Policy & Law

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Drug Pricing Cases, Leaving Medicare Negotiation Authority Intact

Six pharmaceutical manufacturers exhausted their legal options after courts across jurisdictions rejected their challenges to the 2022 law allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices.

By Eleanor Cross · Thursday, June 11, 2026 · 4 min read
Policy & Law

Section 702 Surveillance Authority Faces Deadlock as Senate Bill Fails to Advance

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act provision is set to expire this week without congressional action, with both partisan disputes and bipartisan reform demands complicating renewal efforts.

By James Callahan · Thursday, June 11, 2026 · 3 min read
Policy & Law

ActBlue CEO Faces House Panel as Donor Fraud Probe Intensifies

Regina Wallace-Jones testifies Wednesday amid Republican claims the fundraising platform may have misled Congress about fraud screening practices for overseas donors.

By Marcus Webb · Wednesday, June 10, 2026 · 4 min read
Policy & Law

Belfast Beheading Attempt and Riots Revive American Debate Over Illegal Immigration

The graphic attack by a Sudanese national in Northern Ireland has intensified calls for stricter border enforcement while drawing warnings against scapegoating immigrants.

By Eleanor Cross · Wednesday, June 10, 2026 · 3 min read
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Squad Dem Dismisses Fraud Probe Speculation After $29M Net-Worth Drop

Rep. Ilhan Omar denies Ethics Committee investigation as Comer and Trump administration officials push for scrutiny of her finances and alleged ties to a $250 million fraud scheme.

By Eleanor Cross · Wednesday, June 10, 2026 · 4 min read
Policy & Law

Mississippi Residents File Class-Action Lawsuit Against Musk's xAI, SpaceX Over Data Center Noise

The suit targets 57 temporary gas turbines powering one of three xAI data centers near Memphis, with permits approved for 41 more permanent units.

By Marcus Webb · Wednesday, June 10, 2026 · 4 min read
Policy & Law

Albany Democrats Poised for Biggest Leadership Shake-Up in Years as Term Limits Near, Key Retirements Loom

Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes and Senate Deputy Mike Gianaris are both departing, forcing New York's dominant party to navigate term-limit restrictions for the first time since implementing them in 2009.

By Eleanor Cross · Wednesday, June 10, 2026 · 5 min read
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Schumer, Gillibrand Endorse Platner After Primary Victory Following Hesitation over Controversies

The New York Democrats issued their joint endorsement just after Platner was declared the winner in Maine's Democratic Senate primary.

By James Callahan · Wednesday, June 10, 2026 · 4 min read
Policy & Law

Kalshi Planning to Require Some Participants to Identify Employers

The prediction market is implementing a new scoring system tied to insider trading risk that will trigger employment verification for certain high-stakes contracts.

By Marcus Webb · Wednesday, June 10, 2026 · 3 min read
Policy & Law

UFO Whistleblower Tells Congress Intelligence Agencies Hid Billions in Secret Spending

Former Pentagon official David Grusch alleges 'slush funds' operated outside congressional oversight as bipartisan group of lawmakers demands records from intelligence agencies.

By James Callahan · Wednesday, June 10, 2026 · 4 min read