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☆ Top US House Republican McCarthy calls for Biden impeachment inquiry
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/2] U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) calls for an impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Joe Biden while delivering a statement on allegations surrounding President Biden and his son Hunter Biden, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 12, 2023. Some lawmakers on the Republican right flank have said they would try to remove McCarthy as the leader of the House if he did not move ahead with an impeachment effort against Biden. "I am directing our House committees to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden," McCarthy told reporters. The White House has said there is no basis for an investigation and Biden has mocked Republicans over a possible impeachment. Any Biden impeachment effort would be unlikely to succeed.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy, Joe Biden, Biden, Hunter Biden, Elizabeth Frantz, Donald Trump, McCarthy, Hunter, substantiation, Trump, Richard Cowan, Makini Brice, David Morgan, Andy Sullivan, Will Dunham, Scott Malone Organizations: ., Capitol, REUTERS, Rights, Republican U.S . House, Democratic, Democrats, Republican, Trump, Republicans, Constitution, U.S, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, McCarthy's, U.S, Ukraine

☆ Conservatives hope Supreme Court defangs US consumer watchdog
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( John Kruzel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

But the watchdog's future may be in peril thanks to a case now before the U.S. Supreme Court. Pro-business conservatives and their Republican allies believe the court fight has brought them closer than ever to dismantling the CFPB. Congress, then controlled by Democrats, authorized the agency to supervise certain financial institutions' compliance with federal consumer laws, backed by the threat of lawsuits and fines. Circuit Court of Appeals last October ruled that the agency's funding structure violated the Constitution. Biden's administration told the Supreme Court that the CFPB's funding structure approved by Congress - with a fixed amount going to the agency annually - was effectively "a standing, capped lump-sum appropriation."

Persons: Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Kevin Wurm, Wells, Joe Biden's, Ellen Harnick, Barack Obama, Mick Mulvaney, Donald Trump, Mulvaney, John Kruzel, Douglas Gillison, Will Dunham, Scott Malone Organizations: U.S, Supreme, REUTERS, Rights, Consumer Financial, Bureau, Fifth Third Bank, U.S . Federal, Congress, Center for Responsible, Republican, Democrats, Republicans, Republican U.S, Community Financial Services Association of America, Consumer Service Alliance of Texas, Circuit, Trump, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office, Federal Reserve, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, New Orleans

☆ Why have US Republicans opened an impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

WHAT IS AN IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY? An impeachment inquiry is a formal step that can precede a House vote on whether to approve articles of impeachment and eventually a trial in the Senate. It did not hold a full impeachment inquiry before bringing impeachment charges in the final weeks of Trump's presidency following the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. Weiss has said prosecutors will seek to indict Hunter Biden on tax and gun charges by Sept. 29. The criminal prosecution could mean Hunter Biden may face a trial while his father is campaigning for reelection.

Persons: Joe Biden, Evelyn Hockstein, Hunter, Kevin McCarthy, Donald Trump, Trump, Biden, Trump's, acquit Trump, David Weiss, Raskin, Ian Sams, Hunter Biden, Devon Archer, Jamie Raskin, Archer, McCarthy, Matt Gaetz, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Dick Durbin, HUNTER BIDEN, Weiss, Hunter Biden's, Makini Brice, Scott Malone, Daniel Wallis Organizations: World Trade, Joint Base Elmendorf, REUTERS, . House, Republicans, Democratic, Senate, Republican, Constitution, Capitol, Justice, Trump ., Committee, Democratic Party, Thomson Locations: Richardson, Anchorage , Alaska, U.S, Ukraine, Ukrainian

☆ Explainer: Can Trump be disqualified from the presidency over Jan. 6?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Jack Queen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Some legal experts say Trump’s Jan. 6 actions disqualify him for the presidency. Some legal experts say efforts to disqualify Trump could set a troubling precedent that would empower state election officials to unilaterally disqualify candidates based on their own interpretations of "insurrection or rebellion." Others say state election officials are bound to apply it when considering candidates for the ballot and can be compelled to do so by court order. Voters and groups representing them would need to persuade secretaries of state across the 50 states - many of them elected Republicans and Trump allies - to determine Trump is disqualified or to persuade judges to bar them from putting Trump on the ballot. It would require persuading or forcing election officials to keep Trump off the ballot in states governed by his Republican allies.

