Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca will offer U.S. patients discounted prices for some prescription drugs, President Trump announced Friday, the second major drug company to strike a deal with the Trump administration in recent weeks. Under the deal, AstraZeneca will offer its drugs to Medicaid patients at “most-favored-nation” prices, meaning the U.K.-based drugmaker will charge no more
CBS News has confirmed a reduction-in-force alert went out at the Departments of Homeland Security and Education, among others. President Trump has threatened permanent firings to pressure Democrats to reopen the government, while Democrats call the layoff notices a scare tactic. Nikole Killion has the latest. Original CBS News Link</a
Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice weigh in on Israel-Hamas peace deal – CBS News Watch CBS News Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice join CBS News 24/7 for a live interview with CBS News senior correspondent Norah O’Donnell to discuss the Israel-Hamas peace plan brokered by President Trump as the first stage of the deal takes
President Trump will be heading to the Middle East as the first phase of his peace plan for Gaza goes into action. As Debora Patta reports, the guns fell silent after a ceasefire took hold, starting the clock on a 72-hour deadline for Hamas to return the Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. Norah
The government shutdown is bringing more staffing issues at air traffic control facilities across the country. Meanwhile, OMB Director Russ Vought said the Trump administration has started handing out layoff notices to federal workers. Kris Van Cleave and Nancy Cordes have details. Original CBS News Link</a
President Trump said Friday he will impose an additional 100% tariff on imports from China starting next month — marking a significant escalation in the U.S.-China trade war. The 100% tariffs will add on to any existing import taxes on Chinese goods, the president wrote in a Truth Social post. Tariffs on Chinese imports currently stand
Rachel Feres lost four members of her family in the deadly plane crash near Washington, D.C., earlier this year. She said that in the aftermath of the crash, flying will never be the same for her, and the government shutdown gave her pause when she came to Capitol Hill this week to advocate for safety