The Fifth Circuit reinstated an in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone, blocking telemedicine prescriptions. The ruling came after a federal judge paused Louisiana's lawsuit pending the FDA's safety review of the abortion medication.
Trump proposed significant cuts to major US science agencies for 2027, including a 13% reduction for the NIH and a nearly 55% cut for the NSF. The administration also let lapse its Supreme Court deadline in a separate fight to cap NIH research overhead payments at 15%.
A 6-3 Supreme Court decision rejected unlimited presidential tariff authority under IEEPA, constraining mega-tariffs while Section 232 pharmaceutical investigations and potential duties on branded medicines remain in effect.