2025-02-06
13 分钟DOGE representatives are searching payment systems at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
CMS oversees really some of the most central and widespread programs that the federal government has,
particularly Medicare.
But it also has custody of very personal,
sensitive health information that people all over the country probably feel strongly about.
Plus,
President Trump has signed an executive order that bans transgender girls
and women from participating in school and college sports.
And Middle Eastern leaders react to Trump's proposal to take over Gaza It's Wednesday, February 5th.
I'm Alex Zosola for the Wall Street Journal.
This is the PM edition of what's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.
We're starting off this evening with international news.
In this morning's show,
we talked about President Trump's plan for the US to take over Gaza and permanently move Palestinians out.
Now, major powers in the Middle east have weighed in, and Trump's proposal isn't proving to be very popular.
Saudi Arabia said it rejected any efforts to displace Palestinians from their land.
It reaffirmed support for a Palestinian state and said its position was non negotiable.
The foreign minister of Turkey, a NATO member, called Trump's idea absurd.
In recent weeks, Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates,
Qatar and Palestinian leaders have also rejected the idea of relocating Palestinians from the Gaza Strip,