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NYTIMES (Christina Jewett and Dani Blum) - FDA Is Expected to Lift Restriction on Peptides, Heeding RFK Jr.’s Wishes

The peptides, which are increasingly marketed as providing longevity and health benefits, were removed in 2023 from the agency’s list of products that compounding pharmacies can sell.

AXIOS (Dan Primack) - Private equity's next step into 401(k)s

The Trump administration yesterday took a giant step toward allowing alternative assets in 401(k) plans, with the Department of Labor proposing rules that now will be open for two months of public comment. The big picture: Pay more attention to the actual rule than to the press release . - The former focuses primarily on process, including the use of benchmarks. The terms "prudent" or "prudently" are mentioned 105 times. It makes no claim that adding private equity or crypto to a 401(k) will improve performance. - The latter does a lot more cheerleading for "President Trump's promise for a new golden age," although it does cite "prudent process" near the end. What they're saying: "I'm surprised by how neutral the rule was, when you…

NYTIMES (Kate Kelly, Eric Schmitt and Tyler Pager) - Pentagon Weighs Using Anti-Drone Lasers Near D.C. Military Base

Sightings of drones around Fort McNair, the Army base where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio live, have prompted consideration of deploying the new technology.