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By Andrew Thornebrooke The U.S. House of Representatives passed the CHIPS and Science Act on July 28, allocating funding for a measure that’s now nearly two years old. The new…
By Jack Phillips and Zachary Stieber President Joe Biden exited isolation on July 27 after testing negative for COVID-19 and spoke to reporters at the White House. “I’ve just tested negative for…
By Mimi Nguyen Ly Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced on July 27 that he has reached a deal with Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on energy, taxes, and health…
By Eva Fu The Biden administration has sold nearly 6 million barrels of oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve to an entity tied to the Chinese Communist Party, records…
After nearly a year in jail, court motion seeks his release By Joseph M. Hanneman Maybe it was the death threat delivered by a fellow law-enforcement officer while he stood…
By Jack Phillips Former Vice President Mike Pence’s national security adviser, retired Gen. Keith Kellogg, said he would back former President Donald Trump in a hypothetical 2024 matchup with his…
By Jack Phillips Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert Redfield rejected White House adviser Anthony Fauci’s claims that it’s more likely COVID-19 originated naturally. In a…
By Jack Phillips A Miami-based cruise operator dropped its pre-boarding COVID-19 testing requirement days after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) rescinded a key virus reporting program.…
By Zachary Stieber A Washington resident was sentenced on July 26 to more than five years in prison, matching the longest term of imprisonment so far among hundreds of Capitol breach…
Under the law, a president can’t order domestic deployment of Guard; local officials must request it By Joseph M. Hanneman A claim by the vice chair of the House Jan.…