Trump's FDA pick says he'll review whether abortion pill must be dispensed in person again

Dr. Marty Makary, Trump's nominee to lead the FDA, said he would review a Biden-era rule that allowed patients to obtain mifepristone without seeing a health care provider in person.

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Women planning pill abortions in Wyoming will need to get an ultrasound after lawmakers overrode the governor's veto of the new measure
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Wyoming lawmakers override veto on law requiring ultrasound for pill abortions

Women trying to get the abortion pill in Wyoming now need to undergo an ultrasound after state lawmakers overrode the governor’s earlier veto of a bill requiring the procedure. Wyoming Gov. Mark ...
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Trump’s FDA pick made his name by bashing the medical establishment. Soon he may be leading it

Food and Drug Administration nominee Dr. Marty Makary is known for his contrarian views and fiery criticism of traditional medical institutions
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said the relationship between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky must be salvaged for the “good of the free world” in light of ...
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Trump says "I was saved by God to make America great again"

President Trump discusses his Butler, Pennsylvania, assassination attempt during the joint address to Congress on Tuesday. He remembered firefighter Corey Comperatore, who was killed during the ...
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Firings at FDA Decimated Teams Reviewing AI and Food Safety

Staff units evaluating high-tech surgical robots and insulin-delivery systems were gutted by Trump layoffs even though industry fees, not taxpayers, financed the employee salaries.
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Trump says he ‘had very good talks with Putin’ and again criticizes Ukraine – live

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Trump’s tariffs, whether implemented or not, have already hurt the U.S. auto industry

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Judge weighing whether to compel Trump administration to unfreeze FEMA funds

A federal judge is weighing whether to compel the Trump administration to unfreeze millions of dollars in previously allocated FEMA funds.
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Trump’s FDA Cuts Are Putting Drug Development at Risk

New SEC filings from pharmaceutical companies reveal Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s cost-cutting measures could slow drug research and delay FDA approvals.
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Trump's No. 2 Pentagon pick won't say if Russia invaded Ukraine

Stephen Feinberg, President Trump’s pick to be deputy secretary of Defense, declined to say during his confirmation hearing on Tuesday whether Russia invaded Ukraine. In separate exchanges with ...
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Trump pick says US needs to 'adapt' to climate change

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Trump threatened 'all hell' if Hamas didn't free all its hostages. What happened?

He hasn't repeated his ultimatum ahead of Saturday's planned release.
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FDA says Ozempic and Wegovy shortage is ending. That’s bad news for this wellness stock.

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Shortage of Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Ozempic drugs is resolved, FDA says

The FDA's decision will threaten the ability of compounding pharmacies to make far cheaper, unbranded versions of the injections over the next few months.
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Trump administration will move to drop abortion lawsuit against Idaho

The Trump administration will move to end a lawsuit against Idaho over the right of a pregnant woman to obtain an abortion in a medical emergency, reversing the Biden administration’s stance in the ...
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Trump administration expected to seek to let Idaho enforce strict abortion ban

The Trump administration has signaled it will move in court to let Idaho enforce its strict abortion ban, a dramatic reversal from the Biden administration's stand.
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Trump administration moves to drop Idaho emergency abortion case with national implications

The Trump administration is dropping an emergency abortion case in Idaho in one of the administration’s first moves on the issue since President Donald Trump's second term began
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Trump admin drops lawsuit over abortion ban filed under Biden

The Justice Department has moved to dismiss a lawsuit against the state of Idaho over its total abortion ban, paving the way for the ban to go back into effect.
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To stop Trump, Democrats must reinvent themselves

Democrats can’t beat Trump and the populist right with the discredited progressive playbook they’ve been following since 2016.
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Trump's on-again, off-again tariffs are partly off again: From the Politics Desk

Another roller-coaster day for President Donald Trump’s tariff plans. Plus, why speed has proven to be Trump’s ally in his efforts to slash the government.
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FDA allowed to help WHO update flu shots, despite Trump ban

A World Health Organization official said the FDA "participated as in the past" in the process.
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Trump's FDA nominee faces Senate questions after agency layoffs and resignations

Dr. Marty Makary will answer questions from a Senate panel about his plans to lead the Food and Drug Administration
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Hawks' Trae Young has a bone to pick with referees who 'take s--- personally,' but he dug his own hole

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Roy Wood Jr. on Trump, unity, personal connection and more

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Whether Trump’s foreign policy takes off or crashes, this analyst sees two ways to profit

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Democratic senators press Trump nominees on whether officials can ever ignore judges' orders

Several of President Donald Trump’s nominees for senior Justice Department positions faced questions from Senate Democrats on Wednesday about whether it would ever be lawful for a president to defy ...
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Americans split over whether Trump's government changes are positive, CBS News poll shows

A new CBS News poll shows an overwhelming amount of Americans think President Trump is making major changes to the government for better or for worse. CBS News executive director of elections and ...
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Trump, Musk raise questions, without evidence, about whether gold at Fort Knox stolen

Trump suggested he and Elon Musk would go there to check it out firsthand.
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Trump again floats unconstitutional third term

The 22nd Amendment limits U.S. presidents to two terms in office, but that hasn't stopped President Trump and his supporters from raising the idea of a third term. Josh Chafetz, professor of law ...
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Trump, Again, Chooses Loyalty Over Leadership

The firing of the nation’s top military officer is the latest example of the president prioritizing fealty over sound policy and expertise.
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Trump’s Bad Plan to Make America Argentina Again

It was no surprise to Argentina watchers that Trump began his term by blocking cash flows and firing workers — exactly as Javier Milei’s government started doing a year ago.
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