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Hostage situation underway at Texas synagogue

The FBI and local police are responding to a hostage situation at a Dallas area synagogue.

January 15, 2022

Antibiotic-resistant gene found in Georgia sewer

A gene that makes bacteria resistant to 'last resort' antibiotics was detected in Georgia sewer water, according to the University of Georgia's Center for Food Safety.

January 15, 2022

Youngkin turns focus to education in inaugural address

Glenn Youngkin was sworn into office Saturday as Virginia's 74th governor in a midday inauguration ceremony in Richmond. In his inaugural address, Mr. Youngkin promised that his administration "will remove politics from the classroom" and that it would respect parents' "fundamental right to make decisions with regard to their child's upbringing, education, and care."

January 15, 2022

West Coast under tsunami advisory after volcano eruption in South Pacific

The National Weather Service has issued a tsunami advisory for several West Coast states after a violent volcanic eruption in the South Pacific. Satellite imagery captured the massive eruption which sent a plume of ash over the Pacific.

January 15, 2022

Local businesses brace for D.C. vaccine mandate

Washington businesses are bracing for Mayor Muriel Bowser's vaccine mandate that goes into effect Saturday.

January 14, 2022

Marshall to introduce financial disclosure bill after ‘moron’ hot-mic dustup with Fauci

Republican Sen. Roger Marshall plans to introduce a new bill called the "Fauci Act" after a public dustup with White House Medical Adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci over what the senator says is a lack of transparency around Dr. Fauci's financial records.

January 14, 2022

Pennsylvania lawmaker wants to send influx of illegal immigrants to Biden’s Delaware

Lawmakers in Pennsylvania have a plan to deal with illegal immigrants flown into the state by the Biden administration: relocate them to the president's home state Delaware.

January 14, 2022

Ukrainian government websites hit with massive hack

Hackers targeted several Ukrainian government websites in a large scale cyber attack on Friday, prompting system shutdowns of key platforms in the former Soviet republic just hours after U.S. and European diplomats had concluded a series of high-stakes talks with Russia.

January 14, 2022

Senate Democrats block GOP bill to hit Russian pipeline with sanctions

Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked a Republican bill to impose immediate sanctions on Russia's Nord Stream 2 pipeline, a move that saved face for President Biden as he struggles to wrangle an increasingly bellicose Kremlin.

January 13, 2022

Jan. 6 committee subpoenas social media companies to turn over documents

The House Jan. 6 committee on Thursday issued subpoenas targeting YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Reddit, ramping up the pressure after the platforms provided "inadequate responses to prior requests for information."

January 13, 2022

Senators throw jabs at each other ahead of tough vote for sanctions on Russian pipeline

Senators sparred early Thursday ahead of a vote on a bill that would impose immediate sanctions on Russia's Nord Stream 2 pipeline, with Senate Democrats in a bind over backing the tough-on-Kremlin legislation that would embarrass President Biden.

January 13, 2022

McCarthy snubs House Jan. 6 committee, accuses Dems of using probe power to damage GOP

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has declined a request by House Jan. 6 committee to turn over documents and participate in an interview, saying he wouldn't lend legitimacy to the partisan probe.

January 13, 2022

Republicans calling on Biden to toughen up against the Kremlin

Republican lawmakers are calling on President Biden to clamp down on Russia amid a series of high-stakes talks aimed at cooling tensions with the Kremlin.

January 13, 2022

Senate Dems offer sanctions-lite on Russian pipeline as an alternative to tougher GOP bill

Sen. Ted Cruz's bill to reimpose sanctions on Russia's Nord Stream 2 pipeline got some competition Wednesday from a Democratic bill that would threaten, but not impose, new penalties on the project.

January 12, 2022

House Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Trump speechwriter behind rally address

The House committee investigating last year's attack on the Capitol is demanding documents and testimony from the speechwriter behind President Donald Trump's address at a massive rally near the White House that preceded the riot.

January 11, 2022

Biden administration campaigns against Cruz’s Nord Stream 2 sanctions bill

The Biden administration is weighing in against Sen. Ted Cruz's bill to reimpose sanctions on Russia's Nord Stream 2.

January 11, 2022

Cruz, Cotton grill DOJ officials over Capitol riot mystery man Ray Epps

Federal law enforcement officials on Tuesday remained tight-lipped in the face of senator's questions about whether FBI informants were present during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

January 11, 2022

Justice Department creates new domestic terrorism unit to target wave of violent extremists

A Justice Department official on Tuesday announced the formation of a specialized unit to combat domestic terrorism, saying investigations into violent extremism have skyrocketed.

January 11, 2022

White House warns Iran against attacks marking anniversary of Soleimani strike

The White House on Sunday threatened Iran with "severe consequences" in the wake of recent escalations on the second anniversary of the U.S. strike that killed Gen. Qasem Soleimani, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force.

January 9, 2022

Iran imposes sanctions on dozens of Americans over 2020 Soleimani Strike

Iran on Saturday announced sanctions against 51 Americans over the U.S. strike that killed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force Commander, General Qasem Soleimani.

January 8, 2022