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White House: Calls for Jewish genocide are ‘vile,’ says Biden offered moral clarity

The White House said Wednesday that calls for genocide against Jews are "vile" and "unacceptable," hoping to put some daylight between President Biden and university presidents who gave noncommittal answers at a Capitol Hill hearing on antisemitism.

December 6, 2023

GOP senators file bill to reinstate pilots ousted by vaccine mandate

A pair of Senate Republicans filed legislation that would reinstate airline pilots who were fired for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine.

December 6, 2023

Holiday spending spikes despite sluggish outlays earlier in year: Gallup

Americans estimate they'll spend an average of $975 on holiday gifts this season, an increase of over $100 from last year that's driven by middle-income households, according to Gallup.

December 6, 2023

DeSantis sets aside $1 million for possible litigation over FSU snub

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday said he has $1 million ready for any lawsuits around the decision to keep Florida State University out of the college football playoff, leaping headlong into a sports debate that's collided with the 2024 presidential race.

December 5, 2023

Sen. Rick Scott demands transparency over FSU football championship snub

Sen. Rick Scott is so angry about Florida State University's snub from the College Football Playoff that he wants formal answers from the selection committee.

December 5, 2023

Winnowing field of four candidates to take the stage for GOP debate in Alabama

The fourth GOP primary debate on Wednesday is shaping up as a four-candidate affair, at best, as actual voting looms several weeks away and low-polling candidates accept reality to bow out of the race.

December 4, 2023

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum suspends GOP presidential run

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum announced Monday he is suspending his campaign for president, making him the latest candidate to bow out ahead of actual voting in Iowa and New Hampshire.

December 4, 2023

White House monitoring outbreaks in China but sees nothing out of the ordinary

The White House says it is monitoring the surge in respiratory illness in China but there is no indication of a link between people seeking care in U.S. emergency departments and the outbreak in Beijing and surrounding regions.

December 4, 2023

Senators urge Biden to stop travel with China, say Beijing can’t be trusted on ‘mysterious illness’

Five senators want President Biden to stop travel between the U.S. and China until Americans learn more about the surge in respiratory illness that is flooding hospitals in Beijing and northern China.

December 1, 2023

DeSantis says debate with Newsom shed light on Democrats’ model for the nation

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he debated California Gov. Gavin Newsom to "expose" the political left's agenda for the country, hoping that his prime-time performance against a prominent Democrat fuels his effort to catch former President Donald Trump in the GOP presidential race.

December 1, 2023

VP Harris to discuss post-conflict Gaza during Dubai climate talks

Vice President Kamala Harris will speak to Middle East partners about ways to unify the Gaza Strip and West Bank "under one entity" for Palestinians on the sidelines of a weekend climate summit in Dubai, according to the White House.

December 1, 2023

Nations put eyes on China amid outbreaks of child pneumonia

The global surge in lung-related problems is sounding alarm bells on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers told America's top disease fighter on Thursday to look into the issue and keep Beijing honest after the communist government obfuscated the source of the last global health nightmare.

November 30, 2023

CDC director: Sources in China say new outbreaks are from known pathogens

The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there is evidence the uptick in respiratory disease in China is being fueled by the flu, a common bacteria and other known threats and not a new pathogen like the coronavirus that struck Wuhan in late 2019 and caused global havoc.

November 30, 2023