Tom Howell Jr.

New White House coordinator not worried about BA.2 surge

White House COVID-19 coordinator Ashish Jha said Sunday the U.S. can weather a surge in coronavirus infections fueled by the BA.2 variant.

April 24, 2022

Sen. Elizabeth Warren: Kevin McCarthy is ‘a liar and a traitor’

Sen. Elizabeth Warren attacked House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy over leaked audio that revealed he planned to push former President Donald Trump to resign.

April 24, 2022

Sen. Elizabeth Warren: Democrats need to ‘get off our rear ends’ and address costs

Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Democrats will be in "real trouble" in this year's elections unless they take steps to tackle soaring costs and make the economy work for regular Americans.

April 24, 2022

Biden stumps for big-spending agenda as a way to alleviate rising costs

President Biden blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin for high gasoline prices Friday and urged Congress to lower everyday costs for Americans by empowering Medicare to negotiate drug prices and extending supersized Obamacare subsidies and a popular tax credit for families.

April 22, 2022

Philly drops mask mandate days after reviving it

Philadelphia officials said Friday that face coverings to control the coronavirus are no longer required within indoor public spaces, four days after the city bucked national trends by reimposing its mask mandate.

April 22, 2022

CDC: Childhood vaccinations dropped after the start of the pandemic

Childhood immunization rates for kindergarteners declined slightly during the 2020-2021 school year, prompting fears the coronavirus pandemic hampered a critical disease-fighting tool even as children largely resume in-person learning.

April 22, 2022

Ukrainian leader Zelenskyy: Russia rejects push for an Orthodox Easter truce

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia rejected a proposal to establish an Easter truce this weekend so his people could have a respite from the brutal invasion.

April 22, 2022

Biden sends more guns, money to Ukraine as Putin tries to reboot invasion

President Biden said Thursday the U.S. will be sending another $800 million in military aid to Ukraine to send an "unmistakable message" to Russian President Vladimir Putin as the Kremlin tries to reboot its troubled invasion of its neighbor.

April 21, 2022

NJ launches recreational marijuana program

Kai Wallace of Jersey City has been using marijuana for over four decades. She's tired of looking over her shoulder.

April 21, 2022

Biden sends $800M in additional military aid to Ukraine, bans Russian ships from U.S. ports

U.S. President Biden said Thursday he is sending another $800 million in military aid to Ukraine to send an "unmistakable message" to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

April 21, 2022

Putin orders blockade of Mariupol steel plant instead of invasion

Russian President Vladimir Putin told his troops Thursday not to storm a steel plant in Mariupol where Ukrainian fighters are holding out against the invaders.

April 21, 2022

Biden administration appeals mask mandate rejection after CDC says it must fight

The Justice Department told a court in Florida Wednesday it is appealing a judge's ruling invalidating the federal mask mandate on public transportation after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the rule remains vital to protecting public health.

April 20, 2022

Bidens will attend the White House Correspondents dinner on April 30

The White House Correspondents Association said President Biden and first lady Jill Biden will attend its annual dinner on April 30 after a lengthy presidential absence due to former President Donald Trump's spats with the mainstream media and the pandemic.

April 20, 2022