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Trump signs executive order setting 30-day deadline for drugmakers to lower prescription drug costs​


By AMANDA SEITZ and SEUNG MIN KIM
Updated 4:49 PM CDT, May 12, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday signed a sweeping executive order setting a 30-day deadline for drugmakers to electively lower the cost of prescription drugs in the U.S. or face new limits down the road over what the government will pay.

The order calls on the health department, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to broker new price tags for drugs over the next month. If deals are not reached, Kennedy will be tasked with developing a new rule that ties the price the U.S. pays for medications to lower prices paid by other countries.

“We’re going to equalize,” Trump said during a Monday morning press conference. “We’re all going to pay the same. We’re going to pay what Europe pays.”

It’s unclear what — if any — impact the Republican president’s executive order will have on millions of Americans who have private health insurance. The federal government has the most power to shape the price it pays for drugs covered by Medicare and Medicaid.

Trump’s promised new — but uncertain — savings on drug prices, just hours after the Republican-led House released its new plan to trim $880 billion from Medicaid. ...

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House Republicans propose $5 billion for private school vouchers

House Republicans want to set aside up to $5 billion a year for scholarships to help families send their children to private and religious schools, marking an unprecedented effort to use public money to pay for private education.
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Low-income families would lose, wealthier ones would gain under GOP tax proposals

A new report shows low-income families would lose income and wealthy would gain if Republicans extend tax cuts and reduce Medicaid and SNAP.
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House Republicans unveil Medicaid cuts that Democrats warn will leave millions without care

House Republicans have unveiled the cost-saving centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.”
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US and China announce agreement to cut reciprocal tariffs for 90 days

The U.S. and China issued a joint statement on Monday announcing an agreement to cut reciprocal tariffs for 90 days.
abcnews.go.com

US and China reach a deal to slash sky-high tariffs for now, with a 90-day pause

U.S. and Chinese officials said they had reached a deal to roll back most of their recent tariffs and call a 90-day truce in their trade war for more talks on resolving their trade disputes.
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Some GOP senators express misgivings over Qatari jet, while others dismiss concerns | CNN Politics

Several Republican senators expressed misgivings over President Donald Trump’s plan to accept a jet from the Qatari royal family to be retrofitted and used as Air Force One for his second term, noting the potential security and legal risks.
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US businesses that rely on Chinese imports express relief and anxiety over tariff pause

American businesses that rely on Chinese goods are reacting with muted relief after the U.S. and China agreed to pause their exorbitant tariffs on each other’s products for 90 days.
apnews.com

Trump family's bitcoin mining venture to go public — as Trump crypto interests grow

The president's son Eric Trump says he wants to create "the most investable Bitcoin accumulation platform in the market."
www.cbsnews.com

Judge refuses to block IRS from sharing tax data to identify and deport people illegally in U.S.

A federal judge is refusing to block the Internal Revenue Service from sharing immigrants’ tax data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the purpose of identifying and deporting people illegally in the U.S.
apnews.com

Lack of full analysis leaves GOP effort to cut $880 billion under cloud of political uncertainty

Republicans brush off criticism over things they say aren't in the proposal.
abcnews.go.com

Deputy attorney general who defended Trump in hush money trial is named acting librarian of Congress

President Donald Trump's onetime defense attorney has been appointed acting librarian of Congress. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche replaces longtime librarian Carla Hayden, whom the White House fired last week amid criticism from some conservatives that she was advancing a “woke” agenda.
apnews.com

Analysis: Past presidents couldn’t keep gifts of lions or horses. How could Trump accept a jet from Qatar? | CNN Politics

When sultans tried to give President Martin van Buren lavish gifts, he did what the Constitution requires and asked Congress what to do.
www.cnn.com

Trump admin live updates: Tariffs will be 'substantially higher' if deal not reached with China: Trump

President Donald Trump said Monday the tariffs against China would "go up substantially higher" than 145% if a longer-term trade deal is not reached before 90 days.
abcnews.go.com

RFK Jr. spars with Bernie Sanders over who did most to curb prescription drug prices

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited Bernie Sanders' 2016 and 2020 White House campaign plans on prescription drugs to highlight Trump's efforts in 2025.
www.usatoday.com

China breakthrough allows Trump to claim a ‘win’ as he leaves on first major foreign tour of second term | CNN Politics

A breakthrough in US trade talks with China is a boost for Donald Trump as his team throws itself into the most expansive set of high-level diplomatic negotiations in years, also involving Ukraine, Russia, Iran, the Middle East and multiple global trading rivals.
www.cnn.com

Trump's plan to accept free Air Force One replacement from Qatar raises ethical and security worries

For President Donald Trump, accepting a free Air Force One replacement from Qatar is a no-brainer. But Trump’s plan threatens to turn a global symbol of American power into an airborne collection of ethical, legal, security and counterintelligence concerns.
apnews.com

Republicans dodge, laugh off questions about Trump's gift plane from Qatar

Republicans reacted to ABC News' exclusive reporting that President Donald Trump's administration is poised to accept a luxury jumbo jet as a gift from Qatar.
abcnews.go.com

Trump starts his foreign trip with a crush of problems — and outsized certainty he has the answers

President Donald Trump is on his way to the Middle East, where he had intended to focus on pressing wealthy Gulf nations to pour billions in new investment into the United States.
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