Medicare will cover weight-loss drugs — but there’s a catch

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Apple News Today

2026-07-01

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The Supreme Court wrapped its 2025–2026 term. Justin Jouvenal of the Washington Post breaks down the key moments in a consequential set of decisions. The justices upheld two state laws that bar transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports. Brooke Migdon from The 19th explains what the ruling means for trans athletes across the country. The federal government will cover GLP-1 weight-loss drugs under Medicare for an 18-month period. The Washington Post’s Christopher Rowland joins to discuss how the program works. Plus, Trump earned more than a billion dollars from crypto last year, New Jersey Rep. Tom Kean returned to Congress after a four-month absence due to depression, and LeBron James is leaving the Lakers. Today’s episode was hosted by Cecilia Lei.
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  • Good morning.

  • One of the biggest Supreme Court terms in recent years ends with a flurry of major decisions.

  • The Washington Post reflects on how the justices reshaped the country's political landscape and beyond.

  • I think one theme that's very clear from this incarnation of the Roberts Court

  • is that they have greatly enlarged presidential power.

  • New financial disclosures reveal how Trump reaped a billion dollar windfall since returning to office.

  • And starting today, Medicare will help cover weight loss drugs, but there's a catch.

  • It's Wednesday, July 1st.

  • I'm Cecilia Lay in for Shumita Basu.

  • This is Apple News Today.

  • The Supreme Court just wrapped up a busy year of highly consequential decisions

  • that will not only shape President Trump's agenda, but the country for many years to come.

  • We spoke with Washington Post reporter Justin Juvenal

  • about some of the most significant rulings and the major questions they've raised.

  • The biggest theme that dominated this term was President Donald Trump's agenda.

  • We saw a number of cases on the Court's emergency docket

  • where it decides cases on a temporary basis and on its regular docket

  • where it makes final rulings dealing with Trump policies,

  • from his bid to end birthright citizenship,

  • his policy to deploy the National Guard to Chicago.