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How the U.S. tossed in the towel and fell behind Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic

The U.S. failed to evaluate the harm of lost learning versus the coronavirus when it closed schools during the pandemic and fell behind Europe in getting children back into the classroom even as leaders tried to reopen bars and gyms, experts told House investigators this week.

April 1, 2023

State Department trying to get personnel to imprisoned WSJ reporter in Russia

The White House on Friday said the State Department is working to get a counselor to the Wall Street Journal reporter who was detained in Russia this week on espionage charges, sparking a furious reaction in the U.S.

March 31, 2023

MTG says she will protest Trump’s indictment in NYC

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia on Friday said she will go to New York to protest former President Donald Trump's indictment on charges tied to a probe into hush payments for porn star Stormy Daniels.

March 31, 2023

Trump lawyer says indictment is ‘rule of law dying’

An attorney for ex-President Donald Trump says the upcoming arraignment in New York is going to be unusual but doesn't expect to see his client in handcuffs.

March 31, 2023

Trump’s 2024 GOP rivals react carefully to indictment, condemn N.Y. prosecutor

The emerging field for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024 responded to the indictment of former President Donald Trump by attacking the liberal prosecutor in charge of the investigation while declining to delve into whether the ex-president did something wrong.

March 31, 2023

Russian spy charges for U.S. reporter spark outrage

Russian authorities arrested a Wall Street Journal reporter Thursday on allegations of espionage, sparking a furious reaction in Washington, adding fresh tension to already icy U.S.-Russian relations and stoking fears that Russian President Vladimir Putin has fully embraced a new strategy as retaliation for Western opposition to his war in Ukraine.

March 30, 2023

Washington is getting antsy about ‘tranq,’ a nasty drug complicating fentanyl crisis

Congress is sounding the alarm over "tranq," an animal sedative that is being mixed with fentanyl with alarming frequency and worsening the U.S. overdose crisis.

March 30, 2023

Federal judge in Texas blocks Obamacare preventive-care mandates nationwide

A federal judge in Texas on Thursday struck down a part of Obamacare that requires insurers to cover cancer screenings and other preventive services for free.

March 30, 2023

WSJ reporter arrested in Russia on charges of espionage

Russia's security agency said Thursday it had arrested a Wall Street Journal reporter on allegations of espionage, charges the newspaper denied.

March 30, 2023

Sen. John Fetterman set to return to Capitol week of April 17

Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania is scheduled to return to the Senate the week of April 17 after weeks of treatment for depression.

March 30, 2023

Congress must fight D.C.’s ‘shocking’ crime trend, says Rep. James Comer

A powerful House chairman on Wednesday said the District of Columbia has "deteriorated and declined" across the board in recent years, leaving Congress no choice but to step in and restore public safety in the nation's capital on behalf of residents, workers and visitors.

March 29, 2023

Senate Chaplain Barry Black delivers rare rebuke after Nashville shooting

Senate Chaplain Barry C. Black delivered an unusually blunt message during his opening prayer Tuesday, urging lawmakers to do something about gun violence after a mass shooting at a Christian school in Nashville, Tennessee.

March 29, 2023

Chris Christie: I can’t support Trump if he’s the 2024 nominee

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie famously endorsed Donald Trump for the presidency after dropping out of the 2016 Republican primary. But this time? Not a chance, he says.

March 29, 2023

U.S. prioritized adults over kids with school shutdowns, experts say: ‘Worst public health decision’

The U.S. failed to evaluate the harm of lost learning versus the coronavirus when it closed schools during the pandemic and fell behind Europe in getting kids back into the classroom even as leaders tried to reopen bars and gyms, experts told House investigators Tuesday.

March 28, 2023

Nikki Haley to visit Texas, will stake out 2024 position on border, illegal immigration

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley plans to visit the southern U.S. border in April to view the situation and outline her plan for resolving the illegal immigration crisis as she seeks the 2024 Republican nomination for president.

March 28, 2023

Democrats like Biden but looking for someone else to run in 2024, poll finds

Most Democrats have a favorable view of President Biden, but only one in four want him to run for reelection in 2024, according to a new poll that underscores a quandary at the White House.

March 28, 2023

And then there were 10: Holdout states find it harder to resist Medicaid expansion

North Carolina has ended years of opposition and opted to expand its Medicaid program in 2024, meaning four in five U.S. states have embraced a key plank of Obamacare as opponents find it harder to resist federal funding and voters force a series of red states to extend coverage.

March 27, 2023

House panel votes to crack down on fentanyl

A House panel on Friday advanced a bill to permanently place fentanyl on the most-restrictive list of drugs, clearing the way for a floor vote.

March 24, 2023

N.C. set to expand Medicaid, leaving 10 states holding out against Obamacare plank

Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper says he is eager to sign a bill that makes North Carolina the 40th state to expand Medicaid coverage under Obamacare.

March 24, 2023

Trump lawyer says ex-president immune from Jan. 6 lawsuits

Former President Donald Trump is arguing he should be immune from lawsuits that say he is to blame for the chaos at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

March 24, 2023