House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is preparing to unveil a government spending bill that could include key components of President-elect Donald Trump’s healthcare agenda. Among the priorities under consideration is reforming Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) practices, a move aimed at lowering prescription drug costs for seniors by tackling middleman-driven price inflation.
During Thursday's episode of The View, co-host Whoopi Goldberg accused Health and Human Services (HHS) nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of fat-shaming Americans by advocating for healthy lifestyle choices over weight-loss drugs. The exchange followed Kennedy’s comments to CNBC’s Jim Cramer, where he suggested that Americans should prioritize diet and exercise before resorting to GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Mounjaro.
The acquittal of Marine veteran Daniel Penny for the death of Jordan Neely on a Manhattan subway has ignited a fierce national debate, with some arguing it underscores systemic racial injustice in America.
Music legend Elton John has publicly voiced his concerns over the legalization of marijuana in the United States and Canada, describing it as one of the "greatest mistakes of all time."
President Joe Biden issued 39 pardons and commuted nearly 1,500 sentences on Thursday, marking the largest single-day act of clemency in U.S. history. The move affects Americans convicted of non-violent crimes, with the White House citing rehabilitation and contributions to community safety as reasons for the clemency.
Border Patrol agents seized nearly five pounds of fentanyl pills and arrested two suspects in eastern San Diego County this week following a short pursuit along Interstate 8, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said.
