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Ryland Barton (0:19)
Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. In recent weeks, President Trump has carried out a series of strikes on boats in the Caribbean, saying he's targeting Venezuelan drug cartels. He also says the South American nation has, quote, emptied its prison into the U.S. now he says he's expanding the campaign from sea to land. As NPR's Tom Bowman explains, experts are questioning the legality of the attacks.
Tom Bowman (0:42)
I have talked to a number of lawyers, former jags, law professors. They all have serious concerns about the legal rationale that's provided here. They say that it's full of holes, that it's essentially the president determining on his own by diktat that we are in an armed conflict and that that gives him the right to conduct these arms strikes and, in essence, to kill people on boats in the Caribbean.
Ryland Barton (1:06)
NPR's Ryan Lucas reporting. The Trump administration has struck a third drug company, struck a deal with a third drug company as part of its push to lower drug prices in America. This one focuses on drugs used in in vitro fertilization. NPR's Sidney Lupkin reports.
Sidney Lupkin (1:21)
President Trump announced drugmaker EMD Sirono has agreed to lower prices for its fertility drugs like Gonal F, sold directly to patients not using their insurance. All told, the company's IVF drugs will be offered at an 84% discount. But the deal doesn't include EMD Sirono's other drugs for things like cancer and multiple sclerosis. The announcement is part of the president's push to bring US Drug prices in line with those paid in other countries, an effort he calls most favored nation pricing. And it follows his campaign promise to make IVF more affordable. A typical IVF cycle can cost as much as $30,000, and while drugs are part of that, they aren't the majority of the total cost. For its part, EMD Sirono will get expedited FDA review of a new drug and relief from certain tariffs. Sidney Lupkin, NPR News, NPR.
Ryland Barton (2:09)
Founding mother Susan Stamberg has died at the age of 87. Colleagues saw her as a mentor and a storyteller who was always tough and true to herself. NPR's David Folkenflick pays tribute.
David Folkenflick (2:20)
Susan Stamberg joined NPR at its start, at a time when commercial networks almost never hired women. Stamberg said NPR's first program director, Bill Simmering, was brave to put her behind the microphone.