Editorials from major newspapers across the United States and abroad this week focus on the Trump administration's recent policies and their implications. The Washington Post critiques President Trump's deal to lower prices for weight-loss drugs, arguing that tying lower prices to a government-run platform could backfire and stifle innovation. The Wall Street Journal highlights dysfunction within the Food and Drug Administration, citing shifting approval standards and ethical controversies that are delaying life-saving treatments and damaging the agency's credibility.

The Guardian celebrates Zohran Mamdani's election as New York City's mayor, seeing his progressive, affordability-focused campaign as a model for Democratic renewal amid national setbacks. Meanwhile, the Houston Chronicle warns of the Trump administration's escalating military involvement in Venezuela, urging supporters to question the wisdom of another foreign intervention reminiscent of the Iraq War. Finally, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch condemns the administration's drastic reduction in refugee admissions, particularly the prioritization of white South Africans, calling the policy racist, cruel, and a betrayal of America's humanitarian values.