• Biden signs $1.7 trillion bill funding government operations

    Biden signs $1.7 trillion bill funding government operations

    Dec 30, 2022 07:27 PM EST

    ... on Jan. 3, argued during floor debate that the bill spends too much and does too little to curb illegal immigration and the flow of fentanyl into the U.S. from Mexico. “This is a monstrosity that is one of the most shameful acts I’ve ever seen in this ...

  • House passes $1.7 trillion government funding bill with Ukraine aid

    House passes $1.7 trillion government funding bill with Ukraine aid

    Dec 23, 2022 07:27 PM EST

    ... raised voice for about 25 minutes, assailing the bill for spending too much and doing too little to curb illegal immigration and the flow of fentanyl across the U.S.-Mexico border. “This is a monstrosity that is one of the most shameful acts I've ever seen in this ...

  • U.S. life expectancy falls to lowest level since mid-1990s due to COVID and drug overdoses

    U.S. life expectancy falls to lowest level since mid-1990s due to COVID and drug overdoses

    Dec 22, 2022 11:55 PM EST

    ... s not something we had seen before. William Brangham: The CDC lays blame for this principally on COVID and on drug overdoses, principally linked to fentanyl. But there's other citations in there as well, including alcohol and alcoholism. Can you talk a little bit about that? That's not ...

  • Jail treats inmates with substance abuse issues to break the cycle of recidivism

    Jail treats inmates with substance abuse issues to break the cycle of recidivism

    Dec 12, 2022 11:45 PM EST

    ... County Jail. After battling addiction and depression for most of his life, he says he began using heroin five years ago. That led to using fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that's up to 50 times more powerful. Jeff Schultz: I mean, I accidentally overdosed, gosh, eight to 10 times on ...

  • December 6, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    December 6, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    Dec 07, 2022 12:44 AM EST

    Tuesday on the NewsHour, former President Trump's company is found guilty of tax fraud. Then, Georgia's runoff election for a U.S. Senate seat comes to an end after a contentious campaign. Plus, deaths from the synthetic opioid fentanyl rise dramatically among young people, prompting schools to stockpile ...

  • Brooks and Capehart on recent mass shootings and the lame-duck session of Congress

    Brooks and Capehart on recent mass shootings and the lame-duck session of Congress

    Nov 25, 2022 11:35 PM EST

    I'm also interested, if the Republicans decide to relitigate the January 6 Committee. They -- the Republicans, when they take the majority, will have a choice. Are they going to investigate things the Republican Party wants them to investigate, like things on the border or fentanyl, how we might better ...

  • Walmart offers to pay $3.1 billion to settle opioid epidemic  lawsuits

    Walmart offers to pay $3.1 billion to settle opioid epidemic lawsuits

    Nov 15, 2022 10:42 PM EST

    ... drugs increasingly turned to heroin, which proved more deadly. In recent years, opioid deaths have soared to record levels, around 80,000 a year. Most of those deaths involve illicitly produced version of the powerful lab-made drug fentanyl, which is appearing throughout the U.S. supply of illegal drugs.

  • Republican Michael Lawler ousts Democratic House leader in blue New York district

    Republican Michael Lawler ousts Democratic House leader in blue New York district

    Nov 10, 2022 11:40 PM EST

    ... inflation. We need to increase domestic production of energy, if we want to help bring down the cost of gas and home heating, as well as groceries. We need to secure our Southern border and stop not only the massive inflow of illegal immigration, but fentanyl pouring into our communities.

  • House Republican Policy Chair Gary Palmer on party's top priorities after election

    House Republican Policy Chair Gary Palmer on party's top priorities after election

    Nov 08, 2022 11:45 PM EST

    ... of the number of people who've been picked up who are either known terrorist or affiliated with terrorists. We have got unbelievable amounts of fentanyl and heroin and methamphetamines crossing the border. We saw a record number of drug overdose deaths last year, over 107,000. And that's ...

  • CVS, Walgreens announce opioid settlements totaling $10 billion

    CVS, Walgreens announce opioid settlements totaling $10 billion

    Nov 02, 2022 03:38 PM EST

    ... deaths have soared to record levels around 80,000 a year. Most of those deaths involve illicitly produced version of the powerful lab-made drug fentanyl, which is appearing throughout the U.S. supply of illegal drugs. The settlements were announced as litigation over the role of pharmacies in the ...