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Federal government awards Moderna $176 million in drive for bird-flu shot

The U.S. government on Tuesday awarded $176 million to drugmaker Moderna to speed up work on a bird-flu vaccine. The move reflects mounting fears that avian influenza, specifically the H5N1 strain that has infected more than 100 cattle herds, could spill over into humans.

July 2, 2024

‘Get back up’: Biden campaign focuses on debate rebound in new ad

President Biden turned his debate fumble into an ad for his campaign Monday, highlighting former President Donald Trump's "lies" and Democratic attempts to rebound from the debacle.

July 1, 2024

Trump tells Virginia rally the election is a choice between ‘strength and weakness’

Former President Donald Trump on Friday said the November election is a choice between "competence and incompetence" as he relished a big victory against President Biden in his first rally following the presidential debate in Atlanta.

June 28, 2024

Top Democrats try to shore up Biden after debate disaster

Prominent Democrats are circling the wagons to bolster President Biden after his halting debate performance Thursday, arguing the party can't abandon him even as insiders seemed to be plotting exactly that through text messages and social media missives.

June 28, 2024

Polish official warns about poor succession, fall of Roman Empire after debate

Poland's foreign minister appeared to take a shot at President Biden early Friday with a tweet highlighting the fall of the Roman Empire.

June 28, 2024

Most Democrats wish they had a different nominee than Biden, Gallup poll finds

The majority of Democrats wish their nominee were someone other than President Biden, according to a Gallup poll.

June 27, 2024

New Trump ads feature Biden falling down stairs and off his bike

The Trump campaign will run a pair of television ads late Thursday that slam President Biden's record and his physical and mental abilities, and even ask if the Democrat "makes it four more years in the White House."

June 27, 2024

U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich goes on trial in Russia

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on Wednesday faced trial in Russia on espionage charges viewed as a bogus attempt by Russian President Vladimir Putin to obtain leverage over the West.

June 26, 2024

Judge amends N.Y. gag order, says Trump can opine on jury and witnesses

A New York judge amended former President Donald Trump's gag order Tuesday so that he can comment on witnesses and jurors in the case, which ended in a May 30 guilty verdict against the presumptive GOP presidential nominee.

June 25, 2024

Surgeon general advisory calls for a ‘collective commitment’ to combat gun violence

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Tuesday said gun violence in America is a public health crisis that is claiming young people at alarming rates and has far-reaching consequences on the mental health of survivors.

June 25, 2024

Biden and allies scold Trump, GOP over abortion on second anniversary of Dobbs ruling

President Biden launched an all-out assault on former President Donald Trump on the second anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, dubbing his GOP rival "the sole person responsible" for state abortion restrictions.

June 24, 2024

Manhattan DA Bragg wants to keep muzzling Trump, citing threats

Manhattan prosecutors want a New York judge to maintain key parts of a gag order against former President Donald Trump at least through his July 11 sentencing, saying the former president's rhetoric is inspiring his supporters to threaten prosecutorial staff and their families.

June 21, 2024

No fighting allowed: Police, Secret Service says protesters at GOP convention must use voices only

The Secret Service and Milwaukee police expect vocal protests around the Republican National Convention from July 15-18 and they will uphold First Amendment rights. But there is a key rule -- keep your hands to yourself.

June 21, 2024

Editor Robert Winnett won’t join The Washington Post after all, to remain in London

In a reversal, British journalist Robert Winnett will not become The Washington Post editor and will remain at his job in London, the D.C. newspaper reported Friday.

June 21, 2024

Trump says the Ten Commandments should be displayed in schools and ‘other places’

Former President Donald Trump is backing the placement of the Ten Commandments in schools and other public spaces, dubbing it the "first major step in the revival of religion."

June 21, 2024

Senators want to designate Russia as a state sponsor of terror after Putin’s pact with North Korea

Two senators announced legislation Thursday that would designate Russia as a state sponsor of terror, a move that would put Moscow in a small and notorious group that includes North Korea and Iran, in the wake of Russia's mutual defense pact with Pyongyang.

June 20, 2024

‘Vexing’ and ‘perplexing’: White House chastises Netanyahu over video

The White House criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday for blindsiding it with a video that accuses the U.S. of withholding weapons from his country.

June 20, 2024

U.S. redirects interceptor missile deliveries to Ukraine

The U.S. has made the "difficult but necessary" decision to prioritize the delivery of certain air-defense missiles to Ukraine, meaning other countries expecting shipments must wait, the White House said Thursday.

June 20, 2024

Biden ramps up attacks on opponent as a ‘convicted felon’

President Biden is deriding former President Donald Trump as a convicted felon who is attacking the legal system and wants to "exact revenge" in a second term.

June 19, 2024

N.Y.’s high court refuses to take up Trump appeal of gag order

New York's highest court on Tuesday declined to hear former President Donald Trump's appeal of the gag order that a judge imposed on him during his hush money trial.

June 18, 2024