President Joe Biden’s proposed budget makes one thing clear: Despite progressive hopes that the President might be a secret Franklin Delano Roosevelt capable of ushering in an ambitious domestic agenda, Biden is exactly the timid moderate he always appeared to be…
Show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value.” When releasing his fiscal 2023 budget proposal on Monday, President Joe Biden said this was something his father had told him…
Airlines like Aeroflot, as well as other Russian carriers and charter flights, are affected by the ban from US airspace. Robert Aardenburg on UnsplashThe US and many other countries have decided to ban Russian aircraft from their airspace, a move that could “cripple” Russian carriers. The post How Biden’s airspace ban will affect Russian airlines…
Feb. 15, 2022 — Robert Califf, MD, on Tuesday narrowly won Senate confirmation to once again serve as the commissioner of the FDA, overcoming protest votes from lawmakers about abortion and opioid issues.The Senate voted 50-46 in favor of Califf’s nomination. A cardiologist long affiliated with Duke University and a noted expert on clinical trials,…
Robert Califf, MD, on Tuesday narrowly won Senate confirmation to once again serve as the commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), overcoming protest votes from lawmakers about abortion and opioid issues. The Senate voted 50-46 in favor of Califf’s nomination. A cardiologist long affiliated with Duke University and a noted expert on…
Biden’s Fed nominees in limbo after delay Republican vote boycott
The “Cancer Moonshot” is about to be relaunched! In a White House briefing, President Joe Biden announced that he is “reigniting” the initiative he spearheaded when he was Vice President during the Obama administration. During the livestreamed event, the President discussed his plans to bring a “fierce sense of urgency” to the fight against cancer…
Dec. 14, 2021 — Robert M. Califf, MD, plans to take a close look at federal policies on opioid prescriptions in his expected second turn at the top U.S. regulator of medical products, as well as keep closer tabs on the performance of drugs cleared with accelerated approvals.Califf on Tuesday fielded questions at a Senate…
President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Monday to facilitate access to government benefits and services. The order is meant to simplify processes – and build trust – across 17 federal agencies, targeting Social Security benefits, student loans, natural disaster aid, and more…
Dec. 10, 2021 — Enforcement of President Joe Biden’s sweeping COVID-19 vaccine mandates has been quite the challenge. On Nov. 4, the Biden administration ordered federal contractors, certain health care workers, and employees of businesses with 100 employees or more to show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination, or get weekly COVID-19 testing, by Jan 4,…
