, where conservative justices have a 6-3 majority, could bind the agency’s regulatory options to curb greenhouse gases.
Policy · 117th Congress
Backlogs force Ukrainians to face long visa waits
Andrey Plaksin, a Ukrainian-born immigration lawyer based in Miami, wakes up each morning by 6 a.m. and turns on the news in preparation for another long day of fielding calls and emails from potential
Policy · 117th Congress
In wildfire ‘pivot,’ experts question federal focus
“The running 5-year average annual number of structures destroyed by wildfires rose from 2,873 in 2014 to 12,255 in 2020, a fourfold increase in just 6 years.”
Policy · 117th Congress
FDA authorizes COVID-19 vaccines for younger kids
The FDA has been independently verifying the data supporting the safety and efficacy of the kid-sized doses, in addition to data showing they are necessary, since Oct. 6.
Policy · 117th Congress
CDC advisers back third COVID-19 shot for older and high-risk people
Members voted, 9-6, for those who are 18 to 49 with underlying conditions.
Policy · 117th Congress
Breakthrough COVID-19 cases expected to become more common in coming months
The Pennsylvania Department of Health found 6 percent of its recorded cases are among fully vaccinated individuals.
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden bid for federal workers to get COVID-19 shots prompts debate
About 10 percent of people in a KFF poll of vaccinated and unvaccinated Americans said they wanted to wait before getting a vaccine, 14 percent said they definitely would not get it, and 6 percent
Policy · 117th Congress
Supreme Court sidesteps controversy in term punctuated by politics and pandemic
The Supreme Court on Thursday ended a term where the justices avoided most major moves that would intensify political scrutiny on the newly expanded 6-3 conservative majority — but also set up potential
Congress · 117th Congress
Supreme Court weakens another Voting Rights Act provision
In a 6-3 decision that split along familiar ideological lines, the majority stopped short of striking down Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act as unconstitutional, and did not make a new test to govern
Policy · 117th Congress
Medicare demo emerges as coverage option for Alzheimer’s drug
Alzheimer’s afflicts more than 6 million Americans, and is the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States.
Policy · 117th Congress
Supreme Court lines up rare gun arguments for next term
Any ruling will be the first in a decade to address gun rights under the Second Amendment, and the first before a court where conservatives make up a 6-3 majority.
Policy · 117th Congress
Tribes see progress in COVID-19 fight
The recent COVID-19 relief law (PL 117-2) appropriated $6 billion for IHS, with $600 million pegged for vaccine distribution.
Policy · 116th Congress
New federal dietary guidelines dish out familiar rules
The advisory committee had recommended that added sugars account for less than 6 percent of total daily calories in the diets of adults and children older than 2.
Policy · 116th Congress
Pediatricians want kids to be part of COVID-19 vaccine trials
Assuming the trials show that the vaccines are safe and provide a good immune response, future tests could include progressively younger children, moving to, say, 6- to 12-year-olds next, then 2- to 6-
Policy · 116th Congress
Census estimates US population at 330 million
That’s about 20 million more people in the country than in 2010, roughly a 6 percent change.
Policy · 116th Congress
Environmental action, laws may face new hurdles on high court
Corrected, Oct. 6 | A conservative supermajority on the Supreme Court could deal a crippling blow to environmental laws on the books, water down climate regulations tied up in court and make it harder