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In this May 19, 2021, file photo, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky testifies during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing to examine the FY 2022 budget request for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Washington. Walensky said Wednesday, June 30 the CDC is leaving it up to local officials to set guidelines for mask-wearing as the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus surges in areas with low vaccination rates. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP, File)

CDC chief: Vaccinated persons are protected from the delta variant

The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that vaccines are effective against the delta variant of the coronavirus and there aren't data suggesting people who received the one-shot Johnson & Johnson version need to get a booster.

June 30, 2021
Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa smiles during a campaign event, Monday, June 21, 2021, in New York. Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani endorsed Sliwa. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Guardian Angel Sliwa sees the streets, subways as path to NYC mayor’s chair

NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW: Oddsmakers don't give the red-beret-wearing founder of the Guardian Angels much of a chance in the general election -- Democratic voters far outnumber Republicans in the Big Apple. Still, Republican mayoral hopeful Curtis Sliwa introduces himself on the street as the "next mayor of New York," and it's easy to see where he gets his confidence.

June 29, 2021
President Biden plans to host a July 4 barbecue for essential workers and military members Sunday on the White House South Lawn. (Associated Press)

White House defends July 4 gatherings amid variant fears

The White House said Monday that it sees little risk in holding a July Fourth celebration amid concerns about the fast-moving delta variant of the coronavirus that is enveloping countries around the world because vaccines are sufficiently protective and the arc of the pandemic is improving in the U.S.

June 28, 2021
President Joe Biden speaks before signing the National Pulse Memorial bill into law during an event in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Friday, June 25, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden designates Pulse gay nightclub a national memorial

President Biden burnished his gay-rights record during Pride Month by designating the site of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando as a national memorial Friday and naming a New York-based expert on human rights violations against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons as a special State Department envoy.

June 25, 2021
Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, right, gestures during a news conference with Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, left, at Waterside in Norfolk, Va., Thursday, April 8, 2021. Northam endorsed McAuliffe for governor. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) ** FILE **

EXCLUSIVE: Terry McAuliffe ripped as dishonest over debunked deficit claim

Virginia Republicans attacked Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe as dishonest Thursday, unveiling a digital ad saying that, if he will repeat debunked claims that he inherited a budget deficit as governor, then he will deceive again as he campaigns for his old job.

June 24, 2021
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in this file photo. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool) **FILE**

Lawmakers press FDA to crack down on vaping, protect children

Members of Congress on Wednesday pressed the acting chief of the Food and Drug Administration to clear the market of flavored vapes and tobacco products that they said entice kids into the habit. "This is the Super Bowl for the FDA's tobacco effort. I'm afraid they're not ready for primetime. I hope they prove me wrong," Sen. Richard J. Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, told members of the House Oversight Committee.

June 23, 2021