In our news wrap Tuesday, Pfizer agreed to cut prescription drug prices as part of a deal that spares the company from certain tariffs on its imports, Hamas says it will review a peace plan for Gaza and consult with other Palestinian factions before responding and a second detainee has died following last week’s shooting at an ICE facility in Dallas.
Geoff Bennett:
In the day’s other headlines: Pfizer has agreed to cut prescription drug prices as part of a deal that spares the company from certain tariffs on its imports.
President Trump made the announcement at the White House today alongside Pfizer’s CEO. Under the deal, the company will sell many of its drugs to Medicaid at prices similar to those paid by other developed countries. Pfizer says specific terms of the deal remain confidential.
It was not immediately clear how the policy would truly lower the prices Americans pay for drugs, which often depend on insurance coverage. The president also unveiled a new direct-to-consumer Web site dubbed TrumpRx. Officials say it will launch early next year.
In the Middle East, Hamas says it will review a peace plan for Gaza and consult with other Palestinian factions before responding. The 20-point plan put forward by President Trump calls for the group to disarm in exchange for humanitarian aid and the reconstruction of Gaza, among other terms.
Speaking to reporters, President Trump today said Hamas has three to four days to respond, adding that, if they don’t comply, in his words, it’s going to be a very sad end.
Meantime, in Gaza, local hospitals say Israeli strikes killed at least 31 people today. Residents say they are wary of the proposed peace plan.
Ahmad Mislih, Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, Resident (through interpreter):
We as citizens are concerned. The plan, as it appears, serves the enemy’s interests more than it serves the people’s interests. We call on everyone to work out this plan, what remains of the people, what remains of the land and what remains of the homes.
Geoff Bennett:
Mr. Trump’s plan also calls for the return of the remaining hostages and the creation of an international Board of Peace to help run Gaza after the war. The territory would remain surrounded by Israeli troops, and Hamas would have no part in its administration.
Back in this country, a second detainee has died following last week’s shooting at an immigration facility in Dallas. In a statement, the family of Miguel Angel Garcia-Hernandez confirmed that he succumbed to his injuries after being removed from life support.
The house painter from Mexico was one of three detainees who were shot when a gunman opened fire from a nearby rooftop before taking his own life. Officials say the suspect wanted to incite terror by attacking federal agents. No ICE personnel were hurt in the shooting.
In Florida, officials are setting aside a prime piece of Miami real estate as a potential site for Donald Trump’s presidential library. The nearly three-acre plot sits next to the historic Freedom Tower and has been appraised at more than $66 million, though some estimates put the value much higher.
There’s been no official confirmation that the library will be built there, but President Trump’s son Eric, who’s a trustee of Trump’s Presidential Library Foundation, celebrated today’s unanimous vote on social media, saying that it will be the greatest presidential library ever built.
On Wall Street today, stocks ended higher as investors shook off concerns about the looming government shutdown. The Dow Jones industrial average added around 80 points. The Nasdaq rose nearly 70 points on the day. The S&P 500 also posted modest gains.
And journalist and socialite Lally Weymouth has died. She was the daughter of the late Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham. Instead of taking a leadership role at the paper herself, she built a reporting career, interviewing world leaders for the likes of Newsweek, The Los Angeles Times, and The Post.
Weymouth’s daughter said she died from pancreatic cancer at her home in Manhattan. Lally Weymouth was 82 years old.
And one of the last surviving combat pilots of the Tuskegee Airmen has died. Lieutenant Colonel George Hardy began aviation training in 1944, when he was just 19 years old. He’d never even driven a car, but he flew more than 20 missions in World War II and served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars.
The Tuskegee Airmen were the nation’s first Black military pilots. In a Facebook post, the organization said — quote — “His legacy is one of courage, resilience, tremendous skill, and dogged perseverance against racism, prejudice, and other evils.” George Hardy was 100 years old.
Still to come on the “News Hour”: President Trump warns of a war from within at a gathering of military leaders; why more mothers are leaving the work force; and Princeton University’s president discusses his new book about free speech on college campuses.
