FTC challenges patents held by drugmakers, including for Ozempic

A box of Ozempic and contents sit on a table in Dudley, North Tyneside, Britain, October 31, 2023.  Lee Smith | Reuters The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday said it is challenging hundreds of alleged “junk” patents held by pharmaceutical companies for 20 brand-name drugs, including Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster drugs Ozempic, Saxenda and Victoza. The … Read more

Trump gets jail warning over trial gag order; Stormy Daniels ex-lawyer testifies

Former U.S. President Donald Trump walks at New York State Supreme Court in New York, U.S., 30 April 2024.  Justin Lane | Reuters This story is developing. Check back for updates throughout the day. Prosecutors on Tuesday began questioning the former attorney for porn star Stormy Daniels, whose hush money payment is at the center … Read more

Trump mulls detention camps for deporting migrants if reelected in Time interview: ‘not leaving them in the country’

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump does not rule out building detention camps on US soil for migrants in the country illegally if he wins a second White House term, he told Time magazine in an interview published on Tuesday. Trump was asked whether he would build new detention camps as part of his campaign pledge … Read more

New poll shows Biden and Trump nearly tied in 3 key battleground states

New poll shows Biden and Trump nearly tied in 3 key battleground states – CBS News Watch CBS News The race for president is coming into sharper focus, with a CBS News battleground tracker poll showing President Biden and former President Donald Trump running neck-and-neck in three key states. Weijia Jiang has details from the … Read more

Biden faces slew of lawsuits as business groups claim overreach

WASHINGTON — When the Federal Trade Commission finalized a rule earlier this month banning noncompete clauses, the blowback was swift: Within 24 hours, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce led a handful of business groups to file a lawsuit seeking to block the ban. They argued that the FTC lacked the authority to impose it in … Read more

J&J, Bristol Myers Squibb lose Medicare drug price talks challenges

Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images A federal judge in New Jersey on Monday rejected Johnson & Johnson and Bristol Myers Squibb‘s legal challenges to the Biden administration’s Medicare drug price negotiations, ruling that the program is constitutional.  The decision is another win for the Biden administration in a bitter legal fight with several … Read more

Supreme Court denies Trump aide Navarro’s jail release bid

Former Donald Trump adviser Peter Navarro holds a press conference before turning himself into a federal prison on March 19, 2024, in Miami, Florida.  Joe Raedle | Getty Images The Supreme Court on Monday denied a request by Peter Navarro, a former advisor to ex-President Donald Trump, to get out of jail while he appeals … Read more

Blinken says Hamas must decide quickly on ‘extraordinarily generous’ Israel offer; aid to Gaza must be increased

“They have to decide, and they have to decide quickly. So, we’re looking to that, and I’m hopeful that they will make the right decision, and we can have a fundamental change in the dynamic,” Blinken said. Hamas releases video of 2 Gaza hostages, as it ponders Israel ceasefire deal A Hamas delegation is due … Read more

China US news: China hints at retaliation after US President Biden signs Taiwan, TikTok legislation

China hinted on Monday that it could retaliate after U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law legislation to boost Taiwan’s defences and seeks to get TikTok’s Chinese owner to divest from the social media platform. Biden signed the legislation on a military aid package on Wednesday, with most of the money going to Ukraine to … Read more