| THE VIRA BRIEFING September 19, 2026 |
| Top Story  Warren Buffett Steps Down as Berkshire Hathaway Chairman, Completing 60-Year ReignWarren Buffett has stepped down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, effective immediately, closing a six-decade run atop one of the most valuable companies on earth. The 96-year-old becomes chairman emeritus and stays on the board, with his son Howard Buffett taking the gavel — nine months after longtime lieutenant Greg Abel took over as CEO. “Father Time always wins,” Buffett wrote to shareholders. “He has, however, been generous with me.” Read the full story → |
| Also Today Trump Signs Lindsey Graham Russia and Iran Sanctions Bill Into LawPresident Trump signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act into law Friday, authorizing tariffs of up to 100% on the top importers of Russian oil and gas and targeting the “shadow fleet” Moscow uses to dodge sanctions. Named for the late senator who championed it, the bill cleared the Senate 86-11 and the House 262-159 with broad bipartisan support — one of the most aggressive economic pressure campaigns against Moscow since the war in Ukraine began. Read more →He Suffered Abuse in a Private Youth Jail. The Company Never Reported It.A ProPublica and Nashville Public Radio investigation surfaces surveillance footage from a Tennessee juvenile detention center showing guards standing by as teens assaulted another boy — and finds the private company running the facility never reported it to the state. A staffer who flagged the incident called it a clear policy violation that went nowhere. The story raises fresh questions about oversight of privately run youth detention nationwide. Read more →Trump Announces Medicaid ‘GENEROUS’ Drug-Pricing Plan Covering All 50 StatesThe Trump administration announced Friday that Medicaid programs in all 50 states, D.C. and Puerto Rico will join a new “most favored nation” drug-pricing model, requiring manufacturers to rebate expensive brand-name drugs down to prices paid in other wealthy countries. The GENEROUS Medicaid Payment Model covers hundreds of medications across major drug classes, including cancer, diabetes and asthma treatments — though implementation details and manufacturer buy-in remain to be seen. Read more → |
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