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Drug prices fell for the third straight month in May, delivering measurable evidence that President Trump’s push to lower costs at the pharmacy counter is working, according to government data released Wednesday. Prescription drug prices declined 0.9 percent in May, bringing the three-month cumulative decline to 2.39 percent since February. Over the past year, prescription prices are down 2.0 percent. Over-the-counter medications fell 0.8 percent in May, for a three-month cumulative drop of 2.68 percent and a year-over-year decline of 2.5 percent. The sustained decreases mark a notable shift in a category that has long frustrated consumers and policymakers alike.…

On June 9, 2026, President Trump’s Department of Justice launched an investigation into Philadelphia Police over the possible reliance upon “vague, personal discretion” in cancelling some permits for concealed carry. Harmeet Dhillon, the Assistant Attorney General for the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, observed, “The police can’t revoke a concealed carry permit based on arbitrary decisions of licensing officials. Today, I directed [the Civil Rights Division’s] 2A Section to investigate the Philadelphia Police Department’s practice of revoking the CCWs of those lawfully carrying firearms in public.” The DOJ subsequently posted an announcement which said, in part, “Today, the Justice Department opened an investigation to determine…

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee wants to hear from acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in July about his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, chair James Comer told reporters Wednesday. “I think we all know he has a big confirmation coming up,” the Kentucky Republican said of Blanche, who President Donald Trump nominated earlier this week to formally lead the Justice Department. “I’ve always wanted Blanche to come in … We have questions.” Comer said he was communicating with the Justice Department about extending an invitation for Blanche to sit for an interview as part of the panel’s…

Tehran said it attacked American-linked military sites in Bahrain, Jordan, and Kuwait Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has published footage of missile launches it said were aimed at American military facilities in several Arab countries, describing the operation as retaliation for recent US attacks.Tensions between Washington and Tehran have surged in recent days alongside a parallel escalation between Iran and Israel. US Central Command said it carried out strikes inside Iran on Tuesday after a US Apache military helicopter was lost near the Strait of Hormuz, an incident Washington blamed on Tehran.The IRGC claimed the American strikes damaged a…

Country music star Brad Paisley is calling on citizens to block the proposed construction of an AI data center that is planned to be built 50 yards from the Nashville Zoo, calling it “an absolute nightmare scenario,” adding, “It would be an enormous monstrosity.” “You’ve probably heard about the proposed data center that they want to build next to the Nashville Zoo, which is an absolute nightmare scenario,” Paisley began in an Instagram video, posted collaboratively with the zoo on Saturday. Watch Below: “First of all, they don’t have the power to build this,” the Grammy Award-winning singer continued. “They don’t have the water. It doesn’t…

Belgium’s Prime Minister Bart De Wever on Tuesday urged European leaders to come together and develop a strategy to counter China’s economic domination plans — noting “we are so afraid that we don’t even dare” to name Beijing’s unfair trading practices for what they are. The subject of E.U.-China trade is reportedly expected to be a key agenda item in the European Union’s upcoming June 18-19 Summit in Brussels. Prime Minister De Wever has been at the forefront of warnings to Brussels pertaining to the negative effects of China in Europe’s economy. Euractiv reports De Wever, speaking at an event…

A majority of Democrats view gender transition, as well as the murder of unborn children, as morally acceptable, a recent Gallup survey revealed. The survey examined Americans’ moral views of 20 behaviors, including having a baby outside of marriage, pornography, doctor-assisted suicide, abortion, and more. Across the board, Americans view divorce (74 percent), sex between an unmarried man and woman (65 percent), gay or lesbian relations (62 percent), medical research using stem cells or human embryos (59 percent), having a baby outside of marriage (58 percent), gambling (57 percent), buying and wearing clothing made of animal fur (57 percent), and…

The country’s child population has hit a record low, as falling births, fewer marriages and deep social shifts reshape society In May, Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications released data showing that the number of children under the age of 15 in the Land of the Rising Sun had fallen to a new historic low: 13.29 million, which is 350,000 fewer than a year earlier.To understand the scale and drama of what is happening, it is worth recalling that in 1950*, at the very beginning of Japan’s economic miracle, children under 15 made up 35.1% of Japan’s population. Half…

The U.S. men’s national soccer team opens its FIFA World Cup campaign against Paraguay on Friday. The much-mooted event stands out for one reason among many; tickets are still on sale for the contest in Los Angeles. The thousands of spare, unsold seats at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, cast fresh questions about demand and pricing structure for what FIFA pre-sold as one of the tournament’s marquee fixtures. NPR reports FIFA’s own direct ticketing website still shows 132 tickets left to sell for contest. Elsewhere resale platforms such as StubHub and SeatGeek — and FIFA’s own online trading marketplace —…

Consumer prices rose sharply in May, with rising energy prices pushing the nation’s leading inflation gauge to the highest level in three years. The consumer price index rose 0.5 percent in May compared with April, the Department of Labor said Wednesday. Compared with a year ago, prices are up 4.2 percent. Those increases were in line with expectations. Core prices, a measure that excludes volatile food and energy prices, rose 0.2 percent compared with the previous month. For the year, core prices are up 2.9 percent. That compares with expectations of 0.3 percent for the month and 2.9 percent for…