This week on the hill: Congress returns from recess facing high-stakes fights

The next breakthrough therapy may still be marketed in New York or Basel. But increasingly, it is being born in Shanghai. China’s pharmaceutical industry has moved beyond imitation into something more consequential: early-stage innovation at scale. The clearest signal isn’t manufacturing output or even late-stage approvals. It’s what’s happening at the very front of the […]

One American on the cruise ship that experienced a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive for the virus, while another is experiencing mild symptoms, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Sunday night. NBC News reported that the 17 Americans who were on the ship had returned to the U.S., with a government plane...

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has emerged as one of the most consequential voices in the nation’s politics. His latest and most ambitious proposal is a public call on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to occupy and settle the Gaza Strip. In his own words: “We must establish Israeli control over the entire territory and rebuild […]

Iran has laid out its demands in a counteroffer to the U.S. that President Trump shot down on Sunday, while seeking to push back nuclear negotiations, according to multiple reports. Iranian state media has said its negotiators demanded war reparations, Iranian sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz and U.S. sanctions ending, the New York Times...