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With 10 states and the Virgin Islands on the hook for about $380 million in federal government loan interest payments to keep their unemployment systems funded, and the amount growing every week, state officials are trying to rally support…

US President Joe Biden speaks from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, in March ... 11, 2022. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images…

This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) made the decision to reinstate a prior Clean Air Act waiver that will allow California to set its own individual emissions requirements and emissions vehicle mandates. zero (ZEV).…

The EPA is expected to reinstate a waiver that allows California to adopt more stringent vehicle exhaust emissions. The EPA's move under President Joe Biden's administration comes after the Trump administration waived the California Air…

BOSTON — The Baker administration is seeking a waiver from the federal…

Environmental Protection Agency spokesman Nick Conger confirmed that the EPA's final decision on the waiver is expected soon."We are working to finalize a decision on the California waiver and expect to issue a decision in the near future,"…

Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero's desire to get Congress to pass a specific federal COVID-19 relief package is a good…

Iran welcomed the United States' decision to grant international waivers of sanctions against the Islamic Republic's nuclear program, but said more steps would be needed to achieve a mutual return to its 2015 nuclear deal.A State Department…

As it emerged that after the Biden administration's health care worker vaccination mandate was backed by states in the U.S. Supreme Court, states were largely ready to give up their fight against him, the governors of Virginia and West…

U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Todd Young (R-IN) and Mitt Romney (R-UT) recently joined several other Republicans in introducing legislation that…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) faces new legal action after its recent decision to revoke waivers from faith-based organizations seeking to provide services in accordance…

By Michael Rosen "The more things change, the more they stay the same" might as well be the motto of the surprisingly coherent ongoing debate over lifting patent protection for COVID-19 vaccines. When we last considered this matter just…

A group of more than 130 national and international civil society organizations ask the World Trade Organization to postpone its next ministerial meeting unless it first agrees to adopt a patent waiver for Covid vaccines -19 seen by…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has yet to make a decision on a possible waiver of Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions (CAATSA) over the purchase of the S-400 missile defense system from Russia the Biden…

President Joe Biden and his administration have proven time and time…

The Biden administration is overturning Trump-era rules that allowed federally-funded child welfare agencies to bypass non-discrimination rules if they conflicted with providers' religious beliefs. The Department of Health and Human…

Tommy Tuberville is a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.Washington: U.S. relations with India are deepening, a senior Republican senator said, as he supported growing calls for a CAATSA presidential waiver in New…

Through Bethany blankley | The central square Texas, Democratic Congressman Filemon Vela called on Health and Human Services Secretary and Directors of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to renew the Medicaid Section…

(The Center Square) - Texas Democratic Congressman Filemon Vela called on Health and Human Services…

The Biden administration recent announcement that travel restrictions from Europe would be relaxed for vaccinated travelers was long overdue. As transatlantic air travel is set to resume in earnest, the continued exclusion of some…

US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorka's statement on Tuesday that Israel is one of four countries being considered for inclusion in the US State Department's Office of Consular Affairs visa waiver program has led…

The goal of the proposal is to provide better resources for the prevention, containment and treatment of COVID-19. The presumption of the proposal is that by temporarily suspending the protection of intellectual property rights, COVID-19…

The WTO TRIPS Council is meeting today and tomorrow to discuss an intellectual property waiver of the Covid-19 vaccine that remains controversial and unlikely to be adopted thanks to European opposition, but whose…

On Thursday, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) sent a fourth letter to United States Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai regarding the proposed waiver of intellectual property rights under the Related Aspects Agreement to Trade in…

NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) - The U.S. Department of Education has announced a change to the civil service loan…

WASHINGTON: The US Senate bill, which seeks to assess Pakistan's role in the war in Afghanistan and suggests sanctions, also includes a provision that allows President Joseph Biden to lift restrictions. Under this provision, the US…

By Andrew Karpan (September 28, 2021, 9:06 p.m. EDT) - The Electronic Frontier Foundation and others call on the Biden administration to support a temporary waiver of intellectual property protections on COVID-19 vaccines that…

