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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is surrounded by journalists as he walks to the Senate Chamber for a vote as Democrats look for a way to lift the debt limit without Republican votes, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/J.

After debt ceiling concession, McConnell faces new doubts ahead of next fight

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is surrounded by journalists as he walks to the Senate Chamber for a vote as Democrats look for a way to lift the debt limit without Republican votes, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/J.

October 11, 2021, 6:00am Politics

For weeks Mitch McConnell repeatedly vowed Democrats would get no Republican help lifting the nation’s debt limit. Read story

Boost U.S. debt ceiling or risk possible recession, Yellen warns

October 10, 2021, 1:08pm Politics

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called on Congress to increase the federal government’s debt limit by December, warning on Sunday that inaction could cause a recession. Read story

It’s an empty room and hardly anyone’s watching. So why is Congress grandstanding?

October 10, 2021, 10:21am Politics

Sitting in front of a plain, blue backdrop decorated with only an American flag and the seal of the House of Representatives, Rep. Ralph Norman took aim at his political opponents. Read story

FILE- In this Dec. 10, 2020, file photo, a sign is displayed for the Food and Drug Administration in Silver Spring, Md. After nearly nine months of searching, President Joe Biden says he's close to naming his choice to lead the FDA, which oversees vaccines, drugs and tests.

New FDA chief can’t come soon enough for beleaguered agency

FILE- In this Dec. 10, 2020, file photo, a sign is displayed for the Food and Drug Administration in Silver Spring, Md. After nearly nine months of searching, President Joe Biden says he's close to naming his choice to lead the FDA, which oversees vaccines, drugs and tests.

October 8, 2021, 8:31am Politics

Straining under a pandemic workload and battered by a string of public controversies, one of the leading agencies in the government’s fight against COVID-19 is finally on the verge of getting a new commissioner. Read story

President Joe Biden listens during a meeting with business leaders about the debt limit in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, in Washington.

Biden, a convert to mandates, making economic case for shots

President Joe Biden listens during a meeting with business leaders about the debt limit in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, in Washington.

October 7, 2021, 8:25am Health

President Joe Biden is wielding his weapon of last resort in the nation’s fight against COVID-19, as he champions vaccination requirements across the country in an effort to force the roughly 67 million unvaccinated American adults to roll up their sleeves. Read story

FBI unveils memo on alleged Saudi involvement in 9/11 attack

October 5, 2021, 6:25pm Politics

The Federal Bureau of Investigation declassified a secret internal memo on its investigation into allegations that Saudi Arabia’s government provided assistance to the terrorists that carried out the Sept. 11 attacks on the U.S. Read story

FILE - Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, appears before a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss vaccines and protecting public health during the coronavirus pandemic on Capitol Hill, on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in Washington. Collins says he is stepping down by the end of the year, having led the research center for 12 years and becoming a prominent source of public information during the coronavirus pandemic. A formal announcement was expected Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021 from NIH.

NIH head Collins steps down, led fight against cancer, COVID

FILE - Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, appears before a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss vaccines and protecting public health during the coronavirus pandemic on Capitol Hill, on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in Washington. Collins says he is stepping down by the end of the year, having led the research center for 12 years and becoming a prominent source of public information during the coronavirus pandemic. A formal announcement was expected Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021 from NIH.

October 5, 2021, 9:04am Health

Dr. Francis S. