WASHINGTON — The White House is crowing over a 3.1% dip in prescription prices as evidence that President Trump’s pressure on drug companies is working — claiming Monday that it is the “steepest drop since 1963.” Trump “promised to slash prescription drug prices — and he has delivered,” the White House said in a promotional email blast. “New data confirms prescription drug prices just recorded their largest annual decline in more than 60 years, the steepest drop since 1963, as the Trump Administration’s landmark Most Favored Nation policies take hold.” Over the past year, Trump strong-armed major drugmakers into reducing what they sought…
Taylor Swift is proudly supporting her dear friend Phoebe Bridgers after she dropped her newest album, Lost Weekend. “It’s her birthday but she gave us a gift,” Swift, 36, wrote while resharing Bridgers’ new record via her Instagram Story on Monday, August 17, which also fell on the indie musician’s…
WASHINGTON — The House Ethics Committee is investigating Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) for “inappropriate sexual contact with a House staffer” — after he admitted to cheating on his wife following a Post exposé that revealed Gomez kissed a much younger aide three years ago. The Ethics Committee cited a potential…
The recent surge by the Mets hasn’t changed president of baseball operations David Stearns’ plans to conduct a managerial search after the season. Stearns said Monday he still expects that interim manager Andy Green will return to the front office next season. Green was the Mets vice president for player…
Get a rundown of Us‘ top stories making headlines in celebrity news, sports and entertainment on August 17, 2026. Here are the key takeaways: • Hayden Panettiere‘s autopsy is complete, the Greenville County Coroner’s Office announced, and discovered no signs of trauma that could have contributed to the actress’ death.…
Brad Pitt’s relationship with alcohol shifted before he ended his seven-year sobriety streak. “His decision to start drinking again wasn’t based on a dramatic thing that happened where he decided sobriety was over,” a source exclusively tells Us. “It was a gradual shift in how he viewed alcohol and his…
Far-left Democratic House hopeful Elijah Manley accused incumbent Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) on Monday of trying to “take away black representation” by running in Florida’s black-majority 20th Congressional District. Wasserman Schultz, the former chair of the Democratic National Committee and a member of Congress since 2005, is the only…
He is 5-foot something, 100-and-something pounds. He didn’t start lining up at wide receiver until his third season at Illinois. He went undrafted. Then, less than two months into his second NFL season, he was cut for the third time. Isaiah Williams was repeatedly told what the world thought of…
Robin Williams’ three children are sharing their continued plans on how to celebrate and honor their late father’s talents more than 10 years after his death. “As we recognize what would be our Dad’s 75th year, we’re grateful to see new generations discovering his work while longtime fans continue to…
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Monday it is temporarily pausing construction of a contentious border construction project in Texas’ Big Bend National Park while the head of the agency tasked with building the wall visits to do an “on-the-ground evaluation.” The project through the national park in southern Texas has faced fierce…
DENVER –– Kyle Tucker was out of answers on Monday. To why he has been historically poor at home during his debut Dodgers season: “I don’t really know. If I knew, I’d probably have figured it out by now.” To why he hasn’t been able to maintain any semblance of…
U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said the FBI is committed to providing help where needed in the Nancy Guthrie case six months after she was reported missing. “I think whether the FBI takes the lead, we are there to support. And President [Donald] Trump pledged it, [FBI] Director [Kash] Patel…
WASHINGTON — No use crying over spilt ink. Firebrand GOP South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace on Monday laughed off the internet’s meltdown over the jaw-dropping new tattoos all over her arms. Mace, 48, brought out her heavily inked guns during her new YouTube show last week — and they took social…
The Nation is reviewing work by lefty columnist Ross Barkan after he was axed by New York Magazine on Friday for ripping off other authors’ work dozens of times. In a statement that notably lacked contrition, the Mayor Mamdani-loving author previously downplayed the plagiarism and boasted he was starting “a…
The two-and-a-half-month Aaron Donald comeback saga has more teases than “Dune: Part Three.“ And nobody seems to be enjoying the drama more than Donald’s wife. Erica Donald has been sending NFL fans into a frenzy for months with her short and cryptic responses on social media regarding the rumors of…
Hayden Panettiere opened up about her unplanned acting break more than one year before her untimely and shocking death. “I had taken four years off. Didn’t know or plan to, but that’s just the way it panned out,” Panettiere exclusively told Us back in 2025. “And I desperately needed it.”…
The Yankees will be without Max Fried for a bit. The team placed its star hurler on the 15-day IL with a bone bruise in his elbow, backdated to Aug. 14. Fried three five innings of one-run ball in a 1-0 loss to the Mariners on Thursday, but bemoaned the…
Nick Reiner‘s legal team appeared in court seeking access to a trust fund established by his late parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner. “The main thing to take away from today’s hearing and moving forward is Nick Reiner is very much entitled to his own money, his own funds. That’s…
Law enforcement unions are sticking by New York Rep. Mike Lawler as he faces a tough battle to retain his crucial House seat in the Hudson Valley. The formal endorsements of 11 unions and other police organizations covering state and local police departments are a critical boost for the Republican…
Anthony Constantino believes publicly backing Donald Trump cost his company tens of millions of dollars. In fact, the founder and CEO of Sticker Mule told me an internal audit showed his custom printing company, based in Upstate New York, lost as much as $50 million in revenue after he endorsed…
Mark Walter is looking to sell another piece of his sports portfolio. For now, however, there remain no indications that the Dodgers could be next. Days after Walter’s stunning sale of the Lakers last week, the longtime Dodgers owner was back in the news Monday, when the Financial Times reported…
Connie Britton, Hayden Panettiere and more Nashville alums found love outside of the show. The Friday Night Lights alum was previously married to John Britton from 1991 to 1995, and she has kept her love life fairly under the radar ever since. While Connie hasn’t tied the knot again since…
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner met for four hours with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging him to drop his opposition to the Trump-chaired Board of Peace’s 15-point plan that calls for Hamas to disarm in exchange for a full Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. “I mean,…
Newly released police body cam footage is giving new insight into the moments before, during and immediately after retired Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence. “Is it possible to call my parents just to tell them that I’m not dead?” a handcuffed Romo,…
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, is demanding that Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., prove he is fit to continue serving in Congress after a lengthy hospital stay or resign from office. In a letter to McConnell, the governor urged the 84-year-old senator to directly address the people of Kentucky about his ability…
Science word of the day: AllelePronunciation: Ah-LEEL’What it means: Genes contain the instructions for the various proteins that determine traits, such as eye color or blood type. An allele is a specific variant of a gene. Alleles come in pairs, one from each parent. Some are dominant, meaning that copy…
WASHINGTON — Toronto pitcher Shane Bieber’s start against the Washington Nationals was anything but a walk in the park. The former Cy Young Award winner issued walks to six of the nine batters he faced — including three with the bases loaded — before departing after two-thirds of an inning…
Amanda Batula broke down exactly what led to her and Kyle Cooke’s sexless marriage — and eventual split — on the In the City reunion. “I was depressed. Depression will do that. That was part of it,” Amanda, 34, shared on the Tuesday, July 28, episode of the hit Bravo…
WASHINGTON — President Trump has his new director of national intelligence. The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Jay Clayton to the top spy position (DNI) in a 51-47 party-line vote, ending more than a month of temporary leadership atop the intelligence community and handing the former Wall Street regulator one of…
CHICAGO — Carlos Lagrange may still be a long shot to impact the Yankees this season — assuming he is not traded in the next week — but his progress from a shoulder injury has at least kept the door open. The top pitching prospect, who was diagnosed with a…
Elon Musk is criticizing Anne Hathaway for a 2018 speech she gave in support of the gay and trans community. “She’s just a marionette. Whoever wrote her speech is the real douchebag,” Musk, 55, wrote via X on Sunday, July 26, in response to marketing professor Gad Saad’s brutal critique…
WASHINGTON — Former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director Dr. Anthony Fauci enlisted the help of “media friends” and former President Barack Obama to beat back allegations in 2021 that his agency funded painful experiments on beagle puppies who were later euthanized, according to records recently released…
The Twins have a very clear direction heading into next week’s trade deadline. General manager Jeremy Zoll made sure of that on Tuesday. Zoll told reporters in no uncertain terms that the Twins would be buyers ahead of the MLB trade deadline on Monday, with Minnesota sitting a half-game back…
Ant Anstead sparked an A-list romance with Renée Zellweger following his split from Christina Haack and the pair are still going strong. Anstead and Haack, who share son Hudson, were married for nearly two years before they announced their separation in September 2020. Anstead didn’t stay single for long, as…
Ruby Rippey, an ex-lover of Gavin Newson and at one time his close aide, admitted to a humiliating mistake she made during her first night in bed with him. Rippey, who was married to Newsom’s close friend and top aide at the time Alex Tourk, said she ended up with…
LOS ANGELES — Breanna Stewart drained a 3-pointer at the top of the key, turned and slapped Sabrina Ionescu’s hand so loud it echoed through Crypto.com Arena. The Liberty, led by Stewart and Ionescu, silenced the Sparks for the moment. Stewart’s shot with 3:33 left in the fourth punctuated a…
Rebecca Luna‘s daughter, Maya Findlay, is addressing the TikTok personality’s death by medical aid following a battle with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. “Homesick for my mom who will never exist in this lifetime again,” Findlay wrote in a Sunday, July 26, TikTok video. The clip included a screen recording of a…
The picture said it all. Vice President JD Vance looked “tense” when he posed next to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Trump during the former’s visit to the White House on Tuesday, according to a body language expert. Vance, an ardent skeptic of US interventionism abroad and advocate…
A Clay Holmes showcase appeared to go according to plan. The recovering Mets right-hander, who is likely to be used as trade bait by Monday, completed four scoreless innings with Low-A St. Lucie on Tuesday night in what was his second and likely final rehab start. Holmes, who maxed out…
A Minnesota woman was arrested after she allegedly tortured a young child for 17 months by forcing them to do several punishments and refusing to feed them. Paula Jo McCallister has been accused of forcing the child to “go on the wall” and standing with their feet and nose to…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday vowed to visit New York in September despite “hate-spewing” Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s call for his arrest for alleged war crimes in Gaza. “First of all, I’m going to New York,” Netanyahu said in an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity, when asked…
It may be over for J.J. McCarthy in Minnesota. On “Get Up” Tuesday morning, ESPN’s Adam Schefter discussed the Vikings quarterback situation and said that when a franchise legend in Adam Thielen says the starting job is likely Kyler Murray’s, that’s likely going to be the truth. “When Adam Thielen…
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