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Proposed insulin price cap poses test for Dems

A Senate deal to cap the cost of insulin at $35 a month for individuals with private insurance and Medicare poses a new test of whether Democrats can make good on campaign pledges to rein in drug costs, Axios' Adriel Bettelheim writes.

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Senators release bill targeting insulin prices

WASHINGTON — Two key senators on Wednesday released a widely anticipated bill aimed at lowering insulin prices and capping monthly copays under commercial and Medicare insurance plans.

Tribune News Service

Senators release bill targeting insulin prices - Roll Call

The bill would cap insulin copays at the lesser of $35 or 25 percent of the list price per month in commercial and Medicare Part D plans.

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Senators announce bipartisan framework for gun legislation in wake of mass shootings

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators on Sunday announced it had reached a framework for enacting modest gun restrictions, such as closing loopholes and increasing background checks for gun purchases by people between 18 and 21, in response to a recent spate of mass shootings that included a massacre…

Los Angeles Times

Pelosi says Democrats are hopeful for gun deal despite acrimonious victim hearing: ‘I’m optimistic’

Comes on a full day of action on gun negotiations

The Independent UK

Trumpers mock "easy mark" Susan Collins

Two ex-Trump officials admitted to Rolling Stone that they played Collins and then laughed at her behind her back

Salon

GOP set to kill off free school lunch

Even Joe Manchin and Susan Collins want to extend school lunch waivers, but so far Mitch McConnell won't budge

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Democratic Senator Chris Murphy says Congress has the will to act after Uvalde

Murphy’s impassioned speech on Senate floor condemned chamber’s inaction

The Independent UK

After Uvalde, the father of a Columbine victim says Democrats can do better on gun messaging

’We have to work on those gun owners, responsible gun owners,’ Tom Mauser tells John Bowden

The Independent UK

The Republicans most likely to make a deal on gun control and how much money the NRA has given them to stop it

Who receives money from the NRA and when isn’t as clear-cut as it may seem

The Independent UK

Five things Washington DC is mulling on guns – and whether anything will come of it

Many paths forward with little hope for success in the Senate

The Independent UK

Top Senate Republican meets Zelenskiy, Russia says U.S. involvement dangerous

Mitch McConnell, the top Republican in the U.S. Senate, paid an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Saturday with other Republican senators and met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for talks.

Reuters

Digested week: I feel pure schadenfreude about collapsing crypto

Elsewhere, an unfortunate Wordle message, and Prince Charles subs in for the Queen

The Guardian - UK

The Failed Senate Abortion Bill Went Far Beyond Preserving Current Rights

Without citing any constitutional authority to dictate state abortion policies, the bill would have overridden regulations that have been upheld or have yet to be tested.

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The Independent UK

Pelosi laments death of Democrats’ Roe legislation while still supporting anti-abortion Democrat

Pelosi also explains why Democrats won’t take up Republican Senators Susan Collins’ and Lisa Murkowski’s legislation

Tribune News Service

After targeted protests, GOP senators say home addresses should not be public

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho’s U.S. senators have proposed a bill they say would limit targeted protests at the homes of elected officials.

The Guardian - US

Seth Meyers on Roe: ‘Republicans would much rather focus on the leak than the substance’

Late-night hosts discuss GOP efforts to distract from the end of Roe v Wade and the Senate’s failure to codify abortion rights nationwide

Salon

Susan Collins goes full MAGA on abortion

So much for "pro-choice"

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Dallas Fed appoints first female president to succeed Rob Kaplan

Federal Reserve Bank of New York executive Lorie Logan will become the 13th president of the Dallas Fed and its first female chief following a seven-month search.

Al Jazeera

Senate bid to ensure US abortion rights nationwide fails

Republicans block legislation proposed by Democrats that seeks to ensure access to abortion in all 50 states.

Los Angeles Times

Abortion rights bill falls short in Senate, but Democrats hope to send message

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats on Wednesday failed to advance a bill to establish a federal right to abortion, but they still hoped the effort would draw a sharp political contrast with Republicans who largely support the Supreme Court’s expected ruling to undo the Roe v. Wade decision.

Roll Call

Senate rejects move to codify abortion rights - Roll Call

The 49-51 vote on a procedural motion was the second time this year an abortion rights bill by Democrats stalled in the chamber.

The Independent UK

Senate vote to support Roe v Wade expected to fall short

The Senate is rushing into an almost-certain-to-fail vote toward enshrining Roe v

The Independent UK

Morning Joe panel mocks Sen Susan Collins over sidewalk chalk police report

Activists returned to Republican senator’s house overnight Tuesday

The Conversation

US Senate to vote on abortion rights bill -- but what would it mean to codify Roe into law?

The U.S. Senate is expected to vote on May 11, 2022, on a bill that would enshrine the right to an abortion into law.

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