Persons: Donald Trump, Joe Biden's, Trump, Jonathan Ernst, Biden, Jack Queen, Scott Malone, Howard Goller Organizations: White, Capitol, U.S . Constitution, Republican, TRUMP BE, Democratic, Trump, TRUMP, Republicans, Former U.S, South, South Dakota Republican, REUTERS, Electoral, U.S, Supreme, House Republicans, Thomson Locations: U.S ., Washington, Colorado, Trump's, South Dakota, Rapid City , South Dakota, U.S, Civil, New Mexico

☆ Alabama asks US Supreme Court to halt ruling blocking Republican-drawn voting map
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( John Kruzel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington, U.S., June 29, 2023. That map was devised after the Supreme Court in June blocked a previous version, also for weakening the voting power of Black Alabamians. Voting rights litigation that could result in new maps of congressional districts is playing out in several states. Conservative litigants had succeeded in persuading the Supreme Court to limit the Voting Rights Act's scope in some important previous rulings. In a 2021 ruling endorsing Republican-backed Arizona voting restrictions, the justices made it harder to prove violations under a provision of the Voting Rights Act aimed at countering racially biased voting measures.

Persons: Evelyn Hockstein, Joe Biden's, John Roberts, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Brett Kavanaugh, John Kruzel, Sandra Maler, Stephen Coates Organizations: U.S, Supreme, REUTERS, Rights, Monday, Republican, Black, Republicans, U.S . House, Democratic, Conservative, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Alabama, Birmingham, U.S, Black, Constitution's, Arizona

☆ New Mexico sheriff refuses to enforce governor's gun ban
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Andrew Hay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Governor of New Mexico Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks at a Democratic Party of New Mexico campaign rally featuring U.S. President Joe Biden at the Gallegos Community Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S., November 3, 2022. Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen said he did not want to endanger his deputies by making them enforce the ban. "This order will not do anything to curb gun violence other than punish law-abiding citizens who have a constitutional right to self defense," Allen said at a press briefing. Lujan Grisham last week declared gun violence a public health emergency after an 11-year-old boy was shot dead in Albuquerque, apparently in an act of road rage. New Mexico State Police has not issued any citations, spokesman Ray Wilson said.

Persons: New Mexico Michelle Lujan Grisham, Joe Biden, Kevin Lamarque, Michelle Lujan Grisham's, Lujan Grisham, Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen, Allen, Ted Lieu, Albuquerque, Harold Medina, Ray Wilson, Andrew Hay, Lincoln Organizations: Democratic Party of New, U.S, Gallegos Community Center, REUTERS, New, Bernalillo County Sheriff, Constitution, New Mexico State Police, Thomson Locations: New Mexico, Democratic Party of New Mexico, Albuquerque , New Mexico, U.S, Albuquerque, Bernalillo, United States, Bernalillo County, Ted Lieu of California, Colorado

Circuit Court of Appeals for a new ruling to prevent the "improper result" of allowing parts of the lower court order "to regain effect even after having been held invalid by this court." The plaintiffs allege that U.S. officials lobby social media platforms to suppress what the government considers to be misinformation, violating users' right to free speech under the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment. While the case was still at an early stage, Doughty issued a preliminary injunction banning a wide range of communications between a slew of officials and social media companies. The panel limited the injunction's reach to a smaller group of officials, including White House staff, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It said that the 5th Circuit should either put the parts of Doughty's order that it reversed on hold, or finalize its order immediately.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Joe Biden's, Terry Doughty, Doughty, Brendan Pierson, Alexia Garamfalvi, Aurora Ellis Organizations: REUTERS, Justice Department, U.S, Circuit, Appeals, Biden, Democrat, District, X Corp, White House, Centers for Disease Control, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Supreme, Thomson Locations: Louisiana, Missouri, Monroe , Louisiana, New York

Michelle Lujan Grisham's emergency order suspending the right to carry firearms in public in and around Albuquerque drew an immediate court challenge from a gun-rights group Saturday, as legal scholars and advocates said they expected. The governor, a Democrat, said the 30-day suspension, enacted as an emergency public health measure, would apply in most public places, from city sidewalks to parks. The top Republican in the New Mexico Senate, Greg Baca of Belen, also denounced Lujan Grisham’s order as an infringement on the gun rights of law-abiding citizens. Levinson said she was not aware of any other governor taking a step as restrictive as Lujan Grisham. “I don’t think it will be a political loss for (Lujan Grisham) to be overturned,” Levinson said.

