Ozempic maker to testify before Senate committee on weight loss drug prices

Washington — Lawmakers will question the maker of popular weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy during a Senate committee hearing on Tuesday focused on what Sen. Bernie Sanders has called “outrageously high” prices Americans pay for the drugs.  Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen is testifying before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension committee,

House moves to avoid government shutdown amid conservative opposition

Washington — House Republicans will fast-track a short-term spending bill after sidestepping the lower chamber’s Rules Committee as the bipartisan measure to keep the government open faced opposition from the panel’s conservative members.  House Republicans are expected to bring up the three-month funding bill for a floor vote under a procedure known as suspension of

Suspect in Florida assassination attempt against Trump left note, FBI says

Suspect in Florida assassination attempt against Trump left note, FBI says – CBS News Watch CBS News Federal prosecutors signaled Monday that they’re planning to hit Ryan Routh with a new charge of attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump on a Florida golf course. Routh is being held without bail until trial after prosecutors