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Trump signs executive order directing FDA to review psychedelics designated as breakthrough therapy drugs
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Saturday that he said «directs the FDA to expedite their review of certain psychedelics already designated as breakthrough therapy drugs.»
«The executive order I’m signing, we’re actually signing the executive order today, is really a moment,» Trump said. «These treatments are currently in the advanced stages of clinical trials to ensure that they’re both safe and effective for the American patients.»
The president said the executive order would implement «historic reforms to dramatically accelerate access to new medical research and treatments based on psychedelic drugs.»
«In many cases, these experimental treatments have shown life-changing potential for those suffering from severe mental illness and depression, including our cherished veterans,» Trump said, citing the veteran suicide rate.
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President Donald Trump holds up an executive order giving Ibogaine drug clearance in the Oval Office of the White House, on Saturday, April 18, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP)
«And the nice part is we’re actually doing this early, but it has been going on. Research has been going on for quite some time. But, you know, usually with things like this, nothing ever happens, no matter how the research ends up, but we’re changing that. This order will clear away unnecessary bureaucratic hurdles, improve data sharing among the FDA and the Department of Veterans Affairs, and facilitate fast rescheduling of any psychedelic drugs that become FDA approved,» Trump continued.
The president said «in 2024, a study from Stanford University, 30 special operation veterans with traumatic brain injuries underwent — it’s called ibogaine treatment — ibogaine, remember the name,» noting that they «experienced an 80 to 90% reduction in symptoms of depression and anxiety within one month.»
«In Texas, Republican leaders have already committed $50 million to the ibogaine research. And today, the federal government is making a $50 million research investment in its own. And so that was just approved just last night,» Trump announced.
«We’re also opening a pathway for ibogaine to be administered to desperately ill patients under the right to try law,» Trump said.
«Today’s order will ensure that people suffering from debilitating symptoms might finally have a chance to reclaim their lives and lead a happier life, just lead a happier life,» he added.
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A jar filled with finely ground iboga powder. (Nao Mukadi/AFP via Getty Images)
A paper published in the journal Chronic Stress said ibogaine is a «psychoactive indole alkaloid which is extracted from the Tabernanthe iboga rainforest shrub and has been used for centuries in Central Africa for initiatory rituals.»
«Ibogaine treatment is reported to alleviate a spectrum of mood and anxiety symptoms and is associated with self-reported improvements in cognitive functioning in individuals with substance-use disorders. During treatment, ibogaine allows the evocation and reprocessing of traumatic memories and occasions therapeutic and meaningful visions of spiritual and autobiographical content, which are of central relevance in addressing PTSD-related psychological content,» it added.
«Under the executive order, HHS will accelerate research approval and access to new mental health treatments, including psychedelic therapies such as ibogaine. We’re taking this decision, this decisive step to confront one of the most urgent public health challenges facing our nation – the mental health crisis,» Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said. «More than 14 million Americans live with serious mental illness, and 1 in 4 adults experiences a diagnosable disorder each year. Suicide has risen by more than 30% over the past two decades, with another peak in recent years. Among veterans, more than 6,000 died by suicide each year since 2001. We have lost far more veterans to suicide than to combat.»
«At the same time, millions of Americans living with depression, PTSD, addiction and other conditions do not respond to existing treatments. We owe it to our warfighters and veterans to turn over every stone to alleviate the emotional and mental health blowback from their deployments,» he added.
Podcaster Joe Rogan, who was in the Oval Office with Trump on Saturday, also said «I want to say that I’m here because of the man to my left, Bryan Hubbard [CEO of nonprofit Americans for Ibogaine] and former Texas Gov. Rick Perry came on my podcast.»
President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, on Saturday, April 18, 2026, in Washington. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP)
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«They told me how impactful this medicine is. And having that conversation with them, millions of people got a chance to hear their story, hear the stories of all the different people that have had life-changing experiences from it,» Rogan said.
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Pete Hegseth faces Congress over Pentagon’s unprecedented $1.5 trillion budget as Democrats vow to block it
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The Pentagon’s massive $1.5 trillion budget request will face its first test Tuesday as House lawmakers quiz Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth about the proposal in a high-stakes hearing.
