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President Donald Trump holds an event to address health care affordability on Monday, May 18. The president has pushed a number of initiatives to help Americans with health care costs, from negotiating most-favored nation status with pharmaceutical companies to putting price caps on medications. Earlier Monday, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin held a roundtable discussing a number of topics: Read the full article here

Tehran has allegedly put forward the idea as part of its latest peace proposal to the US, Al Hadath has claimed Iran is allegedly ready to hand over its highly enriched uranium stockpile to Russia, the Saudi news broadcaster Al Hadath has reported. The idea was floated as part of the latest peace proposal Tehran sent to the US via Pakistan, the outlet said on Monday, citing a leaked document it had obtained.Indirect talks between the two sides mediated by Islamabad have been stalled since a ceasefire was established in early April. It followed a month of hostilities initiated by…

President Donald Trump revealed that he had been asked by the leaders of several countries in the Middle East to “hold off” on a planned U.S. military attack of Iran. In a post on Truth Social, Trump shared that Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, and United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, had asked the United States to hold off on the attack on Iran that was scheduled for Tuesday. Trump noted that the request came in light of “serious negotiations” which were taking place.…

A Kansas judge blocked a state law on Friday banning sex change drugs for minors. Judge Carl Folsom III of the State District Court in Douglas County granted a temporary injunction in a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas on behalf of two transgender-identifying teens and their parents, ruling that the law likely violates parents’ rights to make decisions for their children, the New York Times reported.  “Judge Folsom, who was appointed by Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, wrote in his 117-page ruling that transgender children would likely face irreparable harm if the ban remained in place.…

House GOP leaders are pulling a long-stalled college athletics bill from a planned House vote for a second time after they failed to secure the required votes, according to two people granted anonymity to describe internal deliberations. The SCORE Act, if enacted, would reshape oversight of college athletics in the “name, image and likeness” era of student-athlete compensation. But a pocket of GOP opposition has imperiled the bill, even after Republican leaders negotiated alterations with Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) and others. Last week, Republicans on the leadership whip team privately acknowledged the bill was in trouble as Reps. Scott Perry…

The US Department of War remains on standby for a full-scale assault unless Tehran accepts a deal on Washington’s terms US President Donald Trump has postponed what he described as a “very major attack” on Iran, saying Gulf leaders had asked Washington to give negotiations with Tehran another “two or three days.”Trump said the strike had been scheduled for Tuesday, but that he had ordered the Pentagon to stand down for now after Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and “some others” urged him to allow more time for diplomacy.“We were getting ready to do a very major attack tomorrow,”…

President Donald Trump ripped establishment media on Monday, contending that even if Iran surrendered, outlets like the New York Times would spin it as a victory over the United States. Trump blasted the Times and others in a Truth Social post on Monday morning: If Iran surrenders, admits their Navy is gone and resting at the bottom of the sea, and their Air Force is no longer with us, and if their entire Military walks out of Tehran, weapons dropped and hands held high, each shouting “I surrender, I surrender” while wildly waving the representative White Flag, and if their…

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Monday that TrumpRx.gov is expanding the number of drugs it offers nearly sevenfold by adding 600 generics to its website. The president informed reporters of the move on Monday in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus. “Today I’m thrilled to announce that we’re increasing the number of drugs available on TrumpRx by nearly seven times, adding over 600 affordable generics to the website, working with industry partners,” Trump said. “Cost-effective generic drugs are often available at just a tiny fraction of the price of their…

President Donald Trump is calling for the Senate parliamentarian to be fired after she ruled over the weekend that a plan drafted by Republican lawmakers to provide $1 billion in funding for the White House ballroom did not follow the rules. “Two sources” confirmed to NOTUS that Trump had reportedly called for Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) to fire Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough over her decision. Another source told the outlet that Trump shared “his frustrations” during a phone call with Thune. While Thune did not confirm to the outlet whether Trump had “asked him to oust MacDonough,” he…

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told a group of people in the housing industry last week that he’s open to supporting the House version of an embattled housing affordability package if it were to pass in the House and emerge as the most viable path towards a final bill, said three people familiar with the conversations who were granted anonymity to speak about private discussions. The House is expected to pass its bipartisan housing bill on Wednesday and send the legislation back to the Senate. The House bill would amend the Senate-passed 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act that received…