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Drug companies involved in TrumpRx boosted lobbying by 23% ahead of...

Those companies accounted for more than a quarter of the record $457.3 million spent on lobbying last year across the pharmaceutical and health product industry.

The FDA let substandard factories ship these medications to the US

ProPublica identified more than 150 products that were exempted from import bans since 2013.

FDA inspectors again find dangerous breakdowns at an Indian factory supplying...

Sun Pharma continues to ship some drugs to Americans even after banning the factory from the U.S. market because of quality problems.

An Indian drugmaker, investigated by ProPublica last year, has recalled two...

FDA inspectors found serious problems at a Glenmark factory in India that manufactured the recalled drugs.

Ocasio-Cortez blasts GOP for letting Elon Musk kill drug pricing reform

She slammed the Republican Party for allowing Elon Musk to derail bipartisan drug pricing reforms, calling the move a clear example of oligarchic control over American politics.

Endo’s end around: How one of the nation’s largest opioid makers...

Endo “came with a strategy purposely intended to reduce payments to opioid victims."

Federal court dismisses Pharma lawsuit against Medicare drug price negotiations

This procedural dismissal effectively sidelines the pharmaceutical industry's concerted efforts to maintain control over drug pricing, marking a significant victory for proponents of healthcare reform.

$6 billion in PhRMA Network grants flood the non-profit world, muddying...

An analysis of the $6 billion in grants distributed by PhRMA and its member companies.

Supreme Court grapples with Purdue Pharma’s settlement

Awaiting a decision expected by June 2024, the case stands as a pivotal moment in America's ongoing struggle against opioid crisis.

Skyrocketing drug prices under scrutiny as pharma CEOs summoned to Senate...

"A life-saving drug is not effective if the patient who needs that drug cannot afford it."

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States settle antitrust suit over $111 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. merger

Critics say a force-majeure clause and a company-appointed editorial board leave the settlement's protections easy to escape.
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Unions win settlement forcing Trump administration to rescind shutdown mass-firing policy

The agreement follows a court fight that began after roughly 4,200 federal employees received layoff notices during last fall's 43-day shutdown.
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Federal judge orders White House to restore access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico

The order lasts 14 days, and the outlets have until Monday to seek a preliminary injunction after some reporters were briefly turned away despite the ruling.
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The best comeuppance for the first anti-American administration – perpetual exposure as the seditious...

If Russia or China wanted a Manchurian candidate (a brainwashed stooge who betrays his own background and constituency), could they have surpassed the president harumphing in the White House?
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Why didn’t Netanyahu’s cabinet preempt October 7 (since it knew about it in advance)?

New York Times reporting confirms Israeli leadership had advance intelligence before the October 7 attack, raising fresh questions about why it was not acted on.