David Folkenflik

The problem becomes, how do you make this happen? What's the mechanism here? Medicare recently has been allowed through the Inflation Reduction Act, very limited drug negotiating powers, 10 drugs in the first year, okay? The reaction of the pharmaceutical industry was to file lawsuit after lawsuit. There's pending litigation here.

The problem becomes, how do you make this happen? What's the mechanism here? Medicare recently has been allowed through the Inflation Reduction Act, very limited drug negotiating powers, 10 drugs in the first year, okay? The reaction of the pharmaceutical industry was to file lawsuit after lawsuit. There's pending litigation here.

The problem becomes, how do you make this happen? What's the mechanism here? Medicare recently has been allowed through the Inflation Reduction Act, very limited drug negotiating powers, 10 drugs in the first year, okay? The reaction of the pharmaceutical industry was to file lawsuit after lawsuit. There's pending litigation here.

I just don't see where they're gonna agree to this in any way without a fight.

I just don't see where they're gonna agree to this in any way without a fight.

I just don't see where they're gonna agree to this in any way without a fight.

Venomous snakebites aren't often at the top of the global health agenda. But each year, millions of people get bitten, often far away from antivenom treatment. To raise awareness, a new initiative called Strike Out Snakebite scattered human-sized snake statues throughout Geneva.

Venomous snakebites aren't often at the top of the global health agenda. But each year, millions of people get bitten, often far away from antivenom treatment. To raise awareness, a new initiative called Strike Out Snakebite scattered human-sized snake statues throughout Geneva.

That's David Lalu, vice chancellor of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Going forward, he says the initiative aims to boost funding for anti-venom research and help bolster health systems so they can get bitten people to treatment before it's too late. Jonathan Lambert, NPR News.

That's David Lalu, vice chancellor of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Going forward, he says the initiative aims to boost funding for anti-venom research and help bolster health systems so they can get bitten people to treatment before it's too late. Jonathan Lambert, NPR News.

There's been a lot of misinformation about this and indicating that it's compulsory and so forth, and it's not. It's purely voluntary, and we've protected the rights of those that choose not to participate.

There's been a lot of misinformation about this and indicating that it's compulsory and so forth, and it's not. It's purely voluntary, and we've protected the rights of those that choose not to participate.

It's not clear he has the power to do this. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has filed a suit in court that's supposed to move forward next week. It's being heard on an expedited basis by a federal judge in Washington. And we're going to see. It appears right now that the CPB is simply ignoring the president's edict, saying he doesn't have the authority to do this.

It's not clear he has the power to do this. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has filed a suit in court that's supposed to move forward next week. It's being heard on an expedited basis by a federal judge in Washington. And we're going to see. It appears right now that the CPB is simply ignoring the president's edict, saying he doesn't have the authority to do this.

NPR and PBS say they will challenge President Trump's executive order that directs a Corporation for Public Broadcasting's board to stop federal funding for the major public broadcasters. NPR's David Fokkenflik reports it's not clear that the president has the authority to do that under the law.

NPR and PBS say they will challenge President Trump's executive order that directs a Corporation for Public Broadcasting's board to stop federal funding for the major public broadcasters. NPR's David Fokkenflik reports it's not clear that the president has the authority to do that under the law.

No government official can dictate what public broadcasters spend their money on once they've received it. So when President Trump says, you know, he puts out an edict in this executive order saying CBB must cease funding NPR and PBS and basically tell any public broadcasters on the local level that receive their funds that they can't send money back to the big networks.

No government official can dictate what public broadcasters spend their money on once they've received it. So when President Trump says, you know, he puts out an edict in this executive order saying CBB must cease funding NPR and PBS and basically tell any public broadcasters on the local level that receive their funds that they can't send money back to the big networks.

That would seem to be in violation of congressional law.

That would seem to be in violation of congressional law.