The Biden administration wants to improve America's international reputation. That's why he approved a proposal before the World Trade Organization to waive all intellectual property rights related to COVID-19.The president no doubt…

A group of bipartisan lawmakers are seeking to overturn US President Joe Biden's decision to lift sanctions against the Russian operator of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in a last-ditch effort to prevent it from pumping gas to Europe.An…

The appointment of Croatia by Secretary of State Antony Blinken to join the visa waiver program is a long overdue but welcome move that will advance U.S. security and strengthen bilateral relations with an important ally in the…

United States: Biden administration issues additional guidance on Made in America waiver process…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nine U.S. Democratic lawmakers on Monday urged Germany to lift its "blockade" of a COVID-19-related intellectual property rights waiver under global trade rules, and called on Chancellor Angela Merkel to meet them…

Georgian authorities have rejected a request from a federal health agency for more financial information on the state's insurance exemption plan. A letter dated July 2 says Georgia's approach to replacing the registration setup of the…

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The logo of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project is seen on a pipe at the Chelyabinsk Pipe Rolling Plant in Chelyabinsk, Russia on February 26, 2020. REUTERS / Maxim Shemetov / File PhotoWASHINGTON, July 2 (Reuters) - The Biden…

A Federal District Court ruling overturning the faster harvest facility inspection speeds allowed by the United States Department of Agriculture's New Pig Inspection System (NSIS) has come into effect. The Biden administration has…

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For the most part, Arkansas has been successful in navigating state policy and the federal waiver process to expand Medicaid coverage for its residents, although that navigation has resulted in questionable policy choices. Arkansas…

June 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday made it easier for small oil refineries to obtain exemptions from a federal law requiring increasing levels of ethanol and other renewable fuels to be blended in their products, a…

(Reuters) - A former partner of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, currently deputy director of the US Central Intelligence Agency, was granted an ethics waiver this month to allow him to consult with ex-client John Brennan, former…

Republicans on the House Watch and Reform Committee on Tuesday asked for information on how two former union leaders secured ethics waivers to work in the Biden administration.Earlier this year, President Biden appointed former…

By Farasat Bokhari, University of East Anglia The Biden administration has now agreed to support a proposal to suspend intellectual property protection for COVID vaccines. This is a break from the US government's long-standing stance on…

The Biden administration on Friday issued guidelines to federal agencies aimed at streamlining the implementation of the "Made in America" ​​presidential decree.The White House Office of Management and…

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, USA, May 12, 2021. Pete Marovich / Pool via REUTERS / File PhotoThe Biden administration has pledged to work to…

WASHINGTON, DC - Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ) told Secretary of State Antony Blinken that the Biden administration's waiver of Section 907 restrictions on the US aid to Azerbaijan has given the Aliyev…

World Bank President David Malpass attends the "1 + 6" Roundtable at Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing, China on November 21, 2019. REUTERS / Florence LoWorld Bank President David Malpass said on Tuesday the bank did not support…

The European Union is vigorously pushing back US-backed calls to temporarily relinquish intellectual property rights to Covid-19 vaccines, preparing a rival plan that officials say would better protect pharmaceutical companies' patents…

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) allowed the public to vote on Wednesday on a multibillion-dollar, 10-year Medicaid waiver it previously negotiated in the last days of the Trump…

In this video by Motley Fool Live, registered on May 10, Fool.com contributors Brian Orelli and Keith Speights discuss the potential for the Biden administration to waive patent rights to vaccines…

The Biden administration's new move is likely to draw criticism from lawmakers who have argued that several ships and pipe-laying entities, including Nord Stream 2 AG and its CEO, could face sanctions under the Protecting Europe's…

United States: Exclusive Rights, Episode 2: United States Signifies Approval of Intellectual Property Waiver for COVID-19 Vaccines…

The Biden administration has said it will agree to waive patent protection for COVID-19 drugs in order to…

