Topic: Mifepristone

Dr. Marty McCary resigned as FDA Commissioner after 13 months, reportedly due to White House pressure to authorize flavored vapes. While McCary was also criticized by Republicans over the abortion pill Mifepristone, the "final straw" was the vaping policy. The hosts find the focus on flavored vapes suspicious and suggest there may be deeper ties to Big Pharma or the tobacco industry.

MSNBC and Vox analyst Ian Millhiser discuss upcoming Supreme Court rulings, including Trump v. United States regarding presidential immunity. The segment covers the Mifepristone case, where the court is expected to maintain access to the abortion pill, and Moyle v. United States, which concerns federal emergency medical mandates versus state abortion bans. The hosts criticize the media's "despair" narrative regarding the court's conservative majority.

Netflix announced it will end its DVD-by-mail service after 25 years. In legal news, the Supreme Court has temporarily extended access to the abortion pill Mifepristone while it considers a challenge to the FDA's 20-year-old approval of the drug.

A federal appeals court partially blocked a Texas judge's ruling that would have completely restricted access to the abortion pill Mifepristone. While the drug remains available for now, the court reinstated restrictions from 2016, limiting its use to the first seven weeks of pregnancy and pausing distribution by mail. The case is widely expected to be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court as states begin stockpiling the medication.