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AXIOS (Peter Sullivan) - Trump cuts drug price deal with Regeneron Fri Apr 24 02:47:33 2026

President Trump on Thursday announced a drug pricing deal with Regeneron — the last of 17 manufacturers the administration pressured last year to commit to his "most favored nation" policy. Why it matters: The deals with the other companies to lower certain drug prices are being touted as one of the administration's signature health accomplishments, though Democrats question whether the confidential arrangements are really helping consumers. Driving the news: Like other deals, the agreement calls for lower prices for certain drugs offered to Medicaid, as well as to patients paying cash through the TrumpRx website. - Trump claimed the deal amounts to "the biggest cut in drug prices in the history of our country, by many percentage…

President Trump on Thursday announced a drug pricing deal with Regeneron — the last of 17 manufacturers the administration pressured last year to commit to his "most favored nation" policy. Why it matters: The deals with the other companies to lower certain drug prices are being touted as one of the administration's signature health accomplishments, though Democrats question whether the confidential arrangements are really helping consumers. Driving the news: Like other deals, the agreement calls for lower prices for certain drugs offered to Medicaid, as well as to patients paying cash through the TrumpRx website. - Trump claimed the deal amounts to "the biggest cut in drug prices in the history of our country, by many percentage…Open

AXIOS (Sara Fischer) - Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders approve Paramount Skydance deal Fri Apr 24 02:47:33 2026

Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders on Thursday voted "overwhelmingly" in favor of the merger with Paramount Skydance, clearing a critical hurdle. - Yes, but: Shareholders did not approve the executive compensation package presented at the meeting. Why it matters: The executive compensation package would have seen CEO David Zaslav earning at least $500 million. Zoom in: More than 1.4 billion votes were cast against the compensation proposal, versus the 307.7 million in favor. Each share of WBD common stock is entitled to one vote. - The compensation proposal was an advisory, non-binding vote and not a condition for completion of the deal. - The executives could still earn the payments outlined in the package if the deal closes,…

Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders on Thursday voted "overwhelmingly" in favor of the merger with Paramount Skydance, clearing a critical hurdle. - Yes, but: Shareholders did not approve the executive compensation package presented at the meeting. Why it matters: The executive compensation package would have seen CEO David Zaslav earning at least $500 million. Zoom in: More than 1.4 billion votes were cast against the compensation proposal, versus the 307.7 million in favor. Each share of WBD common stock is entitled to one vote. - The compensation proposal was an advisory, non-binding vote and not a condition for completion of the deal. - The executives could still earn the payments outlined in the package if the deal closes,…Open

NYTIMES (Erik Wemple) - Pentagon Fires Stars and Stripes Newspaper’s Ombudsman Fri Apr 24 02:47:29 2026

The newspaper’s ombudsman, Jacqueline Smith, said she had been given no reason for her dismissal.