2 h. ago Trump announces lower drug price deals with 9 pharmaceutical companies

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Friday that nine drugmakers have agreed to lower the cost of their prescription drugs in the U.S. Pharmaceutical companies Amgen, Bristol Myers Squibb, Boehringer Ingelheim, Genentech, Gilead Sciences, GSK, Merck, Novartis and Sanofi will now rein in Medicaid drug prices to match what they charged in other developed countries. As […]

Economics

57 h. ago Donald Trump Jr. announces engagement to Bettina Anderson at White House party

Couple started dating just over a year ago when he was reportedly still engaged to previous fiancee

Culture

63 h. ago Oil and Gold Advance After Venezuela; FTSE Jumps: Markets Wrap

Stocks in Europe climbed as surging crude prices boosted the appeal of energy companies after President Donald Trump announced an oil blockade on Venezuela. Gold and the dollar advanced.

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8 d. ago US sanctions Venezuelan President Maduro’s 3 nephews as pressure campaign ratchets up

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. imposed sanctions on three nephews of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, among others, on Thursday as President Donald Trump looks to inflict further pressure on the South American nation. The new sanctions on Franqui Flores, Carlos Flores and Efrain Campo come a day after Trump announced that the U.S. had seized […]

Events

1 week ago Bessent divests from soybean farmland ahead of Trump aid announcement for farmers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has proclaimed solidarity with U.S. farmers in recent months as they grappled with the loss of a major soybean buyer due to President Donald Trump’s trade war with China. But now, Bessent says he’s divested his holdings in North Dakota soybean farmland. “I actually just divested it this […]

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2 w. ago FACT FOCUS: Trump said weaker gas mileage rules will mean cheaper cars. Experts say don’t bet on it

DETROIT (AP) — President Donald Trump this week announced plans to weaken rules for how far automakers’ new vehicles need to travel on a gallon of gasoline, set under former President Joe Biden. The Trump administration said the rules, known formally as Corporate Average Fuel Economy, or CAFE, standards, are why new vehicles are too […]

Transport

2 w. ago Conservatives ahead of governing party in Honduras presidential vote, early results show

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — With votes from about 43% of polling places counted early Monday in Honduras’ presidential contest, preliminary and partial results showed two conservative challengers leading the race. The vote came just days after U.S. President Donald Trump intervened in a close race by endorsing a candidate and announcing that he would pardon […]

Politics

4 w. ago Radio Free Europe’s Hungarian service shuts down after Trump funding cuts

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The Hungarian service of Radio Free Europe, Szabad Europa, ceased its operations on Friday after the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump announced it would no longer fund the pro-democracy news outlet. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, which is funded by the U.S. government, was first established during the Cold War to […]

Economics

4 w. ago What to know about this weekend’s G20 summit in South Africa that Trump is boycotting

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Leaders from the Group of 20 countries will meet for a summit in South Africa this weekend without any U.S. representatives after President Donald Trump announced a boycott over his widely rejected claims that the host country is persecuting its Afrikaner white minority. Trump’s decision to pull the United States — and […]

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4 w. ago Trump administration announces plan for new oil drilling off the coasts of California and Florida

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced on Thursday new oil drilling off the California and Florida coasts for the first time in decades, advancing a project that critics say could harm coastal communities and ecosystems, as President Donald Trump seeks to expand U.S. oil production. The oil industry has been seeking access to new […]

Politics