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While McKinney fire rages, wildfire legislation stalls. Here’s what feds can do immediately

August 8, 2022, 9:14am Nation & World

As the McKinney fire grew to become California’s largest of the season, leaving four people dead so far in Siskiyou County, members of Congress resigned that they could do nothing but hope: Read story

President Joe Biden walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, on his way to his Rehoboth Beach, Del., home after his most recent COVID-19 isolation, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022.

Senate Democrats approve big Biden deal; House to vote next

President Joe Biden walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, on his way to his Rehoboth Beach, Del., home after his most recent COVID-19 isolation, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022.

August 7, 2022, 1:28pm Latest News

Democrats pushed their election-year economic package to Senate passage Sunday, a hard-fought compromise less ambitious than President Joe Biden’s original domestic vision but one that still meets deep-rooted party goals of slowing global warming, moderating pharmaceutical costs and taxing immense corporations. Read story

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks before signing two bills aimed at combating fraud in the COVID-19 small business relief programs Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, at the White House in Washington. Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on Saturday morning but will continue to isolate until a second negative test, his doctor said.

Biden tests negative for COVID, isolating until 2nd negative

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks before signing two bills aimed at combating fraud in the COVID-19 small business relief programs Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, at the White House in Washington. Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on Saturday morning but will continue to isolate until a second negative test, his doctor said.

August 6, 2022, 1:04pm Latest News

President Joe Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on Saturday but will continue to isolate at the White House until a second negative test, his doctor said. Read story

FILE - Jonathan Parducho, a pharmacist, removes a tray of vials of of the Jynneos vaccine for monkeypox from a box containing 20 doses, in the vaccine hub at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, July 29, 2022, in San Francisco. The U.S. will declare a public health emergency to bolster the federal response to the outbreak of monkeypox that already has infected more than 6,600 Americans. That's according to two people familiar with the matter said.

U.S. to declare health emergency over monkeypox outbreak

FILE - Jonathan Parducho, a pharmacist, removes a tray of vials of of the Jynneos vaccine for monkeypox from a box containing 20 doses, in the vaccine hub at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, July 29, 2022, in San Francisco. The U.S. will declare a public health emergency to bolster the federal response to the outbreak of monkeypox that already has infected more than 6,600 Americans. That's according to two people familiar with the matter said.

August 4, 2022, 12:20pm Health

The federal government declared a public health emergency Thursday to bolster the response to the monkeypoxoutbreak that has infected more than 6,600 Americans. Read story

Rand Paul pushes for oversight of research that he says could ‘unleash’ next pandemic

August 4, 2022, 8:14am Politics

Sen. Rand Paul convened a congressional hearing on Wednesday to scrutinize gain-of-function research, which a trio of scientists testified needs more oversight to continue performing safely. Read story

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Attorney General Merrick Garland, right, listen as President Joe Biden speaks virtually during the first meeting of the interagency Task Force on Reproductive Healthcare Access in the Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022.

Biden signs executive order to protect travel for abortion

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Attorney General Merrick Garland, right, listen as President Joe Biden speaks virtually during the first meeting of the interagency Task Force on Reproductive Healthcare Access in the Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022.

August 3, 2022, 12:05pm Latest News

President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order aimed in part at making it easier for women seeking abortions to travel between states to obtain access to the procedure. Read story

Earmarks in Senate bills favor small states, retiring senators

August 3, 2022, 8:10am Politics

Appropriations bills for the upcoming fiscal year unveiled in the Senate last week contain more than 3,100 earmarks totaling almost $7.8 billion, with Sen. Richard C. Shelby once again the uncontested champion of what senators have rebranded “congressionally directed spending.” Read story

FILE - The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, July 21, 2022. The committee has announced more hearings in September, and investigations persist in multiple jurisdictions and venues. (AP Photo/J.

America’s allies are watching the Jan. 6 hearings. They are worried about U.S. democracy

FILE - The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, July 21, 2022. The committee has announced more hearings in September, and investigations persist in multiple jurisdictions and venues. (AP Photo/J.

August 2, 2022, 2:48pm Politics

Three European diplomats opened the door to the ambassador’s residence and offered up a Cognac and a request for anonymity. Read story

Sen. Pat Toomey defends his effort to remove ‘budget gimmick’ from veterans health bill to address illnesses from burn pits, other toxins

August 2, 2022, 8:52am Politics

In the face of criticism, Pennsylvania’s Republican Sen. Pat Toomey is continuing to defend his opposition to what he calls a “budget gimmick” in an historic veterans health spending bill that received overwhelming Senate support in June. Read story

in this aerial photo, some homes in Breathitt County, Ky., are still surrounded by water on Saturday, July 30, 2022, after historic rains flooded many areas of Eastern Kentucky killing multiple people. A thin film of mud from the retreating waters covers many cars and homes.

Harris to announce $1B to states for floods, extreme heat

in this aerial photo, some homes in Breathitt County, Ky., are still surrounded by water on Saturday, July 30, 2022, after historic rains flooded many areas of Eastern Kentucky killing multiple people. A thin film of mud from the retreating waters covers many cars and homes.

August 1, 2022, 8:29am Politics

The White House is making more than $1 billion available to states to address flooding and extreme heat exacerbated by climate change. Read story