By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vice President Kamala Harris is the top alternative to replace U.S. President Joe Biden if he decides not to continue his reelection campaign, according to seven senior sources at the Biden campaign, the White House and the Democratic National Committee with knowledge of current discussions on the topic. Biden’s…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday gave a green light to Eli Lilly’s donanemab for patients with early Alzheimer’s, making it the second approved drug for slowing the progress of the brain-wasting disease. The approval for the drug branded Kisunla is in line with the recommendations of the agency’s outside experts who unanimously…
SINTRA, Portugal (Reuters) – The European Central Bank needs more time to conclude that inflation is firmly on a path to 2% and benign economic developments indicate that rate cuts are not urgent, ECB President Christine Lagarde said on Monday. The ECB lowered rates for the first time in June after its most aggressive rate…
By Mike Spector and Chris Prentice NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors are meeting with Boeing and fatal-crash victims’ relatives as a July 7 deadline looms for the Justice Department to decide whether to criminally charge the planemaker, according to two people familiar with the matter and correspondence reviewed by Reuters. Justice Department officials met…
By Steve Holland, Tim Reid and David Morgan RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) -President Joe Biden said on Friday he intended to defeat Republican rival Donald Trump in the November presidential election, giving no sign he would consider dropping out of the race after a feeble debate performance that dismayed his fellow Democrats. “I know I’m…
By Stephanie Kelly, Steve Holland and Nandita Bose (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden’s shaky performance against Republican rival Donald Trump on Thursday rattled Democrats and prompted some strategists to ask whether their party should take the unprecedented step of replacing him as their candidate. Biden supporters had hoped Thursday night’s debate would dispel worries that…
By Chris Prentice and Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court’s move to curb federal agency powers could curtail efforts by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to establish new rules to police Wall Street and invite more litigation, legal experts said in the wake of Friday’s landmark ruling. The court overturned a 1984…
(Reuters) – The White House is seeking an additional $4 billion in funding from Congress for disaster needs, including to help rebuild the Baltimore bridge after its collapse and in response to last year’s fires in Maui, the Office of Management and Budget said on Friday. Funds would also help survivors of tornadoes in Iowa,…
(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has charged 193 people, including 76 doctors, nurses and other medical professionals, with participating in health care fraud schemes worth $2.75 billion, the agency said on Thursday. The government seized more than $231 million in cash, luxury vehicles, gold and other assets in the law enforcement action that spanned…
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Thursday revived a software engineer’s proposed class action claiming Meta Platforms refused to hire him because it preferred to give jobs to foreign workers who are paid lower wages. The San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 ruling said that a Civil…
