Tom Howell Jr.

Lawmakers use monkeypox hearing to praise Dr. Fauci — or get in last jabs

A Capitol Hill hearing on the monkeypox response turned into a sendoff for Dr. Anthony Fauci before he retires in December, with Democrats and a senior Republican hailing his decades of service while Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky squeezed in another round of sparring over COVID-19.

September 14, 2022

Amtrak begins to cancel trips ahead of a possible railroad strike

Hundreds of thousands of Americans could find their travel plans disrupted by a looming strike by railroad workers, including some commuters in the Washington region.

September 14, 2022

Pfizer begins late-stage human study on an mRNA flu shot

Drugmaker Pfizer said Wednesday it has begun a late-stage human trial of an influenza vaccine that uses the pioneering messenger-RNA deployed widely for the coronavirus.

September 14, 2022

Bolduc wins hard-fought NH GOP Senate primary, as Morse concedes

New Hampshire Senate President Chuck Morse conceded the New Hampshire GOP primary early Wednesday, saying he couldn't catch up to retired Army Brigadier Gen. Don Bolduc despite a last-minute influx of cash and advertising by national Republicans who wanted an establishment nominee to take on Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan.

September 14, 2022

NYC Mayor Eric Adams blames the gun industry’s aggressive marketing for fueling violence in America

New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday said combating rampant gun violence will be the "defining mission" of his term and pleaded with the media to scrutinize firearm makers' roles in tragic shootings.

September 13, 2022

Republicans urged to focus to campaigns on voter worries

Republican National Committee officials are advising GOP candidates to stay focused on the economic woes and rising crime that top voters' concerns, insisting that those are still winning issues for the party regardless of the news media cheerleading for a Democratic rebound in the midterm campaigns.

September 13, 2022

GOP needs to work harder, fine-tune strategy to win over midterm voters, poll shows

The majority of voters say national Republicans haven't made a strong enough case to earn midterm votes, according to a poll Tuesday that signals the GOP needs to fine-tune its strategy if it wants to take advantage of President Biden's stumbles.

September 13, 2022

Two dozen GOP governors object to Biden’s student-loan cancellation

Nearly two dozen Republican governors sent a letter to President Biden on Monday objecting to his student-loan forgiveness plan as a legally dubious way to shift the debt burden off wealthier professionals and onto poorer working families.

September 13, 2022

L.A. County reports the first monkeypox death in the U.S.; patient was immunocompromised

California and federal officials have confirmed the first U.S. death from monkeypox.

September 13, 2022

White House pledges more support for Ukraine’s ‘success on the battlefield’

The White House on Monday cheered Ukraine's resolve as it regains territory in a counteroffensive against Russian invaders.

September 12, 2022

Rep. Jayapal tweets, then deletes, post that includes terrorists in Sept. 11 death toll

A top Democratic congresswoman deleted a tweet about the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, that appeared to include the 19 terrorists in the death toll.

September 12, 2022

Space and security will be extremely tight at Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral

The guest list for Queen Elizabeth II's funeral at Westminster Abbey is so tight that only one senior representative per country and the attendee's spouse will be able to attend, leaving folks like former President Donald Trump out of the mix.

September 12, 2022

Trump makes mystery visit to Washington, stokes speculation

Former President Donald Trump arrived in the Washington region for an unannounced visit Sunday, prompting speculation about why he needed to come to the nation's capital.

September 12, 2022

Biden names biotech pro as director of new health research agency in a cancer moonshot speech

President Biden on Monday will appoint Dr. Renee Wegrzyn, an experienced biotechnology professional, to lead an agency created in March to "push the limits" of medical health research and innovation.

September 12, 2022

Retired Army Gen. Bolduc leans into an outsider role as Trump stays quiet about N.H. senate race

National Republicans are rushing to boost New Hampshire Senate president Chuck Morse in the GOP primary for U.S. Senate, fearing a loss to front-runner Don Bolduc on Tuesday will imperil their chances of winning a critical seat in November.

September 9, 2022

Oberlin College begins payment of $36M to bakery that was smeared as racist

Oberlin College has begun paying more than $36 million to Gibson's Bakery after a legal dispute in which the business said the college slandered it as racist following a shoplifting incident.

September 9, 2022

VP Harris announces partnership to promote space careers

Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday said leading aerospace and space-tourism companies have agreed to join the White House in promoting STEM education and career opportunities in the growing space sector.

September 9, 2022

White House gears up for booster push, fears winter surge of COVID-19

The White House said Thursday it will make an all-out push to get Americans to roll up their sleeves for another COVID-19 shot, framing a reformulated booster shot as the start of a fall tradition alongside the yearly flu shot.

September 8, 2022

Survey says 63% of small businesses are unwilling to hire

More than 6 in 10 small businesses are not hiring because they cannot take on the additional costs, according to a new survey.

September 8, 2022

Hillary Clinton urges all sides to tone down the ‘fascism’ and ‘socialism’ talk

Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton called on all sides to stop using extreme rhetoric to describe their political opponents, using a television appearance to address the fallout from President Biden labeling the MAGA movement as "semi-fascism."

September 8, 2022