Paxton says the Biden administration's efforts to expand Medicaid access to uninsured Texans undermine state sovereignty. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration over…

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in Washington, United States on June 9, 2016. REUTERS / Jonathan ErnstTexas has sued President Joe Biden's administration over its decision to reverse the previous administration's approval of changes to…

OOnce again, another week of work will soon come to an end. If you're surprised that Friday has already arrived, maybe you're working too hard? Either way, join us as we daydream about the weekend plans. Our schedule is uncertain at…

Vaccine stocks had a rough week, with Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) stock down almost…

Flexibility and innovation have long been central tenets of Medicaid, the state-federal program that provides health care coverage to more than 77 million Americans. Through Section 1115 Medicaid demonstration waivers, states are…

Here’s what you need to know:Mickey Mantle’s 1952 Topps rookie card is one of the most sought-after cards. While a Mantle with a rating of SGC 7 like this one is valuable, a version of the same card rated PSA Mint 9 recently sold for $5.2…

The Biden administration approved a temporary waiver of shipping requirements Wednesday night to help Colonial Pipeline transport fuel, as service resumes across the United States following a ransomware attack that put it offline last…

FILE PHOTO: US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas appears before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, USA, May 12, 2021. Alex Wong / Pool via REUTERS(Reuters) - The US Department of Homeland…

Washington, May 13 (PTI) Defending the Biden administration's decision to support a temporary waiver of certain provisions of the TRIPS agreement to deal with COVID-19, as proposed by India and South Africa, a senior US trade official…

Covid-19 vaccine developers will speak to the Biden administration before signing a controversial plan to give up their coveted intellectual property rights, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said.“We…

Proposal for a WTO waiver of intellectual property rights Since October 2, 2020, the WTO has been considering a proposal by India and South Africa to waive the intellectual property protections of the TRIPS Agreement for medical…

Photo: AFPThe World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday approved the emergency use of a COVID-19 vaccine produced by Chinese drug maker Sinopharm. This is the first vaccine against COVID-19 developed by a non-Western country that has…

Pfizer chairman and CEO Dr. Albert Bourla sent an open letter to Pfizer employees on Friday regarding the U.S. trade representative's announcement last week that the Biden-Harris administration would support the lifting of protection…

The GOP opposition builds on the Biden administration's decision to support waiving World Trade Organization patent protections for COVID-19 vaccines.Ahead of a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Wednesday with a U.S. trade official…

Shortly after being sworn in in January, President Biden issued a sweeping ethical pledge for executive staff. But soon after, the administration granted waivers to two union leaders to allow them to hold positions of responsibility,…

Rise and shine, another busy day is on the way. We can tell because our little self is, once again, hunched over a laptop for a day of learning and our official mascot is perched by a window waiting for a friend to arrive in what…

Illinois Air National Guard Sergeant Jennifer Callender (left) administers a Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to Virginia Persha at a vaccination center established at Triton College in River Grove, Ill. On February 3, 2021.Kamil Krzaczynski |…

The European Union on Thursday backed a US proposal to discuss lifting patent protection for COVID-19 vaccines, but drugmakers and some other governments opposed the idea, saying it would not solve global vaccine shortages.European…

A woman is holding a small bottle with a "Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine" sticker in this illustration taken on October 30, 2020. REUTERS / Dado RuvicShares of COVID-19 vaccine makers fell on Thursday as governments debated plans to waive…

Infectious disease physician Dr Payal Patel joins Kristin Myers and Alexis Christoforous of Yahoo Finance to discuss the latest news on the coronavirus pandemic.Video transcriptALEXIS CHRISTOFOROUS: To talk more about it now and in the…

President Biden has asked Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to draft a note on the president's legal authorities to cancel student loan debt, including cancellation up to $ 50,000, the chief of staff said. White House Ron Klain at a…

The following is a guest post from Jennifer hillman, principal researcher for international business and political economy, and Alex tippett, associate researcher in international economics, at the Council on Foreign Relations. Jennifer…