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White House COVID-19 coordinator: Vaccination of children under 5 could begin mid-June

Children under age 5 should begin receiving COVID-19 vaccines on or around June 21 if the Food and Drug Administration approves the pediatric shots after a mid-month meeting with advisers, said Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House COVID-19 coordinator.

June 2, 2022

COVID-19 boosters on track to join flu shot as annual fall tradition

COVID-19 isn't vanishing and will probably require yearly shots like the flu, according to U.S. officials who must decide whether to launch another booster campaign this fall and if a variant-specific booster shot would be an upgrade on existing vaccines.

June 2, 2022

Biden to deliver speech on gun violence, urge Congress to act

President Biden will deliver a national address Thursday to call on Congress to pass measures that will address gun violence after a trio of high-profile mass shootings.

June 2, 2022

CNN dials back the use of ubiquitous ‘Breaking News’ banner

New CNN chief Chris Licht says the cable news network will rein in the overuse of its "Breaking News" banner in television coverage.

June 2, 2022

Biden’s approval rebounds but remains low: Reuters poll

President Biden's approval rating rebounded by 6 percentage points this week but remains underwater with the public, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that raises alarms for Democrats in a midterm election year.

June 2, 2022

Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska: Conceding territory would not stop Russia

Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska says conceding territory to Russia would be the wrong move and would not stop Russian President Vladimir Putin.

June 2, 2022

Pelosi says House will consider ban on military-style weapons

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she will bring forward legislation to prohibit military-style weapons as part of a broader effort to strike a bipartisan deal on reining in gun violence.

June 2, 2022

Russians near control of key eastern Ukraine city

Russian forces have taken nearly full control of a key city in the Luhansk part of eastern Ukraine as they pivot to attacks on the Donetsk region in the face of stiff Ukrainian resistance, British intelligence officials said Thursday.

June 2, 2022

DOJ appeals mask mandate order for public transportation

The Biden administration has formally appealed its federal mask mandate to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, seeking to overturn a lower court's ruling that vacated the mask requirement for public transportation, which was aimed at stopping the spread of COVID-19.

June 1, 2022

Wisconsin court rules private Mark Zuckerberg funding for 2020 election was lawful

A Wisconsin judge ruled Wednesday it was lawful for a private group funded by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to help Madison run its elections in 2020.

June 1, 2022

Alyssa Milano to Biden: Grow a pair of ovaries and protect abortion rights

Actress and liberal activist Alyssa Milano wants President Biden to "grow a pair of ovaries and act" to protect abortion rights before the Supreme Court issues an opinion that is likely to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that established a broad right to the procedure in 1973.

June 1, 2022

Herschel Walker mad at Trump, says ex-president never asked him to run for Senate in Georgia

Herschel Walker, the GOP nominee for the U.S. Senate in Georgia, says Donald Trump never asked him to run for office and he is "mad" at the former president for making it seem that way.

June 1, 2022

Trump threatens to sue if Pulitzer board does not rescind 2018 prizes

Former President Donald Trump still wants the Pulitzer Prize board to rescind awards it gave to newspapers for their reporting on Russian interference in the 2016 election.

June 1, 2022

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen admits she was wrong on inflation

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says she made a mistake last year in predicting that inflation would be minimal or manageable.

June 1, 2022

Russia batters key city in eastern Ukraine, controls at least half

The fighting in Ukraine is tightly focused on a small section of the Luhansk region in the east, with Russian forces pushing closer to the center of Severodonetsk.

June 1, 2022

Italy lifts COVID restrictions for visitors ahead of busy summer

Travelers to Italy, a major tourist destination and the first western nation slammed by the coronavirus pandemic, will not have to present a COVID-19 pass as of Wednesday, health authorities said.

June 1, 2022

Talk of 2024 alternative spurred by Biden’s age and political headwinds

The White House insists President Biden will run in 2024, but speculation is rampant that he will pass the baton to someone on the Democratic bench.

May 30, 2022

Biden visits Uvalde to grieve, pledge action

President Biden wiped away tears at a memorial to the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting victims Sunday, as the Justice Department announced it will formally scrutinize the fumbled police response that sparked outrage across the country.

May 29, 2022

Justice Department announces review of police response to Texas school shooting

The Department of Justice said Sunday it will review the law enforcement response to the mass shooting that killed 19 school children and two adults in Uvalde, Texas.

May 29, 2022

President Biden, first lady visit memorial to Texas school shooting victims

President Biden removed his signature aviator sunglasses to wipe away a tear Sunday as he visited a memorial site outside the Texas elementary school where 19 children and two adults died in a mass shooting last week.

May 29, 2022