The Hill's Evening Report — FDA finalizes rule on hearing aids

View Online  Evening Report Tuesday, August 16 ©  Getty Images FDA finalizes rule on hearing aids The Food and Drug Administration has finalized a rule allowing hearing aids to be sold over the counter.     The Biden administration touted the announcement as helping make hearing aids more affordable.     Hearing aids available over the counter could be available as soon as mid-October in retail and drug stores, the administration said.     "As early as mid-October, Americans will be able to purchase more affordable hearing aids over the counter at pharmacies and stores across the country," President Biden said in a statement. "This action makes good on my commitment to lower costs for American families, delivering nearly $3,000 in savings to American families for a pair of hearing aids and giving people more choices to improve their health and wellbeing."    Read more. Welcome to The Hill's Evening Report, catching you up on news from the afternoon and looking at the big stories likely to impact tomorrow. 🗳️  Liz Cheney approaches likely Wyoming primary loss with defiance Rep. Liz Cheney may be about to lose her day job. If so, she's totally OK with that. 📱  Dems threaten 'alternate means' to force watchdog in Jan. 6 probe Two top House Democrats are slamming the inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security over his refusal to provide documents to House committees related to his investigation into missing Secret Service texts from Jan. 6, 2021. 💸  Fiscal watchdog argues against Biden student debt action The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget is pushing against further  student debt relief as the Biden administration weighs action, arguing it could risk undermining a Democratic effort to reduce the deficit and fight inflation. Subscribe to "The Hill: Just in"  Our new YouTube channel posts rapid updates on the top story of the day, tracking key figures in politics and making sense of important policy decisions and how they impact your life. 📺  Tucker Carlson: Trump 'obviously' going to be indicted Fox News host Tucker Carlson predicted former President Trump will be indicted following a search at his Florida residence last week carried out by the FBI in connection with an investigation into classified information reportedly taken from the White House. 🏞️  Feds cut Colorado River allocation to Arizona, Nevada as talks fail States along the Colorado River have officially missed a federally imposed deadline to develop a new water-sharing agreement, and the federal government on Tuesday announced new water allocation reductions, including nearly 25 percent in cuts to Arizona.  🦠  First lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19 First lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 while on vacation with President Biden and other family members in South Carolina, the White House announced Tuesday. 🚗  Lyft rolls out new fleet of driverless electric vehicles in Las Vegas Ride-hailing service Lyft is rolling out a new fleet of autonomous electric vehicles to the streets of Las Vegas as the company aims to launch a fully driverless service in the city next year. 🚌  Biden administration nearly doubling number of no-emission buses The Biden administration says it is nearly doubling the number of zero-emission buses on the road through funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law. 🐊  Demings up by 4 points in challenge to Rubio: poll Rep. Val Demings (D) leads Sen. Marco Rubio (R) by 4 percentage points in Florida's Senate race, according to a poll released Tuesday. 📢  Alec Baldwin compares Liz Cheney to an American Navalny Longtime Democrat Alec Baldwin is praising Rep. Liz Cheney, calling the Wyoming Republican the "[Alexey] Navalny of our current political culture." 😡  Democrats, Republicans equally angry ahead of midterms: poll Close to equal proportions of Democrats and Republicans say the word "angry" describes their feelings about the November midterms for Congress "somewhat" or "very" well, according to a new poll. OPINION It's time for a discussion about life after being born in America "While public protests, political debate, controversial legislation and court decisions have embroiled the United States on the issue of life before birth, comparatively little of America's attention, concerns and demonstrations are being directed to life after birth," writes Joseph Chamie of the United Nations Population Division. Stay Engaged You're all caught up! Stay with TheHill.com for the latest and recommend this newsletter to others: TheHill.com/Evening. See you tomorrow. Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  Sign Up for Other Newsletters 1625 K Street NW, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20006 © 1998 - 2022 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved.