Tuesday, November 9, 2021: Life Sciences

Merck & Co. announced that the federal government will buy another $1 billion worth its COVID-19 pill called molnupiravir. The government spent $1.2 billion on 1.7 million courses of the drug in June and is now exercising its option to buy 1.4 million more. In...

Tuesday, November 9, 2021: D.C. News

The Biden administration defended its COVID-19 vaccination mandate for large employers in a court filing, arguing that the requirement is necessary to prevent hospitalizations and deaths and that it falls within the Department of Labor’s authority. The court...

Monday, November 8, 2021: D.C. News

A federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for private businesses with 100 or more employees, health care workers, and federal contractors. The court gave the federal government until 5:00pm today to respond....

Monday, November 8, 2021: D.C. News

The House late Friday cleared a Senate-passed bipartisan infrastructure bill by a vote of 228-206. All but six Democrats voting for the measure, along with 13 Republicans. The bipartisan bill would reauthorize surface transportation and water programs for five years,...