President Donald Trump wants drugmakers to lower their prices in the US — so he’ll push them to raise prices in other countries to offset the hit to their bottom line, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Friday.

Experts on political violence said the factors shaping the current moment are clear — and similar to those that shaped past periods of political violence.

The American job market, a pillar of U.S. economic strength since the pandemic, is crumbling under the weight of President Donald Trump’s erratic economic policies.

Oil prices rose on Friday after a Ukrainian drone attack suspended loadings from the largest port in western Russia, but gains were capped by concerns about U.S. demand.

And House Democrats released a birthday letter Trump allegedly sent to Jeffrey Epstein.Here are the top stories involving the U.S. government this past week.Charlie Kirk assassinatedConservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated while hosting an event on Utah Valley University's campus on Wednesday.

The Foreign Office says he was fired "in light of additional information", a day after the prime minister backed him in the Commons.

Crypto company Tether, the creator of the world's largest stablecoin, plans to launch a U.S.-based stablecoin designed for U.S. residents called USAT, the company's CEO Paolo Ardoino said on Friday.

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