A contentious negotiation process between the government and the pharmaceutical industry is set to begin. President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act passed last year giving Medicare the authority to negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies. If the drugmakers don’t comply, they face a hefty excise tax. It’s Biden’s way to force the hand of what…

Two West Coast cities, San Francisco and Grants Pass, Oregon, have appealed to the courts looking for relief from the homelessness crisis. Each city has been banned from taking certain steps to address homelessness. In December 2022, a federal judge banned the city of San Francisco from clearing homeless encampments until there are more shelter beds…

Special Counsel Jack Smith, appointed last November to investigate former President Donald J. Trump in two federal cases, is a veteran Justice Department prosecutor with experience taking on high-profile cases. In 2014, he convicted a former Republican governor of bribery. This ruling was later overturned in 2016 by the Supreme Court. Straight Arrow News contributor Newt Gingrich…

Three judges on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans backed some limits on the abortion pill Mifepristone. However, the ruling on Wednesday, Aug. 16 cannot take effect until the Supreme Court weighs in. The appeals court ruling partially overturned a lower court ruling that revoked the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA)…

Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Paul Whelan, and Starbucks was ordered to pay millions of dollars as part of a wrongful termination suit. These stories and more highlight The Rundown for Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. Blinken speaks to Paul Whelan by phone Secretary of State Blinken has spoken by phone with Paul Whelan,…

A federal judge has triggered quite a stir among legal experts. The judge ordered Southwest Airlines’ lawyers to undergo “religious-liberty training” from a controversial Christian legal group. The ruling came after he found Southwest in contempt of court in a case where a flight attendant was terminated for her anti-abortion views. Straight Arrow News contributor…

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled on a First Amendment case this week allowing religious institutions to require employees to follow faith-based principles. The state’s high court said Monday, Aug. 14, that a Catholic school is legally permitted to enforce its religious standards on workers. St. Theresa School, a Roman Catholic elementary school in Kenilworth,…