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FILE - President Joe Biden speaks during an event on prescription drug costs, in the East Room of the White House, Aug. 29, 2023, in Washington. The Biden administration is putting pharmaceutical companies on notice. It's warning them that if the price of certain drugs is too high, they might allow other companies to make their product. Under the new plan, the government would consider overriding the patent for high-priced drugs that have been developed with the help of taxpayer money. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
To lower the cost of expensive drugs, Biden targets Big Pharma’s patents

Under a plan announced Thursday, the government would consider overriding the patent for high-priced drugs that have been developed with the help of taxpayer money and letting competitors make them in hopes of driving down the cost.

FILE - In this May 5, 2018, file photo, graduates at the University of Toledo commencement ceremony in Toledo, Ohio. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Floridians get relief as Biden cancels nearly $5 billion more in student debt

More than 105,000 Floridians have had their student debt discharged or have been identified for debt relief due to the Biden administration's reforms of the student loan debt system.

The proposed rule would require utility companies to locate and dig up roughly 1.2 million lead pipes statewide within 10 years to ensure clean drinking water for Floridians and to protect children’s health. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Biden wants to replace all lead pipes in Florida within 10 years

The proposed rule would require utility companies to locate and dig up roughly 1.2 million lead pipes statewide within 10 years to ensure clean drinking water for Floridians and to protect children’s health.

In Florida, $14 billion in funding has been announced, with nearly 400 specific infrastructure projects identified for funding. Over $10 billion will go to transit upgrades, and another $800 million for clean water and water infrastructure. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Two years in, here’s what Biden’s infrastructure law has done for Florida

In Florida, $14 billion in funding has been announced, with nearly 400 specific infrastructure projects identified for funding. Over $10 billion will go to transit upgrades, and another $800 million for clean water and water infrastructure. 

Former President Donald Trump speaks at the New Hampshire Federation of Republican Women Lilac Luncheon, June 27, 2023, in Concord, N.H. Trump is already laying a sweeping set of policy goals should he win a second term as president. Priorities on the Republican's agenda include a mass deportation operation, a new Muslim ban and tariffs on all imported goods. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Trump wants to use internment camps and calls opponents ‘vermin,’ evoking Hitler and Mussolini

Trump’s plans and rhetoric suggest a second term would represent one of the darkest chapters of American life—one that looks increasingly likely as polls show Trump in a toss-up race with President Joe Biden.

Moms for Liberty co-founders Tina Descovich, left, and Tiffany Justice, speak at the Moms for Liberty meeting in Philadelphia, Friday, June 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Moms for Liberty’s far-right agenda rejected by voters

The “extremist” group Moms for Liberty backed more than 130 candidates during this election cycle, but an overwhelming majority lost their races as parents pushed back on the organization’s far-right agenda for public education.

Supporters of Issue 1 cheer at a watch party, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Columbus Ohio. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Biden celebrates abortion rights wins in elections, calls for restoration of Roe

These wins indicate that reproductive rights remain a potent issue for voters heading into the 2024 presidential election.