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The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new type of antibiotic to treat urinary tract infections. The pill, gepotidacin, will be sold under the brand name Blujepa and is expected to be available in the second half of 2025. Read More.

The US could default on its $36 trillion debt as early as July and no later than October without congressional action, according to a study released Monday. Read More.

Vice President JD Vance is joining his wife, second lady Usha Vance, on her visit to Greenland this week, he announced, a trip that will now focus on a U.S. Space Force base there. Read More.

A federal appeals court Tuesday temporarily reinstated President Trump’s suspension of new refugee admissions nationwide. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel agreed to partially lift a judge’s block until it fully resolves the Trump administration’s appeal, but the panel ruled that Department of Homeland Security officials still must permit people into the country that were conditionally accepted into the refugee program before Trump’s suspension. Read More.

President Donald Trump's choice to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Johns Hopkins School of Medicine professor Dr. Marty Makary, was confirmed in the Senate on Tuesday. Read More.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) abruptly tried to ditch an interview with ABC News after he was asked Sunday if he thinks Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) could be a possible contender for the U.S. Senate. Read More.

President Donald Trump said he will soon announce tariffs targeting automobiles and pharmaceuticals. Read More.

U.S. consumer confidence fell for the fourth straight month as Americans’ anxiety about future expectations declined to a 12-year low amid rising concern over tariffs and inflation Read More.

Trump's Golden Dome missile shield may take a decade, but deploying Israel’s Arrow system now could quickly bolster U.S. defense against missile threats. Read More.

The U.S. military is sending the USS Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group to the Middle East, as fighting with Houthi forces around Yemen reignites after a two-month pause. Read More.

The IRS and ICE are close to finalizing a data-sharing agreement to verify addresses of immigrants suspected of living in the U.S. illegally. ICE could submit names and addresses to the IRS, which would cross-check them with confidential taxpayer databases to confirm individuals’ home addresses. Read More.

Democrats Gay Valimont and Josh Weill raised a combined $15.7 million ahead of their April 1 special elections, but they still face uphill climbs in the ruby-red districts. Read More.

President Trump again pressed the Federal Reserve to cut interbank lending rates as the administration’s sweeping tariffs are set to resume next month. Read More.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that he would be meeting with billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk at the Pentagon on Friday to discuss “innovation, efficiencies & smarter production.” Read More.

A researcher at Georgetown University was detained by federal immigration agents on Monday night. Read More.