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Next month's launch of a Medicare program providing weight-loss drugs for $50 a month is expected to unleash pent-up demand for Wegovy, Zepbound and other blockbuster treatments — and create new bottlenecks at doctors' offices.

The big picture: It could become one of the biggest drug rollouts ever — and…

Boris Epshteyn is such a fixture in Donald Trump's White House that he's in Oval Office meetings when some attendees don't even know it.

• Epshteyn, the president's senior personal counsel, speaks with "the boss" so often that Trump sometimes puts him on speakerphone without telling others in the room, two…

Anthropic has once again found itself in the Trump administration's crosshairs over an inability to communicate effectively, sources tell Axios.

Why it matters: Governing the world's most consequential technology is coming down to speaking President Trump's language.

• Anthropic failed to "honor" a recent cyber executive order, administration officials claim, and…

Crude oil prices fell over 4% to their lowest levels in over three months Sunday after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a ceasefire extension that could lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

Why it matters: Severe restrictions on oil traffic through the strait since the conflict…

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is on a hot streak.

• In the last month alone, four progressive House candidates she's endorsed in open primaries have cruised to victory, making her an early kingmaker as she weighs a 2028 presidential run.

Why it matters: AOC has gotten on a roll by…

The U.S. and Iran declared an end to hostilities on Sunday, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced, with an official signing ceremony expected on Friday and more detailed nuclear negotiations to follow.

• Trump confirmed the news and said he was now lifting the U.S. blockade, with Iran expected to open…

President Trump is demanding Congress attach his sweeping voting overhaul to legislation renewing a key U.S. surveillance authority.

Why it matters: Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is among the government's most contested surveillance authorities, long opposed by privacy advocates and supported by security hawks. Its fate…

Senior technical Anthropic staff are in Washington to meet with White House officials to try to fix a dispute that has taken the company's top models offline, a source close to the company tells Axios.

Why it matters: Anthropic is mobilizing quickly to make amends with the Trump administration,…

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