Social issues

‘I’m here because Trump raped me’: E. Jean Carroll begins trial testimony

E. Jean Carroll, the writer who accuses former President Donald Trump of raping her in a New York department store…

Sen. Wyden asks billionaire Harlan Crow for list of gifts to Supreme Court Justice Thomas

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Monday asked GOP megadonor Harlan Crow for a complete list of gifts to Supreme Court…

Big drug company CEOs to testify at Senate Health committee on insulin prices

The top executives of the three drug companies that control 90% of the global insulin market will testify May 10…

New bipartisan bill would let the U.S. Mint alter the metal content of coins to save money

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan bill to authorize the U.S. Mint to alter the metal content of coins in order to…

DOJ charges 18 people — including doctors — in massive Covid health-care fraud takedowns

Eighteen people, some of them doctors, were criminally charged with Covid-19 health-care fraud schemes that netted hundreds of millions of…

Disney tells its lobbyists to step up fight against DeSantis and his allies in Florida

Disney is preparing to take its fight with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his GOP allies in the state Legislature…

Biden slams McCarthy, tells him to ‘take default off the table’ in debt ceiling fight

President Joe Biden on Wednesday slammed House Republicans for flirting with defaulting on the national debt, saying America is not…

Supreme Court maintains full access to abortion pill mifepristone until at least Friday

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Wednesday issued an order allowing the abortion pill mifepristone to remain available by mail…

Biden signs executive order expanding access to dependent care aid as he gears up for 2024 bid

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed an executive order Tuesday that aims to expand access to care for children, the elderly…

Macron addresses France amid anger over pension reform

French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that he heard people’s anger over raising the retirement age from 62 to 64,…