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White House says Trump's deals with pharmaceutical companies offer billions in savings

WASHINGTON (AP) — White House economists estimate that President Donald Trump's deals with pharmaceutical companies to drop some of their U.S. prescription drug prices to what they charge in other countries could save $529 billion over the next 10 years. The analysis obtained by The Associated Press includes the first economy-wide projections behind a policy at the core of Trump's pitch to voters going into November's midterm elections for control of the House and Senate. [...]

UN resolution proposal would hit Iran with sanctions for halting freedom of navigation

The draft resolution, co-sponsored by the United States and Gulf nations and obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press, also demands that Iran "immediately participate in and enable" United Nations efforts to establish a humanitarian corridor in the strait to enable the delivery of vital aid, fertilizer and other goods. [...]

Senate Republicans look to fund $1 billion in security upgrades for Trump's ballroom

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans have added $1 billion in White House security upgrades to legislation that would fund immigration enforcement agencies, a proposed boost for President Donald Trump's ballroom project after a man was charged with trying to assassinate him at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner last week. The GOP bill released late Monday would designate the money for the U.S. Secret Service for "security adjustments and upgrades" related to the ballroom project, [...]

Rubio to meet with Pope Leo in Vatican City amid tensions with Trump

The State Department said Monday that Rubio, a Catholic who with this trip will have visited Italy or the Vatican at least three times as the Republican president's top diplomat, would be in Italy on Thursday and Friday. [...]

Tennessee lawmakers consider redrawing the state's only Democratic-held U.S. House district

Republican lawmakers in several Southern states are seizing on the opportunity afforded by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling to redraw congressional districts ahead of the November midterm elections. [...]

WATCH LIVE: Vance speaks at a manufacturing facility in key election state Iowa

Vice President JD Vance heads to Iowa on Tuesday, marking his first visit since taking office to the state where Republicans in less than two years will cast the initial votes to pick their party's next presidential nominee. [...]

Justice Department seeks the names of 2020 election workers in Georgia's Fulton County

The Department of Justice is seeking the names of every person who worked in the 2020 election in Georgia's Fulton County, a Democratic stronghold that Donald Trump has long accused of widespread voter fraud he falsely says cost him victory against Joe Biden in the state that year. [...]

Special election for control of Michigan's state Senate may offer fall midterm clues

A special election in a small Michigan swing district on Tuesday could have outsized consequences. [...]

Abortion pill rulings bring the issue back to the forefront in a midterm election year

Back-to-back court rulings on abortion pill access are thrusting a contentious political issue back into the spotlight ahead of this year's midterm elections that will determine control of Congress for the second half of President Donald Trump's term. [...]

What to watch in Tuesday's elections in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan

President Donald Trump's campaign to politically punish Republicans who stand in his way moves through Indiana on Tuesday, when seven state senators face Trump-backed primary challengers. [...]

Hantavirus may have spread between passengers on cruise ship, WHO says

Two cases of the virus, which rarely spreads between humans, have been confirmed on the ship, and three people have died. [...]

Russian attacks kill at least 20 ahead of rival ceasefires proposed by Kyiv and Moscow

Kyiv said it would begin a truce on 6 May and then "act symmetrically" after Moscow declared a pause for its Victory Day parade. [...]

Nine coal miners die in gas explosion in Colombia

The explosion is the latest accident in the locality of Sutatausa, the site of another deadly mine disaster in 2023. [...]

Two killed and many injured after car driven into crowd in German city of Leipzig

A 33-year-old German citizen was detained following the incident, the authorities say. [...]

Romanian PM ousted in no-confidence vote

Ilie Bolojan lost the vote after the largest party in his coalition joined the far-right opposition to depose him. [...]

Explosion at China fireworks factory kills 26 people

A blast at a fireworks factory in Hunan province has killed 26 people and injured 61, state media report. [...]

A 'fun' superstar stuns rivals and reshapes politics in an Indian state

Film star Vijay has defied naysayers to almost sweep Tamil Nadu polls, marking a break in the political order. [...]

Popular Australian author pleads guilty over child exploitation material

The Jasper Jones and Runt author was arrested in January during a police raid at his Perth home. [...]

Rescuers among three dead after yacht sinks off Australian coast

Volunteer rescuers aged 78 and 62 died after their boat rolled during "treacherous" conditions. [...]

Deadly China plane crash was caused by fuel cut-off, says report

The Boeing 737 plane crashed into a Chinese hillside in 2022, killing all 132 people on board. [...]

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What Would FDR Have Done?