White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt displays a letter addressed to US pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly from President Donald Trump during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 31, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump sends 17 pharmaceutical companies letters calling for them to commit to lowering U.S. prescription drug prices

President Donald Trump sent letters to the CEOs of 17 major pharmaceutical companies, including Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, and more – with the letters calling for the companies to commit to lowering U.S. prescription drug prices within 60 days, setting a deadline of September 29th.

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U.S. District Judge Joseph LaPlante. (Photo via: law.unh.edu/person/honorable-joseph-laplante)

Judge blocks Birthright Citizenship order, despite SCOTUS ruling restricting judges from blocking policies using nationwide injunctions

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing its executive order aimed at restricting birthright citizenship on a nationwide scale, despite a recent Supreme Court decision curtailing the scope of nationwide injunctions against presidential policies.

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