Tom Howell Jr.

Sinaloa, Jalisco cartels in Mexico are the greatest drug threat in U.S. history, DEA official says

Two Mexican cartels have foot soldiers in every U.S. state and "pose the greatest criminal drug threat the United States has ever faced," a top Drug Enforcement Administration official told a House panel Wednesday as lawmakers debated ways to stop the fentanyl crisis killing tens of thousands of Americans per year.

February 1, 2023

Senate Republicans move to block D.C. plan for illegal immigrants voting in local elections

Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas filed a resolution Wednesday seeking to block the D.C. government from implementing a plan that allows illegal immigrants to vote in local elections.

February 1, 2023

‘I’ve learned my lesson’: Santos says he won’t lie anymore

Rep. George Santos of New York says he "learned his lesson" and will be more truthful after revelations that he made up parts of his resume.

February 1, 2023

Shipping bill for Mar-a-Lago boxes cost taxpayers $5,000, says National Archives

Documents that were improperly stored at former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home weighed 500 pounds and cost the U.S. government $5,000 to ship to the National Archives, according to new documents.

February 1, 2023

Biden wants Congress to crack down on companies’ ‘junk fees’

President Biden will announce Wednesday a push to cap credit card late fees and urge Congress to rein in "junk fees" tied to travel, concerts and other industries, the White House said.

January 31, 2023

Florida poised to become 26th state that allows permitless carry of guns

Florida lawmakers are pushing legislation that would let citizens carry a concealed gun without having to get a government-issued permit.

January 31, 2023

More people cite government as the nation’s top problem: Gallup

More Americans are citing the government and poor leadership as the nation's top problem, topping a list that includes inflation, immigration and race relations, according to a new poll.

January 31, 2023

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott appoints state border czar, citing Biden’s absence

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is tapping the state's first border czar to respond to the surge of migrants across the border.

January 31, 2023

China tells House Speaker McCarthy not to visit Taiwan

China is urging House Speaker Kevin McCarthy not to visit Taiwan this spring in a repeat of tensions over then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit last year.

January 31, 2023

WHO says COVID-19 remains an international emergency but is at transition point

The World Health Organization said Monday that COVID-19 remains a global crisis, but it is at an "inflection" point and could transition from a hair-on-fire emergency to a manageable problem before the end of the year.

January 30, 2023

Police search for man who threw Molotov cocktail at N.J. synagogue

Investigators in a New Jersey town are searching for the man who threw a Molotov cocktail at a synagogue early Sunday, an incident that coincides with fears about rising antisemitism.

January 30, 2023

Rep. Michael McCaul: Risk of conflict with China over Taiwan is ‘very high’

A top House Republican is warning the risk of conflict with China is "very high," blaming in part a President Biden-led withdrawal from Afghanistan that projected weakness and fearing the U.S. would run out of advanced weaponry in a war with the Asian superpower.

January 30, 2023

Revolt over House speaker inspires Freedom Caucus lawmakers in the states

A coalition of "Freedom Caucus" lawmakers say there is a swamp in each of the 50 states that they will try to drain, pointing to the concessions that archconservatives won in the recent fight over the House speaker on Capitol Hill.

January 30, 2023

Chris Sununu, Nikki Haley tease presidential bids as Trump visits N.H., S.C.

Former President Donald Trump kicked off his 2024 campaign with low-key events in New Hampshire and South Carolina, but potential GOP rivals in both states are talking about the need to reach new voters and usher in the next generation of leadership.

January 30, 2023

TikTok CEO to testify on Capitol Hill about China links, privacy fears

The CEO of TikTok, the China-linked video platform that's been banned from many government devices, will testify on Capitol Hill this spring, House Republicans said.

January 30, 2023

Video of Paul Pelosi attack shows intruder refuses cop instructions to ‘drop the hammer’

Video footage released Friday of the hammer attack on former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband shows the dramatic moment in which an intruder and Paul Pelosi jockeyed for control of a hammer before the man later identified as David DePape swings it out of frame.

January 27, 2023

COVID-19 increases risk of heart attack, strokes and other cardiovascular disease, study finds

It's not just the lungs. Mounting evidence shows that COVID-19 can invade the heart or spark so much inflammation during the immune response that it weakens the critical organ, raising the risk of heart attacks, strokes and other cardiac chaos.

January 27, 2023

FDA revokes emergency use of monoclonal drug, says it won’t work against circulating strains

The Food and Drug Administration is halting the emergency use of Evusheld -- a monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19 -- because regulators believe it's no longer effective against dominant variants.

January 27, 2023

Businessman’s presidential bid off to rough start after pregnant wife faints

A businessman's 2024 presidential bid got off to a rough start when his pregnant wife fainted during his launch speech in West Virginia, taking the American flag with her.

January 27, 2023

FAA points finger at Bethesda-based contractor for systems outage that grounded airplanes

The Federal Aviation Administration has identified a Bethesda-based company as the contractor behind the mishap that grounded air traffic on Jan. 11.

January 27, 2023