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People protest at Freedom Plaza in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, in solidarity with the ongoing protests against the Chinese government's continued zero-COVID policies.

Protesters near White House demand ‘Free China!’

People protest at Freedom Plaza in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, in solidarity with the ongoing protests against the Chinese government's continued zero-COVID policies.

December 5, 2022, 8:20am Politics

About 200 protesters lit candles and shouted “Free China!” two blocks from the White House on Sunday in a show of support for demonstrations in China calling for an end to severe anti-virus controls and for political change. Read story

Supreme Court to decide if a Christian business owner can turn away gay weddings

December 5, 2022, 8:13am Politics

The Supreme Court hears arguments Monday about whether a conservative Christian business owner has a 1st Amendment right to refuse to work with same-sex couples planning to marry. Read story

FILE - Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, speaks during a reception to celebrate the Jewish new year in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Sept. 30, 2022. The White House says Emhoff will host Jewish leaders for a discussion about a rise in antisemitism and efforts to fight hate in the United States.

Emhoff to host Jewish leaders for discussion of antisemitism

FILE - Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, speaks during a reception to celebrate the Jewish new year in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Sept. 30, 2022. The White House says Emhoff will host Jewish leaders for a discussion about a rise in antisemitism and efforts to fight hate in the United States.

December 5, 2022, 8:03am Politics

Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, will host Jewish leaders this week to discuss a rise in antisemitism and efforts to fight hate in the United States. Read story

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House on March 1, 2021, in Washington, D.C.

House GOP push to impeach DHS chief could split caucus next year

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House on March 1, 2021, in Washington, D.C.

December 5, 2022, 6:02am Politics

A push from some House Republicans to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over U.S.-Mexico border security could divide the caucus as it wrangles with a narrow majority next year. Read story

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at the J Street National Conference at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022.

Blinken vows U.S. support for Israel despite unease over government

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at the J Street National Conference at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022.

December 4, 2022, 1:50pm Latest News

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday the U.S. will not shrink from its unwavering support for Israel despite stark differences with Prime Minister-elect Benjamin Netanyahu and concerns the Biden administration may have about potential members of his incoming right-wing government. Read story

FILE - This image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) shows a colorized transmission electron micrograph of monkeypox particles (red) found within an infected cell (blue), cultured in the laboratory that was captured and color-enhanced at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Md. The World Health Organization has renamed monkeypox as mpox, citing concerns the original name of the decades-old animal disease could be construed as discriminatory and racist.

U.S. plans end to mpox public health emergency in January

FILE - This image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) shows a colorized transmission electron micrograph of monkeypox particles (red) found within an infected cell (blue), cultured in the laboratory that was captured and color-enhanced at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Md. The World Health Organization has renamed monkeypox as mpox, citing concerns the original name of the decades-old animal disease could be construed as discriminatory and racist.

December 2, 2022, 2:39pm Health

The federal government plans to end in January the public health emergency it declared earlier this year after an outbreak of mpox infected more than 29,000 people across the U.S. Read story

FILE - President Joe Biden answers questions with Education Secretary Miguel Cardona as they leave an event about the student debt relief portal beta test in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Oct. 17, 2022. The Biden administration is no longer accepting applications for student loan forgiveness after a second federal court shut down the program.

High court to rule on Biden student loan cancellation plan

FILE - President Joe Biden answers questions with Education Secretary Miguel Cardona as they leave an event about the student debt relief portal beta test in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Oct. 17, 2022. The Biden administration is no longer accepting applications for student loan forgiveness after a second federal court shut down the program.

December 1, 2022, 2:26pm Politics

The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to decide whether the Biden administration can broadly cancel student loans, keeping the program blocked for now but signaling a final answer by early summer. Read story

LL Cool J helps President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden light the National Christmas Tree on the Ellipse of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022.

National Christmas Tree blazes to life with Biden lighting

LL Cool J helps President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden light the National Christmas Tree on the Ellipse of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022.

November 30, 2022, 4:15pm Nation & World

“Five, four, three, two, one!” and the towering National Christmas Tree blazed with bright color Wednesday evening as President Joe Biden marked a century-old American tradition leading the lighting near the White House. Read story

How Biden is navigating his rocky relationship with McCarthy

November 30, 2022, 8:30am Politics

President Joe Biden, addressing a postelection gathering of congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday, said he hoped he could work with Congress on funding the government, responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and supporting Ukraine. Read story

Will the government crack down on bots after Ticketmaster’s Taylor Swift meltdown?

November 29, 2022, 3:48pm Politics

After Ticketmaster fumbled its sales of Taylor Swift’s Eras stadium tour tickets earlier this month, the company blamed “bot attacks” and fans for the meltdown. Read story