Tom Howell Jr.

Philadelphia reinstates mask mandate April 18 in major reversal

The new White House COVID-19 coordinator is "not overly concerned" about the rise of the BA.2 variant because hospitalizations remain low but said Monday an extension of the federal mask mandate on public transportation remains a distinct possibility.

April 11, 2022

Biden’s ‘ghost gun’ crackdown draws fire from GOP

President Biden's planned crackdown on "ghost guns" received vocal pushback Monday from GOP lawmakers who said it will have little impact on crime and treads on the Second Amendment.

April 11, 2022

Ukraine braces for ‘even larger’ Russian operations in the east

Ukraine is bracing for a large onslaught in its eastern region as civilians tried to escape the Donetsk and Luhansk areas in the face of Russian attacks along the route.

April 11, 2022

White House outlines steps to relieve medical debt

The Biden administration on Monday directed agencies to no longer use medical debt as a fact in underwriting loans through federal programs.

April 11, 2022

Washington offers a key test case of Biden’s push to live alongside COVID-19

America is getting a sneak peek at what "living with COVID" means -- live and direct from the White House.

April 8, 2022

Biden to spend Easter weekend at Camp David

President Biden plans to spend Easter at Camp David, the White House said Friday.

April 8, 2022

Biden tests negative for coronavirus amid a spate of D.C. cases

President Biden tested negative for the coronavirus Friday, the White House said, as the upper echelons of Washington register a flurry of positive tests.

April 8, 2022

Biden: U.S. will facilitate transfer of Slovakian air defense system to Ukraine

President Biden on Friday praised Slovakia for providing an S-300 air defense system to Ukraine and said the U.S. will facilitate the transfer by moving a U.S. Patriot missile system to Slovakia.

April 8, 2022

L.A. County bans official travel to Texas, Florida over LGBT policies

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has banned official travel to Texas or Florida because of policies in those states that have been slammed as anti-LGBT.

April 8, 2022

Metro police shoot man who stabbed a person at Anacostia station

Metro Transit Police reportedly shot a knife-wielding man at the Anacostia station in southeast Washington late Thursday.

April 8, 2022

Ukrainian officials: Russian missile kills at least 39 civilians, wounds 100 at train station

Dozens of people died and about 100 were wounded after a Russian airstrike hit a crowded train station Friday in eastern Ukraine, officials said.

April 8, 2022

WHO chief, HHS secretary press Congress to pass global virus aid

The chief of the World Health Organization called on Congress to maintain its support for vaccine programs and other global health efforts as lawmakers prepared to skip town without offering any funding for President Biden's latest plan to combat the virus abroad.

April 7, 2022