Persons: Michelle Lujan, Foster Haines, Lujan Grisham, ”, Jessica Levinson, Sam Bregman, Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller, Harold Medina, Bregman, Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen, “, ” Allen, ” Medina, Gilbert Gallegos, Levinson, ” Levinson, Dudley Brown, Greg Baca, Lujan Grisham’s, Dan Lewis, Gavin Newsom, Jacob Charles, ” Charles, ” ___ Ritter, Stern, Sonner, Rio, Morgan Lee, Terry Tang, Felicia Fonseca Organizations: New, New Mexico Gov, National Association for Gun Rights, Loyola Marymount’s Loyola Law School, Democratic, Saturday, Albuquerque Mayor, Police, Bernalillo County Sheriff, U.S . Department of Justice, Press, Republican, New Mexico Senate, Council, of Health, California Gov, Democrat, Pepperdine Caruso School of Law, Las Vegas, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: New Mexico, Albuquerque, U.S, Los Angeles, Bernalillo County, Bernalillo, Taos County, “, Colorado, Belen, Las, Reno , Nevada, Las Vegas, Santa Fe, , New Mexico, Phoenix, Flagstaff , Arizona

☆ Biden, Modi discuss rail deal, democracy as U.S. press sidelined
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Nandita Bose | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Biden and Modi last met in person in June when the Indian leader was the guest of a White House state visit. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen joined Friday's meeting, as did White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan, the White House said in a statement. Biden spoke to Modi about the importance of a healthy democracy, Campbell told reporters. Modi, of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, has faced criticism about shrinking press freedom in India since he took office. His allies attacked the reporter afterward, in a targeted online harassment campaign that the White House later called "unacceptable" and "antithetical to the very principles of democracy."

Persons: Joe Biden, Narendra Modi, Biden, We're, we've, Kurt Campbell, Campbell, Eileen Laubacher, Modi, amiably, Janet Yellen, Jake Sullivan, Subrahmanyam, Ajit Doval, Amit Dave, Nandita Bose, Steve Holland, Heather Timmons, Grant McCool Organizations: Indian, U.S, U.S . National Security Council, South, U.S ., General Electric, Treasury, Friday's, White, REUTERS, World Bank, Biden, Bharatiya Janata Party, White House, Thomson Locations: DELHI, New Delhi, India, East, Europe, U.S, South Asia, Washington, Delhi, China, Africa, Latin America, Asia, Vietnam, United States, American

'X' logo is seen on the top of the headquarters of the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, California, U.S., July 30, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies B2x Corp FollowTesla Inc FollowSept 8 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's X Corp sued California on Friday over a state law establishing new transparency rules for social media companies, requiring them to publish their policies for policing disinformation, harassment, hate speech and extremism. In a complaint filed in federal court in Sacramento, California, X said the law's "true intent" was to pressure social media companies into eliminating content the state found objectionable. AB 587 requires social media companies with at least $100 million of gross annual revenue to issue semiannual reports that describe their content moderation practices, and provide data on the numbers of objectionable posts and how they were addressed. Gavin Newsom, California's Democratic governor, signed the law last September, saying the state would not let social media be "weaponized" to spread hate and disinformation.

