Hegseth presses senior officers on ‘lethality' and standards at politically charged meeting

WHAT TO KNOW

* Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth summoned hundreds of U.S. military officials to an in-person meeting to declare an end to “woke” culture in the military and announce new directives for troops that include “gender-neutral” or “male-level” standards for physical fitness. * Trump also addressed military leaders at Quantico, saying troops should use “dangerous” American cities as “training grounds.” * Trump announces an agreement with Pfizer to voluntarily sell its medications at lower prices. The administration is also launching a website for consumers to buy drugs directly instead of going through insurance. * Washington is just hours away from yet another federal government shutdown, with prospects looking rather bleak for a last-minute compromise in Congress to avoid fede