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Democrats assail Fox News’ possession of Jan. 6 Capitol video

February 21, 2023, 4:24pm Politics

Tucker Carlson’s access to unpublicized footage of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection is an “egregious security breach” by Republicans, the House’s top Democrat says. Read story

After staying away during pandemic, doctors return to lobby Congress

February 20, 2023, 8:13am Politics

Dr. Timothy McAvoy, an internist from Waukesha, Wisconsin, held his infant granddaughter last Tuesday while standing in the Longworth House Office Building, waiting to talk to a congressional aide about increasing Medicare pay for doctors. Read story

FILE - A smokestack stands at a coal plant on June 22, 2022, in Delta, Utah. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, reaffirmed the basis for a rule that requires "significant reductions" in mercury and other harmful pollutants from power plants, reversing a move late in former President Donald Trump's administration to roll back emissions standards.

EPA moves to restore rule on mercury from power plants

FILE - A smokestack stands at a coal plant on June 22, 2022, in Delta, Utah. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, reaffirmed the basis for a rule that requires "significant reductions" in mercury and other harmful pollutants from power plants, reversing a move late in former President Donald Trump's administration to roll back emissions standards.

February 17, 2023, 3:14pm Politics

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday reaffirmed the basis for a rule that requires “significant reductions” in mercury and other harmful pollutants from power plants, reversing a move late in former President Donald Trump's administration to roll back emissions standards. Read story

FILE - Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., walks to a motorcade vehicle after stepping off Air Force One behind President Joe Biden, Feb. 3, 2023, at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia. On Thursday, Feb.

Fetterman draws praise for getting help for depression

FILE - Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., walks to a motorcade vehicle after stepping off Air Force One behind President Joe Biden, Feb. 3, 2023, at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia. On Thursday, Feb.

February 17, 2023, 10:20am Health

When Patrick Kennedy was in Congress, he would sneak in his treatments for substance abuse over the holidays, in between congressional work periods. And he refused mental health treatment recommended by his doctors, worried he would be recognized in that wing of the hospital. Read story

Supreme Court won’t hear arguments Title 42 case as planned

February 16, 2023, 1:26pm Latest News

The Supreme Court says it will not hear arguments as planned March 1 in a case involving a Trump-era immigration policy used several millions of times over the past three years to quickly turn away migrants at the border. Read story

President Joe Biden departs from at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023.

Biden completes medical checkup as he readies for 2024 run

President Joe Biden departs from at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023.

February 16, 2023, 10:39am Politics

President Joe Biden had a routine medical checkup Thursday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, a keenly watched exam as the oldest president in history makes plans for an expected reelection campaign. Read story

FILE - Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022, in Washington. House Republicans kicked off an investigation Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, into the origins of COVID-19 by issuing a series of letters to current and former Biden administration officials for documents and testimony, including Fauci who until December served as Biden's chief medical adviser.

GOP launches probe into COVID origins with letter to Fauci

FILE - Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022, in Washington. House Republicans kicked off an investigation Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, into the origins of COVID-19 by issuing a series of letters to current and former Biden administration officials for documents and testimony, including Fauci who until December served as Biden's chief medical adviser.

February 13, 2023, 4:56pm Politics

House Republicans kicked off an investigation Monday into the origins of COVID-19 by issuing a series of letters to current and former Biden administration officials for documents and testimony. Read story

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, in Washington.

U.S. defends decision to shoot down three unidentified objects

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, in Washington.

February 13, 2023, 2:39pm Latest News

The White House on Monday defended the shootdowns of three unidentified objects in as many days even as it acknowledged that officials had no indication the objects were intended for surveillance in the same manner as the high-altitude Chinese balloon that traversed American airspace earlier this month. Read story

GOP’s rhetoric about spending cuts sparks worry among housing advocates

February 11, 2023, 10:29am Latest News

House Republicans’ vow to use the debt ceiling negotiations to extract spending concessions from Democrats has housing advocates worried about cuts targeting crucial programs amid a strained supply and elevated rents. Read story

FILE - Fishermen remove their catch from nets after returning to shore in Jakarta, Indonesia, Feb. 24, 2022. Corruption is undermining the management of some of the world's most threatened fishing grounds, according to a review of criminal case files and media reports by the AP. At least 45 government officials have been accused of graft or extortion in the past two decades.

Corruption endangers world’s shrinking fisheries

FILE - Fishermen remove their catch from nets after returning to shore in Jakarta, Indonesia, Feb. 24, 2022. Corruption is undermining the management of some of the world's most threatened fishing grounds, according to a review of criminal case files and media reports by the AP. At least 45 government officials have been accused of graft or extortion in the past two decades.

February 10, 2023, 10:20am Nation & World

As Indonesia’s fisheries minister, Edhy Prabowo was tasked with protecting one of his country’s most precious resources: baby lobsters so tiny one can fit on the tip of a finger. Read story