Persons: Carlos Barria, Elon, Bill, X, Musk, Rob Bonta, Gavin Newsom, A.J, Brown, Jonathan Stempel, David Gregorio, Aurora Ellis Organizations: REUTERS, Elon Musk's X Corp, Twitter, U.S, Defamation League, Center, SpaceX, Democratic, ADL, X Corp, Court, Eastern District of, Thomson Locations: San Francisco , California, U.S, California, Sacramento , California, Eastern District, Eastern District of California, New York

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Acquire Licensing RightsSept 8 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Friday ordered the White House, the FBI and top health officials to not "coerce or significantly encourage" social media companies to remove content that the Biden administration considers to be misinformation. Circuit Court of Appeals narrowed much of an injunction that restricted Biden administration contact with social media companies issued by a Louisiana judge. The agencies are barred from coercing, threatening or pressuring social media companies to remove content. The attorneys general of Louisiana and Missouri, along with several individuals who say they were censored on social media, had sued Biden administration agencies and officials last year. The Biden administration has argued that it asked social media companies to take down posts it considered to be harmful misinformation, but never forced them to do so.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Biden, Andrew Bailey, Joe Biden's, Donald Trump ., Terry Doughty, Nate Raymond, Jonathan Stempel, Brendan Pierson, Bill Berkrot, Alexia Garamfalvi, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: REUTERS, White, FBI, Circuit, Facebook, YouTube, 5th, Republican, U.S . Centers for Disease Control, Prevention, Democratic, Supreme, U.S . Department of Justice, Biden, Twitter, Donald Trump . U.S, District, Thomson Locations: New Orleans, Louisiana, Missouri, U.S, Monroe , Louisiana, Boston, New York

☆ Georgia prosecutor in Trump case accuses Republican lawmaker of interference - newspaper
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Katharine Jackson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage./File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Sept 7 (Reuters) - The Georgia prosecutor in U.S. President Donald Trump's case has accused a Republican congressman of interfering in a state criminal matter, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported on Thursday. Trump was indicted in Georgia last month on charges including conspiring to overturn his 2020 election loss. "(There) is no justification in the Constitution for Congress to interfere with a state criminal matter," Willis wrote. Trump, 77, has been criminally charged in four cases this year, two of which were brought by U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith. Trump, the first former U.S. president ever to face charges, is the front-runner in the race for the Republican nomination to face President Joe Biden, a Democrat, in the 2024 U.S. election.

Persons: Fani Willis, Donald Trump, Elijah Nouvelage, Donald Trump's, Jim Jordan, Trump, Jordan, Willis, Jack Smith, Joe Biden, Katharine Jackson, Jasper Ward, David Morgan, Rami Ayyub, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Republican, Atlanta Journal, . House, Representatives, Committee, Justice Department, Congress, Jordan, U.S, Democrat, Thomson Locations: Fulton County, Atlanta , Georgia, U.S, Georgia, Georgia's Fulton County

Salame also pleaded guilty to conspiring to operate an unlicensed money-transmitting business. But there was no indication that he was cooperating with the prosecution or would testify against Bankman-Fried at trial. Former Alameda Chief Executive Officer Caroline Ellison, former FTX technology chief Gary Wang and former FTX engineering chief Nishad Singh previously pleaded guilty and are expected to testify against Bankman-Fried. Bankman-Fried has pleaded not guilty. His lawyer told prosecutors that if called to testify Salame would invoke his right under the U.S. Constitution's Fifth Amendment against self-incrimination.

Persons: Ryan Salame, Sam Bankman, Fried, District Judge Lewis Kaplan, Kaplan, Salame, Jason Linder, Caroline Ellison, Gary Wang, Nishad Singh, Singh, Luc Cohen, Will Dunham, Emelia, Mark Porter Organizations: FTX's, U.S, District, Bankman, Alameda, Porsche, Alameda Research, Prosecutors, Ernst & Young, Circle, FTX Digital, Republican, Democratic, Constitution's, Securities Commission, FTX, New York Times, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, Massachusetts, Salame, Bahamas, Caribbean, Alameda, New York

☆ Voters sue to kick Trump off ballot in Colorado, citing 14th Amendment theory
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A group of Colorado voters filed a lawsuit Wednesday to kick Donald Trump off the state's ballot in 2024, citing a nascent legal theory that proposes the former president is constitutionally barred from running for office. The complaint hinges on the argument that then-President Trump engaged in an insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, and is therefore disqualified from holding government office under the 14th Amendment. Trump has claimed that the growing attention to the theory, and legal actions stemming from it, are all part of a broader conspiracy against him. Law professor Jonathan Turley, who defended Trump during his first impeachment, called it "the ultimate Hail Mary pass" by Trump's critics. The legal interpretation being used to try to keep Trump from reclaiming power has rarely, if ever, been tested in the courts — a fact the plaintiffs in the Colorado suit acknowledge.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, disqualifies Trump, —, Jonathan Turley, Mary, Noah Bookbinder Organizations: United States Capitol, Constitution, Senate, Trump Locations: Colorado, U.S

DENVER (AP) — A liberal group on Wednesday filed a lawsuit to bar former President Donald Trump from the primary ballot in Colorado, arguing he is ineligible to run for the White House again under a rarely used clause in the U.S. Constitution aimed at candidates who have supported an “insurrection.”The lawsuit, citing the 14th Amendment, is likely the initial step in a legal challenge that seems destined for the U.S. Supreme Court. It will jolt an already unsettled 2024 primary campaign that features the leading Republican candidate facing four separate criminal cases. Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Persons: Donald Trump Organizations: DENVER, White, Constitution, U.S, Supreme, Republican, Associated Press Locations: Colorado, U.S

The California bill would make gender affirmation one factor among many that courts already have to consider in custody proceedings, including whether a parent has been abusive and how much contact the child has with the parents. The bill would not require judges to prioritize whether a parent affirms their child's gender identity over other factors. The state Senate passed the resolution, and it now heads to the Assembly. State Sen. Shannon Grove, a Republican from Bakersfield, said she didn’t think other states would agree to that. The bipartisan California bill would not legalize the sale of the drugs.

Persons: Democratic Sen, Scott Wiener, they’ve, ” Wiener, ”, Sen, Kelly Seyarto, ” Seyarto, Gavin Newsom, Assemblymember Lori Wilson, Wilson, “, Alexis Sanchez, Sanchez, Newsom, Aisha Wahab, Wiener, State Sen, Shannon Grove, DECRIMINALIZING, it’s, Bill Essayli, Adam Beam, Nguyễn, ___ Sophie Austin, Austin @sophieadanna Organizations: Democratic, Republican, Democratic Gov, Sacramento LGBT Community Center, San Francisco, State, ., Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: SACRAMENTO, Calif, California, San Francisco, Southern California, U.S, Bakersfield, DECRIMINALIZING PSYCHEDELICS California, . Oregon, Colorado

REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 5 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday allowed the state of Georgia to resume enforcing a new Republican-backed ban on hormone replacement therapy for transgender people under age 18, after a federal appeals court allowed a similar law in Alabama to go back into effect. The appeals court panel was entirely comprised of judges appointed by Republican presidents. The 11th Circuit hears appeals from Georgia as well, and after it ruled, the state's Republican attorney general, Chris Carr, urged Geraghty to vacate her injunction. Republican lawmakers in several states have passed laws restricting medical treatments for transgender minors. The law also prevents minors from receiving gender-affirming surgeries, though that provision was not at issue in the case before Geraghty.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Sarah Geraghty, Geraghty, Chris Carr, Joe Biden, Kara Richardson, Carr's, Brian Kemp, Nate Raymond, Christopher Cushing, Leslie Adler Organizations: Trump, City Hall, REUTERS, Republican, Circuit, Democratic, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Georgia, Alabama, Atlanta, Boston

☆ Tennessee governor's push for gun laws fails as lawmakers scuffle
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Brad Brooks | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] Tennessee State Senators on the chamber floor and advocates for gun law reform in the gallery pray during a special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Cheney Orr Acquire Licensing RightsAug 29 (Reuters) - A special legislative session in Tennessee called by the state's Republican governor in response to a deadly school shooting ended on Tuesday with no progress on gun safety laws, capped by a brief scuffle between opposing lawmakers. Jones and Pearson, both of whom are Black members of the predominantly white House, have been outspoken proponents of new gun laws to help ease violence in the urban areas they represent. That sentiment was not shared by Sarah Shoop Neuman, the parent of a Covenant student who lobbied lawmakers for new gun laws. After the session ended, she told reporters it was difficult for her to comprehend that children were murdered at school, yet lawmakers "took no meaningful action."

Persons: Cheney Orr, Bill Lee, Cameron Sexton, Justin Jones, Justin Pearson, Jones, Pearson, Lee, Sarah Shoop Neuman, Brad Brooks, Donna Bryson, Leslie Adler Organizations: Tennessee State Senators, Covenant School, REUTERS, Republican, The Covenant School, U.S, U.S . Constitution, Democratic, Covenant, Thomson Locations: Nashville , Tennessee, U.S, Tennessee, Nashville, U.S ., Longmont , Colorado

☆ Medicare wants to cut the price on an Eli Lilly drug. What it means for LLY shares
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | In Kevinstankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Eli Lilly's revenue from Jardiance — which it markets alongside privately held German biotech firm Boehringer Ingelheim — is likely to suffer due to Medicare negotiations. Compared to those growth drivers, Jardiance is a minor character in the Eli Lilly investment story. However, the deceleration is not entirely due to likely lower realized prices from Medicare negotiations. Eli Lilly looks "relatively protected" from early Medicare negotiations, BMO's Seigmerman said. Eli Lilly headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana, US, on Wednesday, May 3, 2023.

Persons: Eli Lilly, Biden, Myers Squibb, Johnson, Eli Lilly's, —, Evan Seigerman, Seigerman, BMO's Seigmerman, Lilly, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, AJ Mast Organizations: pharma, Myers, Club, Johnson, Medicare, donanemab, Bank of America, FactSet, Mounjaro, Merck, Constitution, Wall Street, Bristol Myers Squibb, BMO Capital, CNBC, Services, drugmakers, and Drug Administration, FDA, Trulicity, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: Bristol, U.S, Indianapolis , Indiana

[1/2] A pharmacist holds a bottle of the drug Eliquis, sold by Bristol Myers Sqibb and Pfizer at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, U.S. January 9, 2020. REUTERS/George Frey/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Tuesday selected the first 10 drugs, including the big-selling blood thinner Eliquis from Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY.N) and Pfizer (PFE.N) , that will be subject to the first-ever Medicare price negotiations, part of President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that drugmakers and industry groups have challenged in court. At least eight lawsuits were filed between June and late August seeking to block the price negotiation, arguing that the law and forced price cuts would violate various amendments to the U.S. constitution. The following are key details of the lawsuits:Reporting by Manas Mishra and Sriparna Roy in Bengaluru; Editing by Bill BerkrotOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Bristol Myers Sqibb, George Frey, Joe Biden’s, Manas Mishra, Sriparna Roy, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Bristol, Pfizer, REUTERS, U.S, Bristol Myers Squibb, Thomson Locations: Provo , Utah, U.S, Bengaluru

State law would still apply if the case is moved to federal court. The federal officer removal law protects people from state prosecution for carrying out official federal duties. It says that if a person were carrying out duties placed on them by federal law, they cannot be prosecuted for committing a state crime. Legal experts said Jones could allow the case to proceed in federal court and address immunity at a later hearing. If he determines immunity did not apply to the accused actions, the jury trial would take place in federal court, with the broader jury pool.

Persons: Mark Meadows, Al Drago, Donald Trump, Trump's, Meadows, firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene, Joe Biden, —, Jeffrey Clark, Trump, Eric Segall, Fani Willis, Willis, Georgia's, Alvin Hellerstein, Steve Jones, Josh Blackman, Jones, Tom Hals, Noeleen Walder, Amy Stevens, Stephen Coates Organizations: White, REUTERS, Fulton County Superior Court, Trump, Department of Justice, Republican, Northern District of, Georgia State College of Law, Miami . Fulton, Prosecutors, U.S, U.S . Constitution, Circuit, Appeals, District, South Texas College of Law, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Fulton County, Meadows, Shafer, Northern District, Northern District of Georgia, New York, Washington, Miami ., Miami . Fulton County, Georgia, United States, U.S ., Manhattan's, Atlanta, Wilmington , Delaware

☆ Analysis: Trump allies' push to move Georgia subversion trial could mean delays
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Tom Hals | Thomson Reuters | Tom Hals Is An Award-Winning Reporter With Years Of Experience Working In Asia | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

No defendants have entered a plea in the Georgia case. The federal officer removal law protects people from state prosecution for carrying out official federal duties. Legal experts said the accused acts in the Georgia case are more plausibly related to official duties than the hush money payments in the New York case. Legal experts said Jones could allow the case to proceed in federal court and address immunity at a later hearing. If he determines immunity did not apply to the accused actions, the jury trial would take place in federal court, with the broader jury pool.

Persons: Donald Trump, Ray Smith, Rudy Giuliani, Jenna Ellis, Sidney Powell, Cathy Latham, Trump's, Mark Meadows, Meadows, firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene, Joe Biden, Jeffrey Clark, David Shafer, Trump, Eric Segall, Fani Willis, Willis, Georgia's, Alvin Hellerstein, Steve Jones, Josh Blackman, Jones, Tom Hals, Noeleen Walder, Amy Stevens, Stephen Coates Organizations: Trump, Georgia Republican, Fulton County Superior Court, of Justice, Republican, Northern District of, Georgia State College of Law, Miami . Fulton, Prosecutors, U.S, U.S . Constitution, Circuit, Appeals, District, South Texas College of Law, Thomson Locations: Georgia, Fulton County, Meadows, Shafer, Northern District, Northern District of Georgia, New York, Washington, Miami ., Miami . Fulton County, United States, U.S ., Manhattan's, Atlanta, Wilmington , Delaware

Trump, who had over 88 million followers when Twitter banned him, posted a photo on Thursday of the mug shot with the words: "ELECTION INTERFERENCE! On Thursday evening, Trump broke from a vow that he would stick exclusively with his new platform Truth Social, the app developed by his Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) startup. Trump had 6.4 million followers on Truth Social as of Thursday. Truth Social has been Trump’s main source of direct communication with his followers since he began posting on the app regularly in May. The former president has used Truth Social to promote his allies, criticize his opponents and defend his reputation amid legal scrutiny from state, congressional and federal investigators.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Elon Musk, ”, Georgia's, Tucker Carlson, TMTG, DWAC, Eric Beech, Costas Pitas, Mike Scarcella, Howard Goller, Stephen Coates Organizations: Twitter, U.S . Capitol, House, U.S, REUTERS Acquire, Fox News, Trump Media & Technology, Trump, Department of Justice, SEC, DWAC, TMTG, U.S . Constitution, Thomson Locations: Fulton County Jail, Georgia, Francisco, U.S ., U.S, California, Pasadena , California

mug shot t-shirts ($34.00), beverage holders ($15.00 for two) and coffee mugs ($25.00). His son Don Jr. is marketing "FREE TRUMP" mug shot t-shirts ($29.99) and posters ($19.99). What legal rights, if any, Trump's campaign may have over the mug shot's reproduction are unclear, however. The former president told Fox News Digital in an interview Thursday night that he only did the mug shot because Georgia officials insisted. Rick Wilson, a co-founder of the Lincoln Project flogging mug shot wares online, dared Trump's campaign to sue him in a Friday post on X.

Persons: Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Mario Anzuoni, Donald Trump's, Don Jr, Etsy, Taylor, David Kochel, Trump, Chris LaCivita, Josh Gerben, Trump's, you've, Rick Wilson, Gram Slattery, Nathan Lane, Blake Brittain, Jason Lange, Steve Holland, Heather Timmons, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Former U.S, Trump, Republican, Lincoln, Republicans, Reuters, U.S, Constitution, Fox News Digital, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles , California, U.S, Former, Georgia, Los Angeles, Iowa, New York, Fulton, Lincoln

Persons: Donald Trump's, Don Jr, Etsy, Taylor, CJ Butler, it's Trump, David Kochel, Trump, Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Mario Anzuoni, Chris LaCivita, Josh Gerben, Trump's, you've, Rick Wilson, Gram Slattery, Nathan Lane, Blake Brittain, Jason Lange, Rollo Ross, Steve Holland, Heather Timmons, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Former U.S, Trump, Republican, Lincoln, Republicans, REUTERS, Reuters, U.S, Constitution, Fox News Digital, Thomson Locations: Former, Georgia, Los Angeles, Atlanta , Georgia, Iowa, New York, Los Angeles , California, U.S, Fulton, Lincoln

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