“If I were 10 percent less mean or 10 percent less stubborn, I’d probably be dead,” Sarah, a multiple sclerosis patient, said when describing her year-long battle to obtain the medication that could alter the course of the incurable condition and extend her productive life for years. Diagnosed at age 37, Sarah said she experienced
Eddie Ledesma, the brother of Lesley Ledesma (background wearing pink), speaks out against trans-identified males allowed to use the girls’ bathrooms at Esperanza High School in Anaheim, Calif. on Oct. 1, 2025. Courtesy California Family Council About 60 students walked out of morning classes on Oct. 1 to protest their high school’s policy allowing male
Trump threatens permanent cuts as shutdown stalemate continues – CBS News Watch CBS News As Republicans and Democrats fail to come to an agreement on government funding, President Trump is threatening to use the shutdown to fire some federal workers. Weijia Jiang reports. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: 100%; } .device–type-mobile .content__meta-wrapper::before
FDA head says Trump-Pfizer deal to lower prescription drug costs is “major step” – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump announced plans to reduce the prices of prescription drugs. Americans will be able to buy them at discount on a “TrumpRx” website that rolls out next year. Nikki Battiste spoke to FDA Commissioner Marty
The Trump administration has determined the U.S. is in a “non-international armed conflict” with drug cartels it has designated as terrorist organizations, it said in a notification to Congress viewed by CBS News. The administration delivered the notification after a mid-September strike on an alleged drug boat hailing from Venezuela. It was the second of
The White House is asking nine U.S. universities to sign an agreement pledging to uphold the Trump administration’s higher education priorities, or risk losing out on preferred access to federal funding. The demands are outlined in a nine-page document, title the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” that asks schools to freeze their tuition
Trump declares U.S. in “armed conflict” with drug cartels – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump has declared the U.S. is in an “armed conflict” with drug cartels as the White House calls drug runners “unlawful combatants.” Charlie D’Agata has more. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: 100%; } .device–type-mobile .content__meta-wrapper::before {