Pete Buttigieg establishes clear lead in Iowa, new poll shows
Buttigieg was leading the crowded Democratic field with 25%, in the new CNN/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll of likely Iowa caucus goers.
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California, 23 other states sue Trump for right to require more fuel-efficient cars
The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, marks the latest round in an escalating fight between the White House and California officials over how quickly the nation’s auto fleet must increase its fuel-efficiency.
White House seeks disclosure of actual health care prices
New rules from the Trump administration would require insurers and hospitals to disclose upfront the actual prices for common tests and procedures. The sweeping changes face stiff pushback from the health care industry and could be challenged in court.
Pelosi says agreement on revamped NAFTA ‘imminent’
Moving ahead on the trade deal could signal that Democrats and Republicans can work on substantive issues even as the House pursues a divisive impeachment case against President Trump.
Pence to visit Indianapolis next week
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to give a speech at the Strada Education Network National Symposium in Indianapolis on Nov. 20.
Trump to pursue higher sales age for e-cigarettes
The logic for hiking the purchase age for cigarettes and other products is clear: most underage teens who use e-cigarettes or tobacco get them from older friends.
Hopes rise that lifting tariffs could allow U.S.-China accord
The prospects for a preliminary breakthrough in the U.S.-China trade war improved Thursday after the two sides agreed to reduce some punitive tariffs on each other’s goods, though the full extent of the rollback wasn’t clear.
Beijing, U.S. to lift tariff hikes as talks advance, China says
The two sides have agreed to reduce some punitive tariffs on each other’s goods as talks on ending their trade war progress, a Chinese spokesman said Thursday, removing a possible stumbling block to a settlement.
Source: White House finds Pelosi drug plan ‘unworkable’
President Trump is instead backing a bipartisan bill that would for the first time limit what seniors have to pay out of their own pockets for medications.
Program to spur growth is not limited to poor communities
The area that includes the Fletcher Place neighborhood and the southeast corner of downtown is one of the hottest parts of Indianapolis, yet it’s included in a federal program designed to spur investments in poor neighborhoods.
Schumer proposes $462 billion automobile swap—gas for electric
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer rebate proposal late Thursday joins a mix of trillion- and multi-trillion-dollar programs that Democratic presidential candidates have outlined to urgently cut oil, gas and coal emissions.
Pence takes swipe at NBA, Nike in critical speech on China
Vice President Mike Pence’s speech was delivered as President Donald Trump seeks to close a new trade deal with China, with Pence cast in a hard-line role. He criticized past administrations for tolerating unfair economic and trade practices and repressing Chinese citizens.
Trump, Pelosi still working on drug-pricing deal despite impeachment drama
President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi could hardly be more at odds—but behind the scenes, they’re still grasping at a bipartisan deal to lower the cost of prescription drugs.
Farmers blame Trump for biofuels rule they view as betrayal
Agriculture commodity groups and some farmers expressed frustration and anger Wednesday with a rule released by the Environmental Protection Agency that they said fails to uphold a promise President Donald Trump made 12 days ago.
Suburban voters weary of more investigations as impeachment ramps up
Polling finds that support for an impeachment inquiry has grown since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the start of the investigation last month following a whistleblower complaint. But what those numbers don’t show is the sense of fatigue about the topic among some Americans.
Trump says U.S.-China trade talks are ‘going very well’
President Donald Trump offered an upbeat assessment of U.S.-China trade talks and said he would meet at the White House on Friday with the leader of the Chinese negotiating team.
Facebook CEO to appear before Congress on currency plan
The focus will be on Facebook’s plan to create a digital currency and its role in housing. The company agreed in a legal settlement in March to overhaul its ad-targeting systems to prevent discrimination in housing, credit and employment ads.
Overhaul proposed for decades-old Medicare fraud rules
The regulations are now seen as an obstacle to progress because Medicare has put a premium on coordination among care providers. The complex requirements of the original rules can have a chilling effect on hospitals and doctors working together, officials say.
China criticizes U.S. tech curbs but trade talks going ahead
China demanded Washington, D.C., lift newly imposed sanctions on Chinese tech companies but said Tuesday that envoys will go ahead with a U.S. trip for trade talks despite the latest spike in tensions.
U.S. signs limited deal with Japan on ag, digital trade
A deal should win back benefits American farmers lost when President Donald Trump pulled out of a broader Asia-Pacific pact his first week in office.