The last remaining arms control treaty between the United States and Russia, limiting the number of deployable nuclear weapons, expired on Thursday, ending decades of agreements between the two nations. The New START Treaty, signed in 2010, had limited each side to 1,550 deployed strategic nuclear weapons and required on-site inspections, according to CBS News.
The treaty's expiration comes as the world watches the ongoing war in Ukraine. Russia suspended inspections and stopped providing notifications during the conflict, though the State Department reported that Russia had not significantly exceeded the required caps, according to CBS News. Former President Joe Biden had extended the treaty for five years in 2021.
In other news, a second, "far more consequential" deadline outlined in an alleged ransom note for missing Nancy Guthrie expired Monday, TMZ founder Harvey Levin told Fox News on Thursday. Guthrie, the mother of "Today" co-host Savannah Guthrie, has been missing since early Sunday morning. Levin, speaking on "Hannity," shared details about the alleged ransom note, which he said appeared to have come from Guthrie's captors, according to Fox News. Levin described the note as "structured," according to Fox News.
Also on Thursday, Congress approved legislation to fully fund the World Trade Center Health Program, preventing a projected multibillion-dollar shortfall that threatened the program's future, according to ABC News. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., highlighted the action as a critical step toward protecting long-term care for those sickened by toxic exposure after the Sept. 11 attacks, according to ABC News. "Fully funding the World Trade Center Health Program honors our promise to never forget 911 survivors and the brave first responders who put their lives on the line for our country," Gillibrand said, according to ABC News.
In a separate announcement, former President Donald Trump unveiled his TrumpRx website on Thursday, which he said would help Americans buy lower-priced prescription drugs, according to ABC News. Trump made the announcement alongside Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz and National Design Studio Director Joe Gebbia, according to ABC News. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called TrumpRx "a state-of-the-art website for American consumers to purchase low-cost prescription drugs," according to ABC News.
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