Jan 16 Watch 8:25 New law caps insulin prices for some with diabetes, but cost remains high for others By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat Diabetics will now see a break in their out-of-pocket costs for insulin. Sanofi, one of the leading manufacturers of the hormone, joined two other major pharmaceutical companies in capping their insulin copays at $35. This comes after years of pressure… Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch 6:15 New book 'The Rebels' explores how populists have transformed the Democratic Party By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold Between the House GOP’s funding fight and Donald Trump’s hold on the Republican party, much has been made of the far-right’s sway. But what doesn’t get as much attention is the far-left’s influence in the Democratic party. Geoff Bennett discussed… Continue watching
Jan 16 Republicans pause effort to hold Hunter Biden in contempt, say they are talking with his attorneys By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press A contempt resolution against Hunter Biden was scheduled to move through a procedural hearing before it was canceled Tuesday "to give the attorneys additional time to reach an agreement."… Continue reading
Jan 16 Next Republican debate canceled after Haley says she'll only participate if Trump does By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Her comment on Tuesday came a day after the all-important Iowa caucuses, in which Trump marked a wide margin of victory over both Haley and DeSantis. Continue reading
Jan 16 U.S. to relist Yemen's Houthis as specially designated global terrorists, AP sources say By Matthew Lee, Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The move comes as the Houthis have launched dozens of attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea. The group says it has attacked the ships in response to Israel's military operations in Gaza in the aftermath of Hamas' Oct. Continue reading
Jan 16 France's Macron seeks to rejuvenate his presidency, says country has 'all the aces to succeed' By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press The press conference is Macron's latest effort to reinvigorate his presidency after a series of bruising domestic battles, notably about France's retirement age and how to better control immigration. Continue reading
Jan 16 WATCH: Senate debates resolution for human rights report on U.S. aid to Israel for Gaza war By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Some 24,000 people in Gaza, the majority of them women and children, have been killed and the bombings have destroyed most of the housing units, displacing most of its 2.3 million people in a humanitarian catastrophe. Continue reading
Jan 16 Trump White House official Peter Navarro loses his bid for a new contempt trial By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Navarro was found guilty by a jury in Washington's federal court in September for defying a subpoena for documents and a deposition from the House Jan. 6 committee and has vowed to appeal. Continue reading
Jan 16 A freed Israeli hostage relives horrors of captivity and fears for her husband, still held captive in Gaza By Julia Frankel, Associated Press Days spin by, punctuated by reports that other hostages have died in captivity. Sharon and other freed hostages have increasingly spoken out about the conditions they endured. Continue reading
Jan 16 Disputes over viability are dividing abortion-rights groups and complicating ballot measure efforts By Christine Fernando, Summer Ballentine, Associated Press A divide between abortion-rights activists over whether to include restrictions regarding the viability of the fetus on planned state ballot measures is roiling the movement. Continue reading