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FILE - Pharmacist Kenni Clark prepares a booster dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination clinic at City of Lawrence's "The Center," which serves seniors, families and the community, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, in Lawrence, Mass.  U.S. regulators, on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022,  are shortening the time that people who received Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine have to wait for a booster -- to five months rather than six.

FDA shortens timing of Moderna booster to 5 months

FILE - Pharmacist Kenni Clark prepares a booster dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination clinic at City of Lawrence's "The Center," which serves seniors, families and the community, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, in Lawrence, Mass.  U.S. regulators, on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022,  are shortening the time that people who received Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine have to wait for a booster -- to five months rather than six.

January 7, 2022, 8:52am Health

U.S. regulators on Friday shortened the time that people who received Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine have to wait for a booster — to five months rather than six. Read story

Sen. Mitch McConnell refuses to call out Trump on anniversary of Jan. 6 attack on Capitol

January 6, 2022, 9:31am Politics

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., marked the anniversary of the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol on Thursday by refusing to blame President Trump and his right-wing supporters for carrying out the violent attack. Read story

A photo included in federal charging documents shows Battle Ground resident Jeffrey Grace, 61, in the background of a photo of a man carrying U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's lectern during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Grace was arrested by federal authorities Thursday on suspicion of one count of unauthorized entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds. (U.S.

2 Clark County men face charges in insurrection

A photo included in federal charging documents shows Battle Ground resident Jeffrey Grace, 61, in the background of a photo of a man carrying U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's lectern during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Grace was arrested by federal authorities Thursday on suspicion of one count of unauthorized entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds. (U.S.

January 6, 2022, 6:00am Clark County News

Two Clark County men are among the more than 700 people who have been arrested in connection with the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol a year ago. Their criminal cases are pending in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Read story

FILE - Michael Carvajal, director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing examining issues facing prisons and jails during the coronavirus pandemic on Capitol Hill in Washington, on June 2, 2020. Carvajal is resigning amid increasing scrutiny over his leadership in the wake of Associated Press reporting that uncovered widespread problems at the agency, including a recent story detailing serious misconduct involving correctional officers.

U.S. prisons director resigning after crises-filled tenure

FILE - Michael Carvajal, director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing examining issues facing prisons and jails during the coronavirus pandemic on Capitol Hill in Washington, on June 2, 2020. Carvajal is resigning amid increasing scrutiny over his leadership in the wake of Associated Press reporting that uncovered widespread problems at the agency, including a recent story detailing serious misconduct involving correctional officers.

January 5, 2022, 5:13pm Politics

The director of the federal Bureau of Prisons is resigning amid increasing scrutiny over his leadership in the wake of Associated Press reporting that uncovered widespread problems at the agency, including a recent story detailing serious misconduct involving correctional officers. Read story

Timeline: Pelosi and McCarthy, briefly in accord on the Jan. 6 riot, have diverged in statements since

January 5, 2022, 8:31am Latest News

In the hours after the attack on the Capitol, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy seemed united as they spoke on the House floor. Read story

Jan. 6: By the numbers

January 5, 2022, 8:28am Latest News

It’s been a year since the world watched angry Donald Trump supporters, some armed with Molotov cocktails and dressed in tactical gear, storm the nation’s Capitol and violently clash with police. Spurred on by then-President Trump, rioters had traveled from far and wide to stop Congress from certifying the results… Read story

President Joe Biden arrives to meet with the White House COVID-19 Response Team on the latest developments related to the Omicron variant in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022.

Biden: No need for alarm over omicron

President Joe Biden arrives to meet with the White House COVID-19 Response Team on the latest developments related to the Omicron variant in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022.

January 4, 2022, 6:47pm Health

President Joe Biden urged concern but not alarm Tuesday as the United States set records for daily reported COVID-19 cases and his administration struggled to ease concerns about testing shortages, school closures and other disruptions caused by the omicron variant. Read story

FILE - Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a media briefing at the Pentagon, Nov. 17, 2021, in Washington. The Air Force has discharged 27 people for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, making them what officials believe are the first service members to be removed for disobeying the mandate to get the shots.

Navy blocked from acting against 35 COVID vaccine refusers

FILE - Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a media briefing at the Pentagon, Nov. 17, 2021, in Washington. The Air Force has discharged 27 people for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, making them what officials believe are the first service members to be removed for disobeying the mandate to get the shots.

January 4, 2022, 8:47am Politics

A federal judge in Texas has granted a preliminary injunction stopping the Navy from acting against 35 sailors for refusing on religious grounds to comply with an order to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Read story

Snow falls at the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 3, 2022.

School, work, travel can wait as snow blankets U.S. capital

Snow falls at the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 3, 2022.

January 3, 2022, 11:04am Nation & World

A winter storm packing heavy snow blew into the nation's capital Monday, closing government offices and schools and grounding the president's helicopter. As much as 10 inches of snow was forecast for the District of Columbia, northern Virginia and central Maryland. Read story

A winter storm delivers heavy snow to the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/J.

Congress’ doctor wants ‘maximal telework’ amid virus surge

A winter storm delivers heavy snow to the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/J.

January 3, 2022, 11:03am Politics

Congress' top doctor urged lawmakers on Monday to move to a “maximal telework posture," citing surging numbers of COVID-19 cases at the Capitol that he said are mostly breakthrough infections of people already vaccinated. Read story