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Medicaid looking at ways to help states lower drug cost, Verma says
Verma said at the Pro Summit to expect multiple actions on drug pricing from Medicare and Medicaid shortly.
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Sánchez announces bid for Democratic Caucus chair
She has openly called for a leadership overhaul for months.
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Ryan clashes with Trump allies over Rosenstein impeachment
Conservative Republicans want to oust the man overseeing the FBI’s Russia probe — but are running into resistance from the House speaker.
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Rep. Rohrabacher: Indictment of NRA-linked Russian is 'stupid'
Rohrabacher said he had dinner with Butina in 2015, but he doesn't know if he's the congressman mentioned in Monday's indictment of her for acting as an unregistered Kremlin agent.
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Trump now says he accepts that Russia meddled in 2016 election
“I have a full faith in our intelligence agencies,“ Trump says.
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Pompeo to testify in Senate after criticism of Trump-Putin summit
The secretary of state will discuss Trump’s controversial meetings with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un.
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Coal executive: Trump falling short on energy policy, but it's not his fault
Murray also acknowledged that most electric utilities are still moving away from coal.
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Ryan’s top tax aide moves to Steptoe
BGR PR adds digital director — T-Mobile hires Democrat lobbyists
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Verma: Court ruling won’t close door on other Medicaid work requests
A federal judge’s decision to bar Kentucky from imposing a work requirement on Medicaid recipients won’t discourage the Trump administration from considering similar requests from other states, CMS Administration Seema Verma said Tuesday at the POLITICO Pro summit.
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Gottlieb: FDA working closely with USDA on jurisdiction over ‘cell-cultured foods’
The budding technology involves replicating animal cells to create foods like burgers and seafood.
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Democrats criticize Facebook for not taking down InfoWars
“How many strikes does a conspiracy theorist who attacks grieving parents and student survivors of mass shootings get?” Rep. Ted Deutch asked a Facebook policy official at a House Judiciary Committee hearing.
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What Mueller Knows About the DNC Hack—And Trump Doesn’t
The president’s bizarre obsession with “the DNC server” defies logic or even a basic understanding of what actually happened.
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Scholar: Trump’s trade war jeopardizes his ‘energy dominance’ push
Trump has set making the country No. 1 in energy production as a top goal.
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Obama on Trump: ‘We see the utter loss of shame’
The former president delivers the most direct critique of his successor to date, warning of a return to “a more dangerous, a more brutal way of doing business.”
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Coal executive wants Wheeler for permanent EPA chief
Wheeler “cares about the environment, he’s a solid guy,” coal executive Bob Murray said.
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POLITICO Playbook Power Briefing: Ryan weighs in on Putin … Dems to GOP: Here’s how to stop Trump
Democrats want the GOP to pass a bill to protect Bob Mueller, and get Russia to extradite the 12 intelligence officers indicted last week.
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NAFTA talks can wrap up by end of year, Mexican ambassador says
The NAFTA talks have bogged down in recent months over a number of controversial proposals introduced by the Trump administration.
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Trump does clean-up after Putin fiasco
Even the Wall Street Journal described the president's appearance alongside his Russian counterpart as an “embarrassment.“
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Scrapping dairy management system 'unacceptable,' Canadian diplomat says
'There's a misconception out there that Canada has tariffs in the dairy sector, which is just not true,' said Canadian Deputy Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman.
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Evolving opioid epidemic poses challenge for public health officials
The rapid shift is making it hard for federal and state officials to gain a handle on the crisis that is killing an estimated 115 Americans each day.
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Gottlieb: FDA to crack down on labeling nondairy products as ‘milk’
“An almond doesn’t lactate, I will confess,” FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said, referring to the fact that the agency’s current standards for milk reference products from lactating animals.
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Obama issues a new warning against 'strongman politics'
The remarks come one day after Trump was widely rebuked for publicly cozying up to Putin.
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Treasury defends move to halt nonprofit disclosures amid Wyden threat
Congress in the 1960s required donor-disclosure data to match deductions for charitable giving.
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Trump lashes out at media coverage of his Putin meeting
“While I had a great meeting with NATO, raising vast amounts of money, I had an even better meeting with Vladimir Putin of Russia. Sadly, it is not being reported that way - the Fake News is going Crazy,” the president tweeted.
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Gottlieb: Some price hikes needed for basic drugs in short supply
The FDA formed a drug shortage task force last week that it said could create a critical drug list and possible incentives to keep manufacturers in the market.
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FDA readying guidelines on smoking cessation, biosimilars
The agency will roll out 11 proposals aimed at increasing competition, including possible data sharing agreements.
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Coffman joins Democrats to press net neutrality measure ahead of midterms
Coffman said he sees repealing the rollback as a way to force Congress' hand on legislating net neutrality; he's also introducing a bill on the issue.
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ECRI to stand up AHRQ guideline site replacement
New cyber threat: hospital hijacking — R2D4?
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Parents more likely to support armed teachers with training
House hearing on summer meals program — Denver superintendent unphased by removal of Obama school diversity guidelines — Senate confirms Trump’s career and technical education pick
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FTA chief rebuffs claims of policy changes
Thune: Senate action on FAA bill more likely next week — Chao pick joins drone advisory panel
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The remarkable Trump-Putin news conference
Election Assistance Commission doling out security cash — Census cybersecurity status: Unknown
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Darker money
Almost 2.0 time — Wayfair variables
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Next date for farm bill steps in flux
Trump taps the new Sam Clovis — High-stakes WTO battle takes shape
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Trump’s Putin press conference draws fire
DoD sends Congress a hefty reprogramming request — Nicholson denies reported calls for Taliban negotiations
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U.S. launches WTO assault on retaliatory tariffs
IMF puts a price tag on the trade war — Tech groups outline priorities for e-commerce talks
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Follow along today: POLITICO Pro Summit
Senate HELP looks at health costs — House approves major overhaul of OTC drug regulation
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Judge halts deportations of reunified families
Harris leads reunification bill — Chamber backs scale for paid leave
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Topline takeaways from Q2 fundraising
Roby looks to hold off Bright in AL-02 runoff — Trump sides with Putin on election hacking
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Take 2 on tech bias allegations
Pai critics praise Sinclair-Tribune rebuke — Amazon’s banana republic
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Spotlight on FERC
Hitching a ride on the 'minibus' — 'Secret science' out in the open
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Trump bows to Putin
Markets still don't care — But are markets really that strong? — Room to drop
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Putin tussles with Chris Wallace in Fox interview
The Russian president notes Trump "was of no interest for us" before 2016 campaign.
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POLITICO Pro Summit schedule of speakers
Here’s a look at who will be speaking at the second annual event July 17.