The CDC warned House lawmakers that the delta variant sweeping across the country is as contagious as chickenpox, has a longer transmission window …
What Mattered This Week: July 26-30, 2021
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that the COVID-19 delta variant may be as contagious as the chickenpox. Plus, House Democrats launch a last-ditch effort to extend the CDC's eviction moratorium, and the Justice Department says former President Trump's taxes must be shared with Congress. Read up on these and more of the week’s top stories.
Even if the House measure passes, it will almost certainly die in the Senate. House Democrats scrambled on Friday to scrape up the votes needed to extend the federal eviction moratorium through the end of the year — a long shot bid to keep the freeze from expiring on Saturday — as leaders vented …
Former U.S. President Donald Trump pressured the Justice Department to overturn the 2020 presidential election results, according to internal documents released by the chair of the House of Representatives Oversight and Reform Committee on Friday. The handwritten …
The Senate-approved bill would genuinely impact many people’s lives. Not many people wake up thrilled at the possibility of a federal bill on infrastructure. But the US Senate’s passage of a $1 trillion infrastructure bill, with $550 billion in new spending, is a big deal — one that could directly …
Washington — President Biden called on state and local governments to use COVID-19 relief funds to give $100 to residents who get vaccinated and said …
The effects of the wildfires in the West were seen and felt in much of the nation. Large and unrelenting wildfires in the western United States and southern Canada are producing so much smoke that even the East Coast is feeling the effects. These conditions can be a health risk. As smoke descended on …
The House on Wednesday passed a bill to increase funding for the Capitol Police months after the Jan. 6 insurrection and boost Capitol Hill staffer …
Chairman Bennie Thompson said he expects the first wave of subpoenas "soon." A day after its first hearing with emotional testimony from police …
BBC News Tong Ying-kit rode a motorbike into police officers while flying a flag with a protest slogan. Hong Kong: First person jailed under security law given nine years
Simone Biles said her "mind and body are simply not in sync" in an Instagram post Friday morning while going more in depth about the issue that she …
The first three picks of the 2021 NBA draft went as planned: Cade Cunningham to the Detroit Pistons, Jalen Green to the Houston Rockets and Evan …