Democrats and some Republicans have raised concerns about the unprecedented size of the request, which would increase defense funding by nearly 50% from 2026 levels while making cuts to domestic spending.
The Trump administration argues the jump in defense spending is necessary to counter threats from geopolitical adversaries and advance the president’s priorities, including replenishing weapons stockpiles and expanding the defense industrial base.
Hegseth is also expected to face questions on the administration’s military strategy toward Iran as peace talks remain stalled between Washington and Tehran. Trump said Monday that the ceasefire with Iran is «on life support» during a news conference in the Oval Office.
President Donald Trump said Monday that the ceasefire with Iran is «on life support» as the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively shuttered. (U.S. Navy via Getty Images; Salwan Georges/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine and Pentagon comptroller Jules Hurst will testify alongside Hegseth at the House Appropriations Committee hearing.
The anticipated testimony follows back-to-back congressional hearings the trio participated in April, during which Hegseth repeatedly clashed with Democrats over the U.S. military campaign against Iran.
«The biggest challenge, the biggest adversary we face at this point are the reckless, feckless, and defeatist words of congressional Democrats and some Republicans,» Hegseth told lawmakers.
Hurst testified to Congress in April that the Iran war has cost $25 billion so far, mostly for munitions, though multiple reports say the total could be far higher. The Department of War is expected to seek a defense supplemental request following the conclusion of the conflict, which could be much larger in scope.
«It’s shocking how deep we have gone into these magazines,» Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., said on CBS News’ «Face the Nation» on Sunday. «Because this president got our country into this without a strategic goal, without a plan, without a timeline, and because of that, we’ve expended a lot of munitions, and that means the American people are less safe.»
Hegseth accused the Arizona Democrat of divulging classified information and pledged to have the Pentagon’s legal counsel review his remarks.
«Did he violate his oath…again?» Hegseth wrote on social media, referring to his attempts to sanction Kelly, a Navy veteran, for advising troops to ignore illegal orders last year.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his wife, Jennifer, arrive at the House Armed Services Committee hearing on the Department of Defense fiscal 2027 budget request in the Rayburn Building on April 29, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc.)
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The Pentagon’s budget request is expected to face an uphill battle with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and other Democrats vowing to ensure it «never passes.» Any defense spending bill would require some Democratic votes to pass the Senate due to the upper chamber’s 60-vote legislative filibuster.
Kelly has slammed the fiscal year 2027 budget request as «outrageous» and called on the administration to submit a new budget that «makes sense for the moment we’re in.»
«When I got to the Senate five and a half years ago, the defense budget was just over $700 billion,» Kelly told CBS News’ «Face the Nation» on Sunday. «Now, they’re asking for twice as much money. It’s nearly the amount that the rest of the world pays for its defense.»
The Pentagon’s request would allocate more than $65 billion for the Navy’s «Golden Fleet» initiative and nearly $20 billion for Trump’s Golden Dome air defense shield. The administration also proposes spending billions on the next-generation F-47 Air Force fighter jet and unmanned weapons systems.
On the non-defense side, the administration’s budget request would slash funding for the State Department and international programs by a third and the Environmental Protection Agency by 50%, among other agencies.
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., speaks to members of the media outside federal court in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg)
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At least one pressure point that Hegseth faced over Ukraine in April is off the table.
The Pentagon chief announced in late April that the administration released $400 million in Ukraine money that Congress approved in 2025. Hegseth was grilled about the delay in transferring aid to the country during his appearance before the House Armed Services Committee in April.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Department of War for comment.
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Tensión en Reino Unido: un grupo de legisladores laboristas le pidió la renuncia al primer ministro británico
Un grupo de 70 legisladores laboristas pidió la renuncia del primer ministro británico, Keir Starmer, en medio de una grave crisis política derivada de la dura derrota del oficialismo en las elecciones locales de la semana pasada en el Reino Unido. En tanto, tres asesores ministeriales de Starmer presentaron este lunes su dimisión.
