Merz’s Coalition on Edge Ahead of Crunch German Pension Vote
Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s ruling coalition with the Social Democrats faces a key vote in parliament on Friday that…
GOP Awaits Trump Direction on Health Care as Subsidy Spike Looms
President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers are grasping for ideas on a new party-line package aimed at blunting…
GOP’s Shutdown Win Tees Up Health Care as Key Midterm Issue
Republicans, fresh off their US government shutdown victory, now face the task of sorting a health-care mess that…
Shutdown Politics Left Healthcare Mess Intact
The strangest thing about the recent shutdown fight in Congress is that a quarrel ostensibly about health-care subsidies…
US Health Care Premium Spikes to Squeeze Main Street Businesses
Gladys Harrison, owner of Big Mama’s Kitchen and Catering, was already struggling to cover rising food prices for…
Health Insurers Sink as Hopes of Subsidy Extension Recede
Shares of US health-care insurers and hospitals are falling Monday as lawmakers draw closer to ending the longest…
How the Fight Over Obamacare Is Driving the Government Shutdown
As the government shutdown heads into its third week tomorrow, we thought it was time to explain what…
Pfizer to Cut Some Drug Prices in Deal With President Trump
Pfizer Inc. will announce plans to lower prescription drug prices at an event Tuesday alongside President Donald Trump,…
Warren Questions Bessent on Argentina ‘Bailout’ as Milei Waits
Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts wrote to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent seeking more information about the Trump administration’s…
Why Germany’s €500 Billion Infrastructure Fund Risks Falling Short
In September 2024, a railway bridge in Dresden spectacularly collapsed into the Elbe River, highlighting Germany’s desperate need…
Healthcare Can Be Saved With a Government Shutdown
A lot of Democratic voters are looking for a fight, and a lot of Democratic politicians are looking…