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First lady Jill Biden arrives in London for Charles’ coronation

First lady Jill Biden stopped by 10 Downing Street in London on Friday to meet the prime minister's wife and kick off a busy round of events around the weekend coronation of King Charles III.

May 5, 2023

Sidelined 89-year-old Sen. Dianne Feinstein says she will return to Senate

Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California says she plans to return to the Senate but did not offer a firm date for her return.

May 5, 2023

Rep. Jamie Raskin of Md. says he will consider a Senate bid

Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland says he will spend this month considering whether he will run for the Senate seat opened up by retiring Sen. Ben Cardin.

May 5, 2023

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky praises agency employee killed in Atlanta shooting

The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention opened Capitol Hill testimony Thursday by recognizing Amy St. Pierre, an agency employee who was killed in a mass shooting in Atlanta one day earlier.

May 4, 2023

NIH to Congress: Study link between increased cannabis use and psychosis, suicidal thoughts

A key National Institutes of Health official told Capitol Hill lawmakers they are right to be concerned about the potential link between increased use of recreational marijuana and psychosis.

May 4, 2023

Rep. David Trone announces Senate bid in Maryland

Rep. David Trone says he is running for the Senate seat in Maryland being vacated by retiring Sen. Ben Cardin.

May 4, 2023

Former NJ Gov. Chris Christie will decide on 2024 run in two weeks

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he will decide within two weeks whether to join the 2024 presidential field and accused ex-President Donald Trump of being too afraid to debate his GOP rivals.

May 4, 2023

China remains a key player in the fentanyl supply chain, officials tell Congress

Mexican cartels are fueling the overdose crisis in America but China remains a key player in the supply chain, serving as the exclusive supplier of machines that cartels use to press fentanyl into pill form and as the primary launderer of drug profits, border officials and investigators told Congress on Wednesday.

May 3, 2023

CDC investigates COVID-19 outbreak at its own conference

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is tracking a COVID-19 outbreak of nearly three dozen cases tied to its own conference last week.

May 3, 2023

Schumer’s notes hint at return date for Sen. Feinstein

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer hasn't said when Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California will return to Capitol Hill, but a photographer captured notes that suggested she could come back by next week.

May 3, 2023

Ex-Gov. Larry Hogan rejects Maryland Senate run, says job doesn’t interest him

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan says he will not run for the U.S. Senate after Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin announced his retirement this week.

May 3, 2023

Rep. Colin Allred launches challenge against Sen. Ted Cruz in Texas

Democratic Rep. Colin Allred announced Wednesday a 2024 bid against Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas that leans heavily into the Republican incumbent's actions on Jan. 6, 2021.

May 3, 2023

DOJ announces takedown of fentanyl trafficking ring in dark shadows of the web

The Department of Justice said Tuesday it arrested nearly 300 people and seized unprecedented amounts of drugs and cash as part of a global takedown on fentanyl traffickers that focused on the darknet corners of the web.

May 2, 2023

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott rejects Chicago mayor’s plea to stop busing migrants

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he will continue to bus migrants to Chicago despite pleas from departing Mayor Lori Lightfoot to stop the practice.

May 2, 2023

Sen. Chris Murphy says Congress should approve nearly $1B for fentanyl fight

Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut says Congress should spend nearly $1 billion in the next fiscal year to combat fentanyl trafficking because the overdose crisis "is unlike anything we have faced before."

May 2, 2023

Va. Gov. Glenn Youngkin says he’s not running for president in 2024

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin says he won't launch a campaign for the 2024 presidential nomination this year and will focus on putting the state Legislature fully in Republican hands.

May 2, 2023

White House says Biden will end vaccine rules on federal employees, international air travelers

President Biden plans to end COVID-19 vaccination requirements on May 11 for federal employees, contractors and international travelers who visit by air.

May 1, 2023

War nears new phase; McCarthy assails Russian military offensive

The next phase of the Russia-Ukraine war appears to be finally underway.

May 1, 2023

Kevin McCarthy condemns invasion, backs Ukraine in exchange with Russian reporter

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on a visit to Israel Monday emphatically condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine and said he supports continued aid for Kyiv after a Russian reporter asked if the U.S. would pull back on its support.

May 1, 2023

House Speaker McCarthy hails shared values and heritage between U.S. and Israel, vows to deter Iran

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Monday the U.S.-Israeli bond is unbreakable and the nations cannot ignore threats from Tehran and Beijing as Jerusalem bolsters its economy and its relations with the Arab world on its doorstep.

May 1, 2023