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Two weeks after Donald Trump announced he was going to lower drug prices from anywhere from 30% to 90%, there still haven't been any deals made.

But more than that, what he wants to do, something called Most Favored Nation status, is bad policy, especially when it comes to drug prices.

Grant is joined by Yale Economist Jason Abaluck to talk about why Trump's plan to lower drug prices won't lower them, might raise prices, could stifle medical innovation at home and abroad, and what that means for your next prescription.

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House Republicans pass Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill," and there are some serious consequences hurtling toward Americans.

Hundreds of billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid and food stamps, while giving multi-millionaires huge tax breaks, sending the national debt and deficit skyrocketing.

Grant breaks it all down and talks about why the timeline of the vote, which literally put members of Congress to sleep, and the timeline of the new budget should make you ask, What are they trying to hide?

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The US Supreme Court hands the Trump Administration a big win by allowing it to end Temporary Protected status for 350,000 Venezuelans in the US.

It's a crucial part of more than a dozen immigrant communities across the country, impacting more than 800,000 people with TPS and their families.

The thing is, Venezuelan Americans voted for Trump in large numbers, campaigned for him, and supported his policies. So why end this program that's so popular with them?

Grant talks about why the Administration wants to do this, what it has to do with other Supreme Court cases, and what it means for us citizens and non-citizens, no matter your status.

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