(CNN) Here's what you might have missed on CNN today:Trump declares a health emergencyThe President is treating the opioid epidemic as a national public health emergency . His order will instruct his acting secretary of health and human services to do several things:President Trump said Thursday "we can be the generation that ends" the opioid crisis. Tax reform gets fast-trackedHouse Republicans narrowly passed a federal budget resolution in a 216-212 vote. The House needed to OK the budget in order for tax legislation to advance. In other newsNew England Patriots linebacker Dont'a Hightower will reportedly miss the rest of the season due to a torn pectoral muscle.

Source: CNN October 26, 2017 19:35 UTC