Senators tell drug company executives pricing is ‘morally repugnant’
U.S. Senators called drug pricing practices “morally repugnant” and told drug company executives they do not want to hear them blame others for the high prices, taking an aggressive stance at the start of a Senate hearing on the rising costs of prescri…
Senators say will support Judiciary panel if it looks into drug patents
Republican Senators John Cornyn and Chuck Grassley said on Tuesday that they would support the powerful Senate Judiciary committee if the panel were to examine the patent system under which drug companies protect the exclusivity of their medicines.
U.S. court rejects Stone aide’s challenge to special counsel Mueller
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday rejected a challenge brought by an associate of Roger Stone, the indicted long-time advisor to President Donald Trump, to the legality of Robert Mueller’s 2017 appointment by the Justice Department as special counsel hea…
House Democrat files bill to make Mueller report public
A Democratic lawmaker in the U.S. House of Representatives filed legislation on Tuesday that would require Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia report to be made public and give Congress access to the investigation’s underlying evidence.
EPA denies being soft on polluters as Democrats question enforcement
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s enforcement chief on Tuesday pushed back on “the myth” that the regulator is soft on polluters as Democratic lawmakers pressed her on the big decline in civil penalties and site inspections last year.
House set to reject Trump’s border wall emergency declaration
The U.S. House of Representatives was poised on Tuesday to vote to terminate President Donald Trump’s proclaimed national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, in what would be another stinging rejection of his proposed border wall.
U.S. court rejects challenge to special counsel’s appointment
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday rejected a challenge brought by an associate of Roger Stone, the indicted long-time advisor to President Donald Trump, to the legality of the Justice Department’s 2017 appointment of Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
Drug company executives to testify before Senate
Seven drug company executives will testify about rising prescription drug prices before a powerful U.S. Senate Committee on Tuesday, marking a sharp escalation in lawmakers’ promises to address high medicine costs.
Manafort sentencing hearing rescheduled to March 7: court filing
A federal judge in Virginia rescheduled the sentencing hearing for Paul Manafort, the former chairman of U.S. President Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, to March 7, according to a court filing on Tuesday.
Can a sitting U.S. president face criminal charges?
The U.S. Constitution explains how a president can be removed from office for “high crimes and misdemeanors” by Congress using the impeachment process. But the Constitution is silent on whether a president can face criminal prosecution in court, and th…
