Tom Howell Jr.

Bipartisan Senate bill would force social media to hand internal data to vetted researchers

A bipartisan quartet of senators says they will push social media companies like Twitter, TikTok and Facebook to promote transparency by submitting certain internal data to independent and vetted researchers.

December 22, 2022

Arizona, feds strike deal to dismantle shipping container wall on border

Arizona will dismantle a makeshift border wall of shipping containers after a long-running dispute between Republican Gov. Doug Ducey and the Biden administration.

December 22, 2022

Wyoming, Colorado see record temperature drops, governors declare emergencies

The mercury plummeted 30 degrees in 10 minutes in Wyoming's capital Wednesday, and Southeast governors declared states of emergency as much of the U.S. grapples with a historic winter storm.

December 22, 2022

Rubio to keep fighting for permanent daylight saving time after clock runs out for this Congress

Sen. Marco Rubio vowed to fight to make daylight saving time permanent in the new year as the House prepared to leave town this week without voting on Senate-passed legislation that would stop the seasonal changing of the clocks.

December 21, 2022

Flu season has HHS tapping into national stockpile of Tamiflu to ease drug shortage

The Biden administration said Wednesday it's tapping into a national stockpile of Tamiflu to increase the supply of the antiviral in response to soaring demand tied to the devastating flu season.

December 21, 2022

University of Oklahoma joins list of entities banning TikTok

The University of Oklahoma is joining the growing list of governments and entities banning the use of TikTok over privacy and security concerns about the China-linked video-posting platform.

December 21, 2022

NYC Mayor Eric Adams tells city to mask up due to trifecta of viruses

New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he'd like city denizens to mask up again as COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses surge again this winter.

December 21, 2022

House panel says IRS failed to audit Trump in first two years of presidency

Democrats on the House tax-writing committee are faulting the IRS for failing to conduct a mandatory audit of President Donald Trump's tax returns during the first two years of his term.

December 21, 2022

U.S. braces for winter blast from Washington state to Northeast

Bitter cold. Life-threatening wind chills. Lake-enhanced snowfall.

December 21, 2022

Massive omnibus package delivers health wins for both parties

The new government spending bill would allow states to begin reevaluating who is eligible for Medicaid insurance as of April, untethering enrollment from the COVID-19 public health emergency in a win for GOP lawmakers and governors.

December 20, 2022

China braces for hundreds of millions of COVID infections after U-turn on policies

China is bracing for a tsunami of infections after it reversed its zero-COVID policy, with some health officials estimating that 800 million could be infected over the coming months.

December 20, 2022

Biden story about awarding Purple Heart to uncle sparks confusion

President Biden told a veterans' town hall that he used his status as vice president to award his uncle a long-overdue Purple Heart medal for his service in World War II.

December 19, 2022

GOP governors to Biden: Coronavirus emergency designation is costing us money

In a Monday letter, 25 GOP governors pointed to Mr. Biden's assertion in September that the "pandemic is over" even as the public health emergency (PHE) nears its third year.

December 19, 2022

Trump trading cards appear to rely on stock images, clothing offers

Former President Donald Trump's new trading cards -- billed as collectible "non-fungible tokens" ahead of Christmas -- appear to rely on widely available photos on the internet, including images from Amazon and Walmart.

December 19, 2022

NYC braces for big influx of migrants as Title 42 ends

New York City accepted two buses carrying migrants on Sunday and is expecting 10 to 15 more buses in the coming days as it grapples with an expected influx of asylum seekers due to the lifting of pandemic measures that turned people away at the southern U.S. border.

December 19, 2022

Trump backs McCarthy for speaker, warns of ‘doomsday’ if GOP doesn’t come together

Former President Donald Trump says House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy deserves a shot to serve as speaker in the new Congress, as the California Republican lobbies for sufficient support before a vote in January.

December 19, 2022

More parents want measles vaccine optional as COVID vax fatigue spreads to other shots

More than a third of parents say vaccinating children against measles, mumps and rubella should be a personal choice and not a requirement for school attendance, according to a new Kaiser Family Foundation poll.

December 16, 2022

Trump lashes out over polls showing him trailing in GOP matchup with Gov. DeSantis

Former President Donald Trump is lashing out at once-friendly media outlets for reporting on polls that show him trailing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in a hypothetical 2024 primary.

December 16, 2022

Steve Bannon is fed up after Trump’s ‘major announcement’ turned into trading card promo

Former White House adviser and podcaster Steve Bannon says he's losing patience with former President Donald Trump and his team at Mar-a-Lago after the ex-president teased a "major announcement" only to announce $99 trading cards with grandiose images of Mr. Trump.

December 16, 2022

Trump files defamation suit against Pulitzer board over Russia stories

Former President Donald Trump is challenging the Pulitzer Prize Board in court over its decision to award a 2018 national reporting prize to The New York Times and The Washington Post for stories about Russian interference in the 2020 election.

December 15, 2022