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Trump Order Walks Back Biden-Era Effort To Lower Prescription Drug Prices. Here's Context

On the first day of his second term in office, U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order rescinding many of the executive orders signed by his predecessor, former President Joe Biden. According to several social media posts on X, including some posted by Democratic members of Congress, one of the orders Trump repealed was meant to lower prescription drug prices for people on Medicare and Medicaid.

On Day 1 of his second term of office, Trump rescinded Biden's Executive Order 14087, "Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for Americans." That said, Trump's executive order didn't negate other efforts by the Biden administration to rein in prescription drug costs. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 contained several provisions aimed at reducing the price of prescription medications that were not rescinded by Trump. Snopes reporters Grace Deng & Jack Izzo investigated.

Meta Didn't Force Facebook Users To Follow Trump and Vance. Here's Why It Might Seem That Way

Handing over control of the official presidential and vice presidential social media accounts has become a standard part of the transition process.

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Newsom Cut Some Fire Prevention Funding Before 2025 LA Wildfires, But It's Complicated

Reduction to an extra sum for fire resilience drew outrage while the general fund for fire prevention continues to swell under California Gov. Gavin Newsom's leadership.

No, Usha Vance Would Not Lose US Citizenship Under Trump Executive Order. Here's Why

People claiming the U.S. government would revoke the second lady's citizenship did so with a misunderstanding of a January executive order.

Harvard Students Built Tool That Can Dox People Using Meta Smart Glasses. Here's What To Know

Developers of a tool that could discover personal information about people from a picture have withheld the code, citing safety concerns.

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Forgotten Black Aviator Patented Flying Machine Before Wright Brothers' Flight. Here's the Timeline

Charles F. Page received a patent for his contraption before the Wright brothers' historic flight, but the siblings filed for their patent first.