Happy Friday, Wake Up Right fam! I’m a little tardy for the patriot party this morning, but I come bearing good news…

Nancy Pelosi announced yesterday that she will not seek re-election. This iconic movie scene immediately came to mind…

• ✅ Elise Stefanik announces run for NY governor

• 🗓️ On this day in 1944, FDR wins fourth term

• 📈 Total U.S. household debt hit a record-high $18.5T

• ✈️ Dem shutdown caused +1K flight cancellations today

• 📉 Trump approval avg: 42.9% approve, 54.2% disapprove

^{Sources: Post Millennial, History, Post Millennial, The National Pulse, RCP}

SCOTUS says no trans on passports

The Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a major victory, allowing his administration to move forward with its plan to remove the “X” gender marker from U.S. passports and require all applicants to list biological sex only.

The details: In a 6–3 unsigned order, the Court temporarily paused a lower-court injunction that had blocked the policy, signaling that the justices believe the administration is likely to prevail once the case reaches them on the merits.

• The majority wrote that listing sex at birth “no more offends equal protection” than listing someone’s country of birth because both are “historical facts” the government can verify.

• The ruling lets the State Department immediately enforce Trump’s directive, issued as part of his broader effort to “restore biological truth” across federal agencies.

Back up: This lunacy began under the Biden regime, when it added the "X" gender category in 2022 – framed as a civil-rights milestone.

Thoughts from the peanut-[brained] gallery: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, joined by Justices Sotomayor and Kagan, warned that the Court was greenlighting “imminent, concrete injury” to transgender and nonbinary Americans.

Big picture: This marks a massive victory in Trump's greater effort to unwind the web of radical gender ideology – including in schools, sports, military, and more.

What happens next? The underlying class-action lawsuit continues in lower courts, but until then, Trump has full authority to enforce biological-sex-only passports nationwide.

[Source: Fox News, Daily Wire]

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Trump strikes deal to lower drug more prices

President Donald Trump announced major new deals with pharmaceutical giants Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to sharply lower prices on blockbuster weight-loss and diabetes drugs.

The details: The Trump administration announced on Thursday that drug manufacturers will offer Americans popular GLP-1 weight loss medications at a significantly discounted rate when purchased through TrumpRx.

The numbers:

• Wegovy: $1,350 → $350/month

• Ozempic: $1,000 → $350/month

• Zepbound: $1,068 → $346/month

• Future oral GLP-1 drugs: $150/month

Medicare/Medicaid savings: Federal programs will cover the drugs at $245 per month, far below the Biden-era pricing proposals.

Additional price cuts: 

• Eli Lilly’s migraine drug Emgality: $433 → $299

• Eli Lilly’s diabetes drug Trulicity: $598 → $389

• Novo Nordisk insulin products NovoLog/Tresiba will cost $35/month

U.S. investments: Trump also locked in major investment pledges – including $10 billion from Novo Nordisk for U.S. manufacturing and $27 billion from Eli Lilly to produce future GLP-1 pills in America. In other words: U.S. JOBS.

Back up: In recent months, Trump has also locked in "most favored nation" pricing deals with Pfizer, AstraZeneca, and others to offer a range of drugs – from cancer therapies, to cardiovascular, to fertility – at lower costs.

Zoom out: The U.S. has long paid the highest drug prices in the world – sometimes up to $1,000 more than in Europe.

What’s next? TrumpRX officially launches in January.

The last word goes to Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who said:

• "The American public, because of this agreement, will lose 125 million pounds by this time next year, so it is going to have dramatic effects on human health in this country."

[Source: Daily Caller, Breitbart]

👨‍⚖️ A federal judge appointed by Obama ordered the Trump administration to fully fund November SNAP benefits, despite Congress blocking government operations and the program’s account holding barely half of the $9 billion needed. Read more.

🏳️‍⚧️ A federal court ruled Texas CAN enforce a law restricting drag shows from being held in the presence of minors. Read more.

✅ A U.S. appeals court ruled that President Trump CAN seek to bring his attempt to dismiss his New York business records conviction to a federal court. Read more.

☎️ ICE is launching a call center to let citizens help agents track down missing children. Read more.

🧑‍🚀 Three Chinese astronauts are stranded aboard the country’s Tiangong space station after space debris allegedly struck the capsule they planned to fly home. Read more.

🏳️‍⚧️ A “transgender” biological man who entered a women’s locker room and exposed himself was revealed to be “Alexis” Black, formerly Grant Freeman – previously convicted of beating his then-wife whose first name he now uses. Read more.

🥪 Jurors acquitted a former DOJ official who threw a sandwich at a border agent in Washington, D.C. Read more.

🛻 Ford is considering permanently ending production of its all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck amid mounting losses and low demand. Read more.

🤑 Tesla shareholders approved CEO Elon Musk's new pay package, one that could reach $1 trillion in overall compensation. Read more.

🇱🇧 The U.S. has sanctioned operatives exploiting Lebanon’s cash-based financial system to funnel tens of millions from Iran to Hezbollah, aiming to break the terror group’s economic grip and support Lebanon’s push for real sovereignty. Read more.

🎥 Trump reacts to Nancy Pelosi's retirement. Watch.

🎥 The Trump admin just KABOOMED another boat of narco-terrorists. Watch.

🎥 WWII veteran gets emotional, saying his sacrifice was not "worth the result." Watch.

🎥 Stephen Colbert says it’s the role of Late Night TV to tell Americans how to think. Watch.

🎥 Watch the moment a Virginia school teacher SHOT by a 6-year-old student is awarded $10 million. Watch.

🎥 This Melania Trump highlight goes hard. Watch.

🎥 Scott Bessent presents the FIRST rare earth magnet mined in America in 25 years. Watch.

🎥 Megyn Kelly asks Tucker if he and Ben Shapiro can make peace. Watch.

🎥 SO COOL. Take a look inside JFK's Air Force One. Watch.

🎥 Go long: This weekend, I plan to watch this interview between Megyn Kelly and Tucker Carlson. Watch.

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