A box of Ozempic made by Novo Nordisk at a pharmacy in London on March 8, 2024. Hollie Adams/Reuters President Donald Trump announced on May 1 that Medicare patients will soon be able to obtain coverage for weight-loss drugs for $50 per month. Speaking at an event in Florida, Trump said the coverage for the
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signs into law the Alabama Human Life Protection Act, after both houses of the legislature passed the bill, in Montgomery, Alabama in a file photograph. Office of the Governor State of Alabama/Handout via Reuters Alabama and Tennessee governors, on May 1, called to convene special sessions for lawmakers to review congressional
Alaska Gov. Michael Dunleavy in Washington on Oct. 29, 2019. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a major election reform bill on April 30, arguing it would place “significant operational burdens” on the state’s Division of Elections months before high-stakes statewide and federal contests. The bill, at least a decade in the
President Donald Trump speaks at The Villages Charter School in The Villages, Fla., on May 1, 2026. Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images THE VILLAGES, Florida—President Donald Trump addressed a standing-room-only crowd of approximately 3,000 supporters at The Villages Charter School on Friday, highlighting his administration’s efforts to benefit seniors. “We’re here to celebrate a policy that benefits
Unauthorized immigrants walk along a desert road after crossing the U.S.–Mexico border near Jacumba Hot Springs, Calif., on Sept. 22, 2024. John Moore/Getty Images A Pakistani national pleaded guilty in federal court April 30 to charges related to running an international human smuggling conspiracy that included transporting illegal immigrants from Pakistan to the United States
Soldiers of the U.S. Army 1st Raider Brigade stand in front of tanks at the Grafenwoehr training grounds near Grafenwoehr, Germany, on July 13, 2022. Lennart Preiss/Getty Images The United States has ordered the withdrawal of about 5,000 troops from Germany, a Pentagon spokesperson said May 1. “This decision follows a thorough review of the
U.S. President Donald Trump walks to board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on May 1, 2026. Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump notified Congress on May 1 that the hostilities with Iran, which began on Feb. 28, have terminated. The president’s letter came on the 60-day mark