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Canada and China say the fentanyl crisis is only a ‘pretext’ for Trump’s new tariffs

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau described President Trump's fentanyl accusations as false and said his country would retaliate with trade tariffs phased in over the next month. Katherine KY Cheng/Getty Images Officials in Canada and China are blasting the Trump administration...

OPM alters memo about probationary employees but does not order mass firings reversed

The Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building headquarters of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management is seen on Monday in Washington, D.C. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The Trump administration has revised a Jan. 20 memo asking federal agencies to provide a list of all probationary employees...

At the Supreme Court, justices are skeptical of Mexico’s arguments against gunmakers

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case involving Mexico's lawsuit against U.S. gun manufacturers. Drew Angerer/Getty Images At the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday, the justices seemed poised to throw out Mexico's lawsuit against U.S. gun manufacturers for allegedly aiding and abetting...

In a sudden reversal, CDC rescinds some staff firings

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia. Alyssa Pointer/The Washington Post/Getty Images Just a few weeks after summarily firing hundreds of employees, the Trump administration is now notifying some staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that...

Consumers can buy Zepbound direct from the drugmaker if they’ll pay out of pocket

Eli Lilly is selling Zepbound in vials (rather than injector pens) for a discount. Tetra Images/Tetra images RF/Getty Images Every month, roughly 100,000 people buy Zepbound directly from Eli Lilly through its website. "It's about the size of a small city," says...