Republicans Vote To Silence Sen. Elizabeth Warren In Confirmation Debate Plus 4 More Stories

Top stories for Wednesday, February 08, 2017 [NPR]( [View this email in your browser]( [NPR News]( The Two-Way [Republicans Vote To Silence Sen. Elizabeth Warren In Confirmation Debate]( After Warren quoted Coretta Scott King and Sen. Edward Kennedy, Republicans invoked a Senate rule that silences a member accused of impugning the integrity of a colleague. [Read this story]( NPR News Investigations [Despite Decades-Old Law, Funeral Prices Are Still Unclear]( Federal regulators have found about 1 in 4 funeral homes don't disclose their general price lists as required by the 1984 rule. [Read this story]( The Two-Way [Russian Court Finds Putin Critic Alexei Navalny Guilty In Retrial]( As the findings were announced, Navalny, a popular blogger, tweeted images and said the new verdict seemed to be copied from an earlier trial. [Read this story]( Shots - Health News [White House Says Medicare Should Leverage Its Buying Power To Pull Down Drug Prices]( A spokesman said Tuesday that President Trump does want Medicare to be able to directly negotiate prescription drug prices with drugmakers. Analysts disagree about how much difference that would make. [Read this story]( Parallels [Trump Tower In Toronto Is Up For Sale And Facing Legal Woes]( The Trump International Hotel and Tower in Toronto has gone bust. Investors have lost millions and Trump has been sued, along with the project's two Russian-Canadian developers. [Read this story]( NPR | 1111 N. Capitol St. NE | Washington, DC 20002 | [Privacy Policy]( This message was sent to {EMAIL} based on your NPR email subscriptions. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you may [unsubscribe]( at any time. [NPR](