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CNBC - Business
'Stop ripping us off': Senate grills Novo Nordisk CEO on weight loss drug pricing
Sen. Bernie Sanders argues that Novo Nordisk charges Americans substantially higher prices for its drugs than it does for patients in other countries.21 minutes ago -
CBS News - Top stories
Ozempic, Wegovy maker grilled by Bernie Sanders-led committee over high prices
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension committee, led by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, is hearing testimony from Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen on the exhortative prices for ...1 hour ago -
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Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Supreme Court presidential immunity ruling
The Senate Judiciary Committee is hearing expert testimony to dive deeper into the Supreme Court's ruling on presidential immunity. CBS News' Nikole Killion reports from Capitol Hill.1 hour ago -
NBC News - Top stories
Ozempic CEO agrees to discuss lower prices for blockbuster weight loss drugs
Is Ozempic and Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk helping Americans save taxpayer money or ripping them off? The company's CEO testified on Capitol Hill Tuesday.1 hour ago -
CNBC - Business
Healthy Returns: Weight loss drug Wegovy could face Medicare price negotiations next
Novo Nordisk's weight loss drug Wegovy could face Medicare price negotiations next. Meanwhile, Particle Health files an antitrust suit against Epic Systems.2 hours ago -
CBS News - Top stories
House committee hearing on Afghanistan withdrawal
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs is holding a hearing on Capitol Hill probing the U.S. withdrawal in Afghanistan. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the latest.3 hours ago -
CBS News - Top stories
Zelenskyy to meet Thursday with senators
It's unclear whether Ukraine's president will also meet with House members.3 hours ago - Ukraine -
The Hill - Politics
Watch live: Senate HELP committee grills Novo Nordisk on weight loss drug pricing
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, is set to grill Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Jorgenson Tuesday morning over prices on the ...6 hours ago -
CBS News - Top stories
CEO of company of popular weight loss drugs to face Senate questions over high costs in U.S.
Senior investigative consumer correspondent Anna Werner looked into the high prices of weight loss drugs in the U.S. as research shows Americans pay far more for some of the popular drugs compared ...6 hours ago -
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Ozempic maker to testify before Senate committee on weight loss drug prices
Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen is testifying before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension committee on Tuesday.7 hours ago -
NBC News - Top stories
Harris calls for end to Senate filibuster for Roe legislation
Trump is holding a campaign event in Savannah, Georgia, as both he and Harris battle for the key swing state. Harris visited Georgia last week.8 hours ago -
NBC News - Politics
House Foreign Affairs Committee subpoenas Blinken to testify on Afghanistan withdrawal
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been subpoenaed to testify before the House Foreign Affairs Committee about the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. NBC News’ Ali Vitali reports on how committee ...8 hours ago -
The Hill - Politics
Steve Castor: General counsel, House Judiciary Committee
Steve Castor, the general counsel for the House Judiciary Committee, has been involved in nearly every major congressional investigation launched over the past 20 years. Castor, 51, came to ...10 hours ago -
The Hill - Politics
Joe Zogby: Democratic staff director, Senate Judiciary Committee
The Senate Judiciary Committee has been the nexus for Democratic efforts to combat what it argues is a Supreme Court run amok, amid myriad reports of lavish gifts and vacations fueling questions ...10 hours ago -
The Hill - Politics
Julissa Walsh: General counsel, House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party
Congress wasn’t short of partisan debates this year, but Julissa Walsh wishes more Americans knew how much collaboration is happening across the aisle. Walsh is the general counsel on the House ...10 hours ago -
The Hill - Politics
Andrew Grossman: Democratic chief tax counsel, House Ways and Means Committee
Congress is approaching a big year for taxes as swaths of the U.S. tax code, which was last updated in 2017, are due to expire in 2025. Few are more aware of that than Andrew Grossman, the ...10 hours ago -
The Hill - Politics
Annie Clark: Communications director, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine); Republican communications director, Senate Appropriations Committee
Annie Clark is a key adviser to Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), one of the Senate’s most effective bipartisan dealmakers, who is expected to take over as chair of the powerful Appropriations ...10 hours ago -
The Hill - Politics
Arthur Ewenczyk: Democratic chief counsel, House Oversight and Accountability Committee
Arthur Ewenczyk is a tax attorney-turned-congressional investigator who has helped Democrats navigate the impeachment probe into President Biden. Ewenczyk, 36, spent more than five years as a ...10 hours ago -
BBC News - Top stories
Chris Mason: PM to offer glimpse of what lies at end of tunnel
The prime minister will offer a bit of sunshine in his big conference speech, but not too much.12 hours ago -
Politico - Politics
‘One pistol clip can change the balance of power’: Congress is wholly unprepared for a mass casualty event
Leaders of both parties have ignored pleas to prep.Yesterday -
Financial Times - World
Novo Nordisk faces US Senate grilling over price of weight loss drugs
Senator Bernie Sanders accuses Ozempic and Wegovy maker of ‘ripping off’ AmericansYesterday -
The New York Times - Top stories
A Changed Montana May Decide Control of the U.S. Senate
Republicans are trying to seize control of the U.S. Senate by ousting Jon Tester, the last Democrat holding statewide office in a state that not long ago had many of them.2 days ago -
CBS News - Top stories
Dan Evans, former senator and Washington state governor, dies at 98
Dan Evans created the nation's first state Department of Ecology, which President Richard Nixon used as a model for the Environmental Protection Agency.2 days ago -
CBS News - Top stories
As weight loss drugs explode in popularity, are online marketplaces safe?
Weight loss drugs are exploding in popularity, with 1 in 8 Americans saying they have tried medications like Ozempic and Wegovy to tackle everything from diabetes to weight loss, among other ...3 days ago -
CBS News - Top stories
Inside the thriving market for alternatives to brand-name weight loss drugs
High demand for weight-loss and diabetes drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy has led to a shortage in manufacturing. In the meantime, a market for cheaper, compounded drugs thrives.3 days ago -
NBC News - Politics
Missouri Democratic Senate Candidate won’t endorse in presidential race
Missouri Democratic Senate Candidate Lucas Kunce joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the state of his campaign against Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Missouri’s abortion amendment ballot initiative.3 days ago -
ABC News - World
Czechs vote in Senate and regional elections in the aftermath of massive flooding
Czechs are voting in a two-day vote for a third of the seats in Parliament’s upper house, the Senate, and to select their representatives in regional elections4 days ago -
The Guardian - World
If US Senators are openly Islamophobic, what hope is there? | Representative Ilhan Omar
Senator Kennedy’s remarks were just the tip of the iceberg. It is incumbent upon all of us to call out hate speech when we see it. On Tuesday, Senator John Kennedy told the only Muslim American ...4 days ago -
The Wall Street Journal - Business
The Price War in Weight-Loss Drugs Is Here
Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly are offering discounts to encourage more insurance coverage of the medicines, which carry price tags of over $1,000 a month.4 days ago -
Yahoo Sports - Sports
Former Ottawa Senator Named New NHL Captain
The well-liked former Senator forward is now a veteran of 1155 NHL games, fourth among all active American players.5 days ago - NHL -