Tom Howell Jr.

Judge strikes down D.C.’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate on police

A D.C. judge ruled Thursday that a COVID-19 vaccine mandate imposed by Mayor Muriel Bowser is unlawful, siding with a police union that challenged the rules as unfair and damaging to recruitment.

August 26, 2022

Judge: People ages 18 to 20 in Texas can carry a handgun

A federal judge ruled Thursday that a Texas law barring people ages 18 to 20 from carrying handguns in public is unlawful because the Constitution does not cite an age restriction.

August 26, 2022

Fulton County DA adds Mark Meadows to grand jury wish list

The Georgia prosecutor investigating former President Donald Trump's post-election actions wants former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to appear before her special grand jury, calling him a material witness to events following the 2020 contest.

August 26, 2022

Conservatives reject Facebook’s excuse for latest censorship of GOP: ‘No one’s buying it’

Facebook officials say they made a mistake this week when they blocked House Judiciary Committee Republicans from posting a criticism of the Biden administration's new student loan forgiveness plan.

August 25, 2022

Democrats crushing GOP in Pennsylvania’s key statewide races, poll shows

Pennsylvania Democrats are crushing Republican candidates in two critical statewide races, a new poll found.

August 25, 2022

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s home in Georgia swatted a second time

Police in Georgia said Thursday they had to respond to the home of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for a second "swatting" prank in as many days.

August 25, 2022

House GOP: Facebook flagged our posts about Biden canceling student debt

Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee say Facebook unfairly flagged their criticism of President Biden's plan to forgive some student loan debt, prompting the social media platform to say it was done in error.

August 25, 2022

About 16 million working-age Americans have long COVID, study shows

An estimated 2 million to 4 million U.S. adults are out of work due to "long COVID," according to a Brookings Institution study that looks at the impact of the condition that afflicts some persons even after they clear their infections.

August 25, 2022

Rep. Scott Perry sues to block agents from reviewing phone contents

Rep. Scott Perry wants to block the Justice Department from looking at the contents of a phone it seized from him on Aug. 9, presumably as part of a probe into former President Donald Trump's efforts to contest the results of the last presidential election.

August 25, 2022

White House hails court-ordered freeze on Idaho abortion ban

The White House on Thursday hailed a court decision that kept Idaho's abortion ban from taking effect because part of it may violate a federal law requiring doctors to offer emergency care.

August 25, 2022

John Fetterman holds a 4-point lead over Mehmet Oz in the Pa. Senate race, poll shows

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman holds a 4-point lead over Mehmet Oz in their race for a Senate seat from Pennsylvania, according to an Emerson College poll Thursday that shows the men are tied with suburban voters who could determine the outcome.

August 25, 2022

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she was the victim of a ‘swatting’ attack

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said Wednesday she was the victim of a dangerous prank known as "swatting" in which an anonymous caller falsely told police there had been a shooting at her Georgia home.

August 24, 2022

Fulton County DA says Ga. Gov. Brian Kemp’s attempt to avoid subpoena is ‘wholly without merit’

The Fulton County prosecutor investigating post-2020 election actions by former President Donald Trump says Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's attempt to quash her subpoena is "wholly without merit" and that he can testify about a host of topics relevant to the special grand jury in Atlanta.

August 24, 2022

Columbus students begin the school year in a virtual setting as teachers strike

Students in Ohio's largest public school district began the academic year in a virtual setting Wednesday as Columbus teachers continued to strike in pursuit of better working conditions.

August 24, 2022

Biden hails Ukraine’s resolve, announces nearly $3B in military support on independence day

U.S. President Biden marked Ukraine's independence day Wednesday by hailing its resolve after six months of "relentless" attacks by Russian forces and said the Eastern European nation will be sovereign and prosperous for decades to come.

August 24, 2022

Pennsylvania Senate race: Crudite clash turns personal

Candidates in the Pennsylvania Senate race are turning up the heat on their "crudite" spat.

August 24, 2022

Fauci says threats of GOP hearings didn’t prompt retirement

Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday the threat of GOP probes into his performance during the COVID-19 crisis did not factor into his decision to step down from the National Institutes of Health at the end of the year.

August 23, 2022

Members of Congress press to see Mar-a-Lago documents

Members of Congress who have access to the government's most sensitive information want to learn more about the documents that were seized from former President Donald Trump's home in Florida because some of the materials were marked classified or top secret.

August 23, 2022

Florida man gets 5+ years for an attempted shakedown of Rep. Matt Gaetz’s father

A Florida man has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for attempting to defraud Rep. Matt Gaetz's father.

August 23, 2022

Use of marijuana, hallucinogens surging among young adults: NIH survey

Adults younger than 30 are using marijuana and hallucinogenic drugs at the highest rates since government scientists began tracking trends in the late 1980s, according to a National Institutes of Health survey.

August 23, 2022