La ministra del Interior, Shabana Mahmood, y la jefa de la diplomacia, Yvette Cooper, le pidieron que defina un calendario para su salida, según varios medios británicos, entre ellos The Guardian y Sky News. El lunes por la noche, al menos 70 diputados laboristas, de un total de 403, habían pedido a Starmer que dejara el cargo.
En un discurso ante militantes del partido en Londres, Starmer hizo un llamado a su partido y a los votantes para que lo apoyen y eviten una lucha por el liderazgo laborista que, a su juicio, solo traería caos.
Pero su discurso, en el que prácticamente admitió haber sido demasiado tímido a la hora de abordar los problemas que aquejan a Gran Bretaña desde que obtuvo una amplia mayoría en 2024, hizo poco por calmar la ira tras una de las peores derrotas del Partido Laborista.
El resultado de los comicios locales del jueves fue desastroso para el gobierno. Por primera vez en la historia, tres de las cuatro naciones británicas (Escocia, Gales e Irlanda del Norte) serán previsiblemente gobernadas por partidos independentistas.
“Starmer ha perdido autoridad”
Tres asesores ministeriales anunciaron su renuncia, convencidos de que Starmer, de 63 años, no era el hombre idóneo para liderar el Partido Laborista en las próximas elecciones nacionales, previstas para 2029, y con la esperanza de desencadenar una contienda por el liderazgo que podría durar semanas o meses.
“Para mí está claro que el primer ministro ha perdido autoridad no solo dentro del Partido Laborista en el Parlamento, sino en todo el país, y que no podrá recuperarla”, dijo Tom Rutland, asesor del ministro de Medio Ambiente, quien renunció a su cargo. El primer ministro británico, Keir Starmer (Foto: REUTERS/Hannah McKay)
Catherine West, una exviceministra poco conocida que reapareció el fin de semana para amenazar con convocar una contienda por el liderazgo si Starmer no ofrecía un cambio radical, dijo que había recibido 80 respuestas que apoyaban su exigencia de que el primer ministro estableciera un calendario para su dimisión.
West pidió que se celebren elecciones para elegir al nuevo líder en septiembre.
Más temprano, Starmer había intentado cambiar la narrativa sobre su mandato. Así, argumentó que ofrecería una ruptura total con decisiones del pasado que habían conducido al status quo.
Respecto del liderazgo, el primer ministro dijo que ahora la continuidad era más importante, en un contexto global marcado por los conflictos en Ucrania e Irán.
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Starmer obtuvo en 2024 una de las mayorías parlamentarias más amplias de la historia moderna británica con promesas de impulsar la economía, reducir la inmigración ilegal y acortar las listas de espera en el servicio sanitario público.
Sin embargo, los avances se vieron obstaculizados por giros de 180 grados en las políticas, la percepción entre algunos miembros de su partido de que no está dispuesto a tomar decisiones difíciles y una serie de escándalos políticos.
Esta situación contribuyó a que su índice de aprobación sea uno de los más bajos de cualquier primer ministro británico.
Crece el independentismo
Las elecciones del jueves dejaron un panorama político difícil para el laborismo en el gobierno.
En Gales, el partido independentista galés Plaid Cymru hizo historia al convertirse por vez primera en la fuerza más votada en una región que estaba bajo poder laborista desde hace más de un siglo. Logró 43 escaños en el Parlamento de Cardiff (Senedd) y un 36 % de los votos totales.
En Escocia, el Partido Nacional Escocés (SNP) revalidará su quinto mandato consecutivo tras ganar las elecciones con 58 escaños, aunque perdió seis bancas y quedó lejos de la mayoría absoluta. Sin embargo, una previsible coalición con los Verdes Escoceses (15 legisladores) mantendría el liderazgo del bloque pro-independentista en la Cámara baja de Holyrood (Edimburgo).
A Gales y Escocia se le une, además, Irlanda del Norte. Desde febrero del 2024, la fuerza dominante es la formación izquierdista Sinn Féin, brazo político del ya extinto IRA, que aboga por la reunificación de la provincia británica con la República de Irlanda.
(Con información de Reuters, AFP y EFE)
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