Eli Lilly Says It Will Cut the Price of Insulin  —  The company said it would cap the out-of-pocket cost of the diabetes drug at $35.  —  Eli Lilly and Company said on Wednesday that it would reduce the price of its most commonly prescribed insulins and expand a program that caps monthly …

Showdown before the raid: FBI agents and prosecutors argued over Trump  —  An exclusive look at behind-the-scenes deliberations as both sides wrestled with a national security case that has potentially far-reaching political consequences  —  Months of disputes between Justice Department prosecutors …

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot blames election loss on racism, gender  —  Democratic Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot blamed racism and her gender for her landslide defeat in her re-election bid, as Chicagoans wary of the rising crime of her watch celebrated her fall from “political rock star to rock bottom.”

Murdoch, exposed  —  It's not a secret that Fox News is a political operation seeking to bolster the prospects of Republicans.  Jeanne Pirro, co-host of Fox News' The Five, regularly appears at Republican fundraisers.  Mark Levin, who hosts a weekly Fox News program, appeared at a rally …

Vance pitches PPP for Ohio while other Republicans say to wait  —  Sen. J.D. Vance's (R-Ohio) call for a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)-style plan to help workers and businesses affected by the East Palestine train derailment is being greeted skeptically by Senate Republicans …

FBI director says COVID pandemic ‘most likely’ originated from Chinese lab … Christopher Wray: COVID-19 origins most likely caused by Chinese lab ‘incident’  —  FBI Director Christopher Wray said that the COVID-19 pandemic was likely caused by a lab leak in Wuhan, China.

In an Epic Battle of Tanks, Russia Was Routed, Repeating Earlier Mistakes  —  A three-week fight in the town of Vuhledar in southern Ukraine produced what Ukrainian officials say was the biggest tank battle of the war so far, and a stinging setback for the Russians.

Trump ties GOP in knots over Medicare and Social Security  —  Donald Trump is driving a wedge through the GOP over one of American politics' thorniest issues: the future of Medicare and Social Security.  —  The former president's attacks on potential GOP primary opponents …

Girls high school basketball team forfeits tournament rather than play against transgender player  —  A Vermont girls high school basketball team forfeited an out of state tournament after refusing to play against a team that had a transgender player.  —  Mid Vermont Christian School (MVCS) …

Trump's February bump  —  Four new polls show former President Trump has received a boost in Republican support — with one survey showing him hitting 50% support in a crowded GOP field. … - His visit to the derailment site in East Palestine, Ohio — ahead of President Biden …

My Liberal Campus Is Pushing Freethinkers to the Right  —  In the not-so-distant past, the Typical College Republican idolized Ronald Reagan, fretted about the national debt and read Edmund Burke.  Political sophistication, to that person, implied belief in the status quo.

Why I Stood Up to Disney  —  WSJ Opinion: A Ron DeSantis Book Tour or a Presidential Campaign Launch?  —  YOU MAY ALSO LIKE  —  Created with sketchtool.  —  On Monday, I signed the law ending the Walt Disney Co.'s self-governing status over 43 square miles in central Florida, an area almost as big as Miami.

New York Will Pay Millions to Protesters Violently Corralled by Police  —  The police boxed in racial justice demonstrators in 2020, an anti-protest practice known as “kettling,” then hit them with batons and pepper spray.  Hundreds will receive $21,500 each.

The story behind Gaetz citing Chinese propaganda at a hearing  —  In 2021, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) decried what he labeled “a fusion of the interest of the Chinese Communist Party and much of the apparatus of the United States government.”  —  At a hearing Tuesday, Gaetz cited …

The NFL deserves every bit of its raging Daniel Snyder headache  —  Dan Snyder is being unreasonable, is he?  Making irrational, insulting and perhaps even extortive demands?  Stifle for a moment your heavy, knowing sigh over the predictability of Snyder's conduct and the fact that he hasn't sold the Washington Commanders yet.

Biden's Translator  —  Kate Bedingfield explains the press to the president (and keeps the White House from leaking).  —  Kate Bedingfield, the White House communications director, first tried to leave in July.  She had started working for Joe Biden in 2015 and was looking forward to spending …

Starbucks Faces New Front in Its Labor Disputes: White-Collar Workers  —  Dozens of white-collar Starbucks Corp. employees and managers have signed an open letter protesting the company's return-to-office mandate and its alleged union-busting, opening a new front in the battle …

Dark money and special deals: How Leonard Leo and his friends benefited from his judicial activism  —  A network of political non-profits formed by judicial activist Leonard Leo moved at least $43 million to a new firm he is leading, raising questions about how his conservative legal movement is funded.

What could Chinese artillery and ammunition mean for Putin's war in Ukraine?  —  Western warnings about the possibility of China sending lethal military aid to Russia are well-placed, military analysts told NBC News, as help from Beijing could be a crucial boost for the Kremlin's hopes of battlefield success in the months to come.

EPA to award $250 million in IRA funds to reduce climate pollution  —  The Biden Administration will make $250 million in grants available to develop strategies to cut climate pollution, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday.  —  The funds are the first in $5 billion …

U.S. Labor Department axes Trump-era expansion of anti-bias exemptions  —  The U.S. Department of Labor on Tuesday withdrew a rule adopted in the last days of the administration of former Republican President Donald Trump that had expanded a religious exemption from anti-discrimination laws for federal contractors.

Capitol Hill's great unifier  —  The legacy of the 118th Congress — even amid its high-profile divisions — is set to be defined by an unprecedented focus on the threat emanating from the Chinese government. … - It's a testament to just how far the bipartisan consensus on China has shifted …