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Mike Slater (0:00)
My name is Mike Slater. I have a podcast called Politics by Faith. I was just talking to a friend of mine who said he hasn't been able to follow the news lately. It's been too much. It's too crazy. It's driving him crazy. And he's just checked out. If you feel that way sometimes, too, I think you'll really like our podcast Politics by Faith. We take the main story of the day and we run it through the Bible. What does the Bible say about this? It's amazing, but it's all there. And then God tells us what to do. We don't even have to figure it out. The answers are right there. He gives us the answers. Politics by Faith. Please join us over there. You can listen to it wherever you're listening to this podcast right now. Politics by Faith.
Bill O'Reilly (0:41)
Bill O'Reilly here. You are listening to the O'Reilly Update. Coming up next, the news with Mike Slater.
Mike Slater (0:48)
Thank you, Bill. It is Monday, May 12, 2025. Here's what's happening today in America. Prescription drug prices, ceasefire with India and Pakistan and a lasting peace with Ukraine and Russia and close to a deal with China. It's all coming up. Then Bill's gonna be here with your message of the day. But first, yesterday Trump said my next Truth post on Truth Social will be one of the most important and impactful I've ever issued. Enjoy. And then a couple hours later, he said, for many years, the world has wondered why prescription drug and pharmaceuticals in the United States of America was were so much higher in price than they were in any other nation, sometimes being five to 10 times more expensive than the same drug manufactured in the exact same laboratory or plant by the same company. He said for years, these companies blamed research and development costs. He said America will no longer be the suckers here. He said campaign contributions can do wonders, but not with me and not with the Republican Party. The president signed an executive order that will reduce prescription drug prices by 30 to 80% almost immediately. With a most favored nation's policy where the United States will pay the same price as the nation that pays the lowest price anywhere in the world. He said our country will finally be treated fairly and our citizens health care costs will be reduced by numbers never even thought of before. Trump wrote on Truth Social that a full and immediate ceasefire between India and Pakistan has been reached. He later said, I am very proud of the strong and unwaveringly powerful leadership of India and Pakistan for having the strength, wisdom and fortitude to fully know and understand that it's time to stop the current aggression. Millions of good and innocent people could have died. Your legacy is greatly enhanced by brave actions. He ended with. God bless the leadership of India and Pakistan on a job well done. Over to another war, Ukraine and Russia. Trump says he predicts a very big week with Russia and Ukraine. He wrote on Truth Social. Think of the hundreds of thousands of lives that will be saved as this never ending bloodbath hopefully comes to an end. It will be a whole new and much better world, putin said in a statement. Russia's ready for negotiations without any preconditions. And Zelenskyy responded to the world saying that that's a positive sign. Zelenskyy wrote, there's no point in continuing the killings even for a day. We expect Russia to conform to a ceasefire, complete, lasting and reliable starting tomorrow. That's today. And Ukraine is ready to meet. Scott Besant had two days of talks in Switzerland with China on a new trade deal. First, he spent some time with Switzerland and then with Chinese officials. He said, I'm happy to report that we made substantial progress between the United States and China in very important trade talks. Our trade rep was a bit firmer, actually said it's important to understand how quickly we were able to come to an agreement which reflects that perhaps the differences were not so large as maybe thought. Bill O'Reilly has your message of the day. Next.
