NEWSNATIONNOW (Rob Taub) - Medicare launches pilot program expanding access to GLP-1 drugs
The program's demonstration run will last from July 1, 2026, until December 31, 2027, Medicare said.
WAR (Army Lt. Col. Adam Scher, Joint Interagency Task Force 401) - Site Selections Announced for Directed-Energy Counter-Drone Program
On behalf of the War Department, Joint Interagency Task Force 401 selected five installations to participate in the directed-energy counter-unmanned aircraft systems pilot program included in the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act.
JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Treasury says Bank of New York will manage initial Trump Accounts ahead of program launch
The pilot program allows parents, guardians and family members to invest up to $5,000 a year starting in July, and the Treasury Department will be making a one-time $1,000 investment into funds for babies born between Jan. 1, 2025, and Dec. 31, 2028.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Xavier Walton) - FAA pilot program clears way for flying cars to take off
Electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles — or eVTOLs — look and operate like often-imagined flying cars.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - FAA pilot program clears way for flying cars to take off | Morning in America
The Federal Aviation Administration has officially cleared the runway for a new era of aviation with a nationwide pilot program for cutting-edge aircraft. The program includes Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing vehicles — or eVTOLs — which look and operate like often-imagined flying cars. NewsNation's Xavier Walton has the details. #Tech #FAA #Travel Start your day with "Morning in America," NewsNation's live three-hour national morning newscast hosted by Markie Martin. Weekdays starting at 6a/5C. #MorningInAmerica NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Flying taxis are future of air transportation, technology CEO says | The Hill
The Trump administration and FAA announced last week they are starting a pilot program this summer testing out flying taxis. BETA Technologies CEO Kyle Clark joins “The Hill” to discuss his organization’s role in the first-of-its-kind initiative. #flyingtaxis #FAA #BETATechnologies "The Hill on NewsNation" combines the power of two trusted news sources to define today's most-pressing issues, and question Washington's power brokers on what matters most to the people they serve and what matters most to Americans.
NYTIMES (Stefanos Chen and David McCabe) - New York to Back Away From Robotaxi Pilot Programs Upstate
Gov. Kathy Hochul had proposed expanding the programs beyond New York City, but they do not have enough support, her office said.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Army taps celebrity chef Robert Irvine to revamp its menus | Morning in America
The U.S. Army is getting a major menu makeover with a first-of-its-kind culinary overhaul led by a celebrity chef Robert Irvine, of "Restaurant Impossible” and “Worst Cooks in America” fame. The first of the campus-style pilot locations officially opens Wednesday, in what Irvine called a "revolutionizing" move. #Military #Food #Health Start your day with "Morning in America," NewsNation's live three-hour national morning newscast hosted by Markie Martin. Weekdays starting at 6a/5C. #MorningInAmerica NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
STRIPES (Linda F. Hersey) - Pilot program would offer over-the-counter hearing aids to veterans with hearing loss | Stars and Stripes
More than 2.5 million veterans experience some form of hearing loss, and the VA is the largest single employer of audiologists in the U.S.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - 'Trump Accounts' are path to American dream, president says | NewsNation Live
President Donald Trump rolled out a new savings tool for parents, which will create IRA-like accounts for children under 18. For those born between 2025 and 2028, a pilot program will give each child a one-time $1,000 deposit. Parents will be allowed to contribute up to $5,000 per year per child. #Trump #finances #parenting Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live" with Nichole Berlie. Weekdays starting at 12p/11C. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.