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DOJ charges Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps member in plot to kill John Bolton

The Department of Justice on Wednesday charged an Iranian national and member of the country's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps with trying to orchestrate a murder-for-hire plot to kill former National Security Adviser John R. Bolton.

August 10, 2022

Gay couple says they were attacked in D.C. by a group referencing monkeypox

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said late Tuesday she is "extremely disturbed" by a possible hate crime in which a group of teens allegedly referenced monkeypox and used an anti-gay slur before attacking a gay couple.

August 10, 2022

Biden names Monica Bertagnolli as director of the National Cancer Institute

President Biden said Wednesday he intends to appoint Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, a prominent surgeon and Harvard Medical School professor, as the 16th director of the National Cancer Institute.

August 10, 2022

Dick Cheney ad to air on Fox News, bringing stinging critique to Trump’s favorite shows

Dick Cheney's ad attacking former President Donald Trump as a "coward" will air on Fox News before the former vice president's daughter, Liz, faces a tough primary in Wyoming.

August 10, 2022

GOP’s Dan Cox vows to use state police to oppose Biden gov’t if elected Md. governor

Dan Cox, the Republican nominee for Maryland governor, is vowing to use the state police and the National Guard to oppose a "tyrannical" Biden administration if elected in November.

August 10, 2022

Man arrested for allegedly attacking Secret Service agent near White House

A man was arrested Tuesday outside the White House and accused of assaulting a uniformed Secret Service officer.

August 10, 2022

Trump accuses FBI of preventing his lawyers from monitoring raid, hints fake evidence was planted

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday cast doubt on the behavior of FBI agents who searched his Florida home late Monday, even suggesting law enforcement might have "planted" evidence.

August 10, 2022

Monkeypox outbreak sparks debate over guidance on sexual behaviors

Public health officials are grappling with how far to go in advising gay men to alter their sexual behavior as the monkeypox virus spreads mostly through their social networks but is a threat to anyone.

August 9, 2022

HHS Sec. Xavier Becerra uses swing-state stop to tout health wins in Biden bill

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and Michigan Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow hit the road Tuesday to promote President Biden's efforts to bolster Obamacare and allow Medicare to negotiate down the price of some drugs, saying Democrats are on the cusp of major health care wins in a midterm year.

August 9, 2022

Republicans call for defunding the FBI, cleaning house at DOJ after Trump raid

Republican members of Congress said Tuesday they want to dismantle the FBI or "clean house" at the Department of Justice after agents raided the Florida estate of former President Donald Trump.

August 9, 2022

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis decries ‘weaponization’ of federal agencies after Mar-a-Lago raid

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is criticizing the FBI raid on former President Donald Trump's Palm Beach estate late Monday as the "weaponization" of federal agencies.

August 9, 2022

Americans rely on credit cards to ease pain of inflation, spend through summer

Credit card debt is soaring as Americans try to spend their way through economic tumult and grapple with rampant inflation.

August 8, 2022

Albuquerque police release photos of a vehicle of interest in recent killings of 4 Muslim men

Police in Albuquerque, New Mexico, are looking for a vehicle of interest tied to the fatal shootings of four Muslim men of South Asian descent.

August 8, 2022

White House says Biden will not travel until COVID test is negative

President Biden is scheduled to travel to Kentucky on Monday but he will not go if he is still positive for the coronavirus, the White House said Friday.

August 5, 2022

Biden’s cough is almost gone, but COVID is not, doctor says

President Biden feels "very well" and his cough is almost gone but he continued to test positive for the coronavirus on an antigen test, his doctor said Friday.

August 5, 2022

NYC Mayor Eric Adams praises federal emergency order on monkeypox, pushes for more

New York City Mayor Eric Adams lauded the Biden administration Friday for declaring a national public health emergency over monkeypox and pressured him to use domestic-production powers to bolster supplies.

August 5, 2022

White House called in Chinese ambassador for protest over aggression toward Taiwan

The Biden administration summoned the Chinese ambassador to the White House on Thursday to condemn Beijing's aggressive behavior toward Taiwan following House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit.

August 5, 2022

U.S. economy added 528K jobs in July, shattering expectations

The U.S. economy added 528,000 jobs in July, and the unemployment rate fell to 3.5%, far exceeding expectations as President Biden grapples with rampant inflation and insists the economy has not tipped into a recession.

August 5, 2022

Fuming China says it will stop military, climate talks with the U.S. over Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan

China sanctioned House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday and said it will stop working with the U.S. on climate change, drug enforcement and some military coordination because the high-profile Democrat visited Taiwan over its objections.

August 5, 2022

Biden team declares monkeypox a public health emergency

The Biden administration declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency on Thursday, hoping to speed up vaccine distribution and corral the virus so it does not become a permanent fixture in the U.S.

August 4, 2022