WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News ) – President Joe Biden announced a major development in his push to make medications more affordable for Americans. On Tuesday morning, Biden said the manufacturers of all of the first 10 prescription drugs targeted for Medicare’s first price negotiations have agreed to participate. The development clears the way for talks that…… MORE
Longtime Texas Democratic Congressman Henry Cuellar Carjacked at Gun Point in Washington D.C.
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, was carjacked Monday night by three armed attackers, his office said. Cuellar’s chief of staff Jacob Hochberg released a statement hours after the incident: “As Congressman Cuellar was parking his car this evening, 3 armed assailants approached the Congressman and stole his vehicle. Luckily, he was not…… MORE
HS Football Referee Removed from Games after Apparent Collision with Player
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The UIL is addressing a concerning incident that occurred during the Whitney vs. Dallas Madison varsity football game on September 29, involving a sports official and a student athlete from Whitney High School. “In cooperation with the Texas Association of Sports Officials (TASO), the UIL has taken action to reverse the game…… MORE
McCarthy on Removal Threat: ‘Go Ahead and Try’
WASHINGTON (AP) — “How would you be different as speaker, compared to Mr. Boehner?” a reporter asked then-House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy in September 2015 as the California Republican pursued, and eventually gave up, his first attempt at the speakership. McCarthy laughed while standing next to outgoing Speaker John Boehner — who had just stepped…… MORE
Trump Denounces NYC Civil Trial as “Scam”
NEW YORK (AP) — The fraud lawsuit that could cost former President Donald Trump control of some of his most prized properties went to trial Monday, with New York state lawyers vowing to hold him accountable while he denounced the case as a politically motivated “scam.” The civil case, brought by New York Attorney General…… MORE