Harris calls for child tax credit of up to $6,000 for newborn children

Harris calls for child tax credit of up to ,000 for newborn children

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at an event with U.S. President Joe Biden (not pictured) in Prince George’s County, Maryland, U.S., August 15, 2024.  Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday unveiled an economic plan, including an expanded child tax credit worth up to $6,000 in total tax relief for families … Read more

Tax cuts, housing incentives, more price caps

Tax cuts, housing incentives, more price caps

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks on Medicare drug price negotiations, at an event with U.S. President Joe Biden in Prince George’s County, Maryland, U.S., August 15, 2024.  Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday will unveil a new set of economic proposals that she would prioritize in her first 100 … Read more

Biden Hits Trump With A New Nickname, Slams GOP For Refusing To Lower Drug Prices

Biden Hits Trump With A New Nickname, Slams GOP For Refusing To Lower Drug Prices

Now that he’s no longer running for reelection, President Joe Biden is ratcheting up his rhetoric against the GOP and taking a page from Donald Trump’s playbook. His first order of business was to lean into the jokes about his advanced age and to hand Trump a new nickname: “Donald Dump.” Biden used the new … Read more

Biden Jokes He’s ‘Looking For A Job’ After Election Exit

Biden Jokes He’s ‘Looking For A Job’ After Election Exit

While President Joe Biden may be out of a job soon, it’s clear he still knows how to work a room. The commander in chief poked fun at his employment prospects while addressing the White House Creator Economy Conference in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, where he praised online content creators for helping reinvent how people … Read more

What’s next for Biden’s Medicare drug price negotiations

What’s next for Biden’s Medicare drug price negotiations

U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris walk out together, at an event on Medicare drug price negotiations, in Prince George’s County, Maryland, U.S., August 15, 2024.  Ken Cedeno | Reuters The Biden administration on Thursday reached a milestone in Democrats’ decades-long quest to use Medicare to drive down prescription drug costs, releasing … Read more

Trump Keeps Sharing Wild Theories About Biden Weeks After He Dropped Out

Trump Keeps Sharing Wild Theories About Biden Weeks After He Dropped Out

It’s been nearly a full month since President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and declared his support for Vice President Kamala Harris, who swiftly became the Democratic Party’s presumptive — and now official — nominee. But former President Donald Trump can’t stop talking about his erstwhile opponent. Writing on social media … Read more

The Auto Industry Knows The Recall System Is Leaving Dangerous Vehicles On The Road

The Auto Industry Knows The Recall System Is Leaving Dangerous Vehicles On The Road

Good morning! It’s Thursday, August 15, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Jalopinions | The Best Type is Jaguar’s E-Type 1st Gear: The Car Recall System Is Badly Broken Proposed … Read more

Maggie Haberman Says It Seems Like Trump Is Trying To ‘Will’ Biden Back Into Race

Maggie Haberman Says It Seems Like Trump Is Trying To ‘Will’ Biden Back Into Race

Donald Trump seems unable to accept the new reality of the presidential race, and Maggie Haberman offered her analysis on CNN Wednesday. “It’s like he’s trying to will this into existence as if he’s trying to get Joe Biden back in the race and try to run the race that he wants it to be,” … Read more

Medicare releases prices for first 10 drugs subject to negotiations

Medicare releases prices for first 10 drugs subject to negotiations

Activists protest the price of prescription drug costs in front of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 6, 2022. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images The Biden administration on Thursday will release prices for the first 10 prescription drugs that were subject to landmark negotiations between drugmakers and … Read more

Harris to propose federal ban on ‘corporate price-gouging’ in food and groceries

Harris to propose federal ban on ‘corporate price-gouging’ in food and groceries

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks during a campaign event at West Allis Central High School, in West Allis, Wisconsin, U.S., July 23, 2024.  Vincent Alban | Reuters WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris plans to propose the first-ever federal ban on “corporate price-gouging in the food and grocery industries,” her campaign announced late … Read more