Public Policy

Policy analysis and implementation

125 topics in this category

November 2025

Medicare announces 15 lower drug prices after second negotiation round, including Ozempic and cancer treatments

Medicare announces 15 lower drug prices after second negotiation round, including Ozempic and cancer treatments

Public HealthEconomyPublic Policy

Nov. 26

Medicare drug price cuts: Ozempic list
CMS Delivers Savings to Seniors on 15 Major Drugs
H.R.5376 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
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Recently passed federal law threatens to ban hemp-derived THC drinks sold in dozens of states within one year

Recently passed federal law threatens to ban hemp-derived THC drinks sold in dozens of states within one year

Public PolicyEconomyAgriculture

Nov. 24

Federal law threatens hemp THC drink industry
21st Amendment
Economic analysis of federal hemp THC restrictions
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Shots fired at ICE agents in Chicago amid chaotic immigration enforcement operations

ImmigrationPublic PolicyJustice

Nov. 14

Verifying sources
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SNAP restoration creates chaos as some states get full benefits while others get nothing

Public HealthPublic PolicyGovernment

Nov. 13

Verifying sources
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Trump approval drops to 68% among Republicans, down from 81% in March

Public PolicyGovernmentElections

Nov. 13

Verifying sources
Supreme Court extends pause on $4B SNAP payments, affecting 42 million Americans as Jackson dissents

Supreme Court extends pause on $4B SNAP payments, affecting 42 million Americans as Jackson dissents

Public PolicyJudicial ReviewEconomy

Nov. 11

Supreme Court extends stay of order requiring administration to pay full SNAP benefits - ABC News
Federal judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits in November
SNAP State Directory
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Judge orders Trump to pay $4 billion in food stamps, rules administration acted "arbitrarily and capriciously"

Judge orders Trump to pay $4 billion in food stamps, rules administration acted "arbitrarily and capriciously"

Judicial ReviewPublic PolicyGovernment

Nov. 6

Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments
House Appropriations Committee
Rhode Island State Council of Churches v. Rollins - TRO/Enforcement Order
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Trump bars civil rights and immigration nonprofits from student loan forgiveness program

Trump bars civil rights and immigration nonprofits from student loan forgiveness program

EducationGovernmentPublic Policy

Nov. 5

New Trump administration rule bars student loan relief for public workers tied to 'illegal' activity
Federal Student Aid Data Center: Student Loan Portfolio
Department of Education Finalizes Rule for Unlawful Overhaul of Public Service Loan Forgiveness
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Trump threatens to withhold food stamps in defiance of court order, White House reverses hours later

Trump threatens to withhold food stamps in defiance of court order, White House reverses hours later

GovernmentPublic Policy

Nov. 5

Senate Judiciary Committee
Federal judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits in November
Federal judge orders USDA to use contingency funds to pay SNAP benefits
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USDA moves to partially fund November SNAP using contingency funds after court orders; agency resists tapping child nutrition money

USDA moves to partially fund November SNAP using contingency funds after court orders; agency resists tapping child nutrition money

Public PolicyJusticeGovernment

Nov. 3

Federal judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits in November
When will November SNAP payments arrive? It might take months
Court filings in Commonwealth of Massachusetts, et al. v. USDA
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