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Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., after Senate Republicans met behind closed doors to hold their leadership elections, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Sen. Josh Hawley readies bill to ban TikTok nationwide

Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri says he plans to introduce legislation that would ban TikTok throughout the country over fears the China-linked video-streaming platform is a privacy and security risk.

January 25, 2023
Former President Jimmy Carter reacts as his wife Rosalynn Carter speaks during a reception to celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary Saturday, July 10, 2021, in Plains, Ga.. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, Pool, File)

Former presidents say they turned over documents to archivists

Representatives for a quartet of former presidents say they turned over their classified records to the National Archives when they left office as President Biden, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence face questions about why classified materials were stowed at their homes.

January 25, 2023
District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks during a news conference on Nov. 9, 2022, in Washington. Amid rising crime rates and spiraling public tensions over gun violence, Bowser and the legislative branches are locked in a public dispute over the future of crime prevention in the nation's capital. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

D.C. mayor, council tell Congress to butt out of their criminal-code rift

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson on Tuesday said they want to resolve their differences over the city's criminal code without interference from Congress, presenting a united front as local leaders and Capitol Hill Democrats launched another uphill bid for D.C. statehood.

January 24, 2023
In this file photo, a Metropolitan Police vehicle is parked on the other side of a tape police line along the Tidal Basin as cherry blossoms cover the trees, in Washington, Monday, March 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) **FILE**

House GOP fights D.C. proposal to go easier on crime

Powerful Republicans plan to use "every remedy available" to block a D.C. crime overhaul that reduces maximum sentences for gun offenses, carjackings and robberies, marking another skirmish in a long-running war over "home rule."

January 23, 2023
A patient is given a flu vaccine at the L.A. Care and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plans' Community Resource Center where they were offering members and the public free flu and COVID-19 vaccines Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, in Lynwood, Calif. Doctors tend to worry that holiday gatherings can spark new surges in infectious diseases like the flu. But new government data suggests that didn't happen this year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023 reported that flu has continued to wane this month. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) **FILE**

ER visits for COVID, flu, RSV declining, CDC says

The threat of a "tripledemic" of COVID-19, influenza and a virus known as RSV is fading fast, with steep declines in emergency room visits for the respiratory viruses since last month.

January 23, 2023