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'Potentially Hazardous' Letters Hit Senators and Election Offices on Anniversary of Capitol Anthrax Attacks

Federal investigators are examining more than 100 suspicious letters sent to US senators, election offices and other recipients, with some containing unidentified powder and triggering evacuations.

International Business Times UK · 11h ago

How Sha Na Na could help determine the House majority

Jason Dick talks with the latest Roll Call on the Road mission crew, Mary Ellen McIntire and Tom Williams, about what they learned on their reporting trip to Pennsylvania, including interacting with candidates from Scranton to Harrisburg, as well as Sha Na Na frontman and Social Security advocate Jon “Bowzer”…

Roll Call · Oct 15

Pallone Bill Would End Surprise Billing Arbitration in 2028 and Set Out-of-Network Pay at Insurers' Median Rates

A new House bill would replace No Surprises Act arbitration with a median in-network payment standard. What it could mean for premiums and bills.

Medical Daily · Oct 10

FDA Will Likely Stay Without a Confirmed Commissioner into November as Senate Panel Holds Off on Overton Vote

No Senate committee vote on FDA nominee Heidi Overton is expected before the midterms, leaving the agency under acting leadership through fall.

Medical Daily · Oct 1

White House Reportedly Shelves NIH Grant Order After Collins Pushback, but Research Funding Delays Continue for Many Labs

The White House has reportedly dropped a plan for political review of NIH grants, but a separate grant rule and funding disruptions remain.

Medical Daily · Sep 25

Gathering threads: The stories defining the midterm elections

Jason Dick talks with Roll Call campaign writers Daniela Altimari and Mary Ellen McIntire about their on-the-ground reporting as the midterm general election kicks into high gear; the latest batch of polling in key races; the crazy money being raised and spent; why we’re still not done with redistricting; and…

Roll Call · Sep 24

At the Races: Pivot time for Republicans

Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. By Mary Ellen McIntire, Daniela Altimari and Niels Lesniewski With 40 days to go before Election Day, some Republicans are…

Roll Call · Sep 24

At the Races: AI voted?

Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. By Niels Lesniewski, Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari Fears about unregulated artificial intelligence are not showing signs of overtaking…

Roll Call · Sep 17

At the Races: Defiant in Dallas

Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. By Daniela Altimari, Mary Ellen McIntire and Niels Lesniewski DALLAS – Recent national polls show President Donald Trump’s job approval…

Roll Call · Sep 10

‘What happens if we do die?’: Congress still stalled on continuity plan after 9/11

Brian Baird has spent a lot of time thinking about death over the last 25 years.  Not just his own, but also his former House colleagues’.  Making his way through the Longworth House Office Building on 9/11 and urging people to evacuate after seeing smoke rising from the Pentagon out…

Roll Call · Sep 9