The Swiss Foreign Ministry says Iran and the United States will hold a second round of talks over Tehran’s nuclear program this week. Oman — which welcomed a first round of indirect talks on Feb. 6 — will host the talks in Geneva. The ministry did not specify which days. U.S. President Donald Trump has warned Iran against any failure to reach an agreement, and has repeatedly threatened to use force to compel Tehran to agree to limit its nuclear program. Iran has insisted the program is for peaceful purposes. However, its officials increasingly threaten to pursue a weapon.

A judge says she plans to rule that President Donald Trump’s administration still cannot force states to hand over detailed information on people who have applied for or received SNAP food aid. U.S. District Judge Maxine Chesney last year blocked the U.S. Department of Agriculture from requiring states to provide the data, including on immigration status, after 22 states sued over the policy. The department kept pushing for it, telling states in December that it would stop paying state administrative costs for the program if they didn’t comply. The judge said during a hearing Friday that she plans to issue an order siding with the states.

Democrats are focusing on health care in the November elections and making it a key issue. Republicans have cut Medicaid through new work requirements and they've declined to extend COVID-era subsidies. That's led to increased costs for people covered under Affordable Care Act plans. Democrats are using campaign ads and personal stories to emphasize the impact on Americans. Jon Ossoff is one Democrat in a tough reelection campaign this year. The Georgia senator said at an Atlanta-area rally Saturday that health care cuts are part of Donald Trump's abandonment of working people. Republicans have struggled to pass legislation to offset health costs. Democrats see a chance to gain leverage in the midterms.

The Trump administration has launched TrumpRx, a website it says will help patients buy prescription drugs directly at a discounted rate. “You’re going to save a fortune,” President Donald Trump said at the site’s unveiling Thursday night. The government-hosted website is not a platform for buying medications. Instead, it’s set up as a facilitator, pointing Americans to drugmakers’ direct-to-consumer websites, where they can make purchases. It also provides coupons to use at pharmacies. The site launches with over 40 medications, including weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy. The site is part of a larger effort by the Trump administration to show it’s tacking the challenges of high costs.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says there's been "good and decent progress” in Venezuela since the United States ousted Nicolas Maduro as leader of the South American country. Rubio has begun his much-anticipated congressional testimony about Venezuela and is defending the Trump administration's military operation. Meanwhile, Republican and Democratic members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee offered starkly different readings Wednesday of the current situation. Rubio said Venezuela’s interim leaders are cooperating and would soon begin to see benefits. He said Venezuela will be allowed to sell oil that is now subject to U.S. sanctions, with the revenue set aside to pay for basic government services such as policing and health care.

President Donald Trump’s order calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department has complex implications. The Republican president has argued the federal office hasn’t improved student outcomes and is unnecessary in a country where states and local districts primarily control education from funding to hiring and curriculum. In the short term, students, teachers and parents likely won’t see much impact. Long term, it’s harder to predict. It depends how Education Secretary Linda McMahon distributes the mandated functions of the department to other parts of government, including the states.