Day: November 26, 2024

As a record number of people are set to make journeys for Thanksgiving, a pair of storms could impact travel. There are concerns that plans to introduce tariffs on goods imported from Canada, Mexico and China could impact US supply chains. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Italy for his last G7 meeting. Authorities in Pakistan have locked down the capital. Plus, we’ll tell you how millions of Americans could get access to anti-obesity drugs.
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AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports Imran Khan supporters have breached a lockdown in the Pakistani capital Islamabad.

AP correspondent Julie Walker reports an FBI agent acquitted in a shooting is arrested on sex assault charges.

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The Biden administration wants Medicare and Medicaid to cover popular weight loss drugs for people struggling wth obesity. AP correspondent Donna Warder reports.

Plus: Mexico is in a dilemma over a new BYD plant after Donald Trump’s election win. And, the White House proposes a big expansion of obesity-drug coverage by Medicare and Medicaid. Kate Bullivant hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A possible 60-day ceasefire is in the works between Israel and Lebanon. President-elect Trump is promising big cuts in government spending and he wants to use a little-known tool to make them. And, a look at what conservative activist Leonard Leo plans to focus on during the next Trump administration. Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter . Today’s episode of Up First was edited by Didrik Schanche, Roberta Rampton, Jan Johnson, Lisa Thomson and Mohamad ElBardicy. It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Lilly Quiroz. We get engineering support from Arthur Laurent. And our technical director is Carleigh Strange. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy