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Trump drops Medicare obesity drug proposal

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Trump officials reject Medicare coverage of anti-obesity drugs The Trump administration says it will not move forward with a Biden proposal that Medicare cover anti-obesity drugs such as Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Zepbound from Eli Lilly. ©...

Tariffs quash Trump TikTok deal

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story TikTok deal pulled after Trump tariff announcement A finalized TikTok deal was pulled Thursday after President Trump announced massive new tariffs against China. © AP Photo/Jeff Chiu Trump was poised to sign an executive order approving a deal that would have seen TikTok’s U.S. operations spun off into...

Senate parliamentarian says lawmakers can’t overturn California car rules — but Republicans may try anyway

The Senate parliamentarian has ruled that lawmakers cannot use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn California’s electric vehicle mandate — but Republicans may defy the arbiter of the Senate’s rules. The parliamentarian’s ruling was first made public by statements from Senate Democrats Friday. “We’re gratified that the Senate parliamentarian followed decades of precedent showing...

Trump purges natsec staff after Loomer meting

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Laura Loomer and Trump’s natsec purge: What to know President Trump this week purged various national security officials after meeting with far-right activist Laura Loomer. © AP The Trump administration fired at least a half dozen...

Medicare won’t cover anti-obesity GLP-1 drugs as Biden admin proposed

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Friday it will not be finalizing a rule proposed by the Biden administration that would have allowed Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries access to anti-obesity drugs such as the highly in-demand GLP-1 medications. In November last year, the Biden administration proposed a new rule that would allow...

Stock market craters

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Dow plunges 2,231 points as Trump tariffs cause frenzy The stock market cratered Friday as concerns about the economic impact of President Trump’s new tariffs shook Wall Street for yet another day. © AP The Dow...

GOP’s Kennedy compares dire Trump tariff predictions to ‘late-night psychic hotlines’

GOP Sen. John Kennedy slammed projections from economists, parroted by Democrats, suggesting Trump's tariffs will cost American families an extra $5,000 per year.

Dem prosecutor lets off illegal immigrant charged with strangulation, kidnapping

A Democratic prosecutor dropped a felony charge against an illegal immigrant charged with strangulation and kidnapping and cut a misdemeanor plea deal.

DOGE says GSA saving $1M by converting decades-old information storage technology to digital records

DOGE on Friday said the General Services Administration is saving $1 million by converting magnetic tapes to permanent modern digital records.

Senate kicks off all-night ‘vote-a-rama’ as Democrats plan to press GOP on Trump, DOGE

Senate Republicans triggered a vote-a-rama on Friday in a bid to pass Trump's budget resolution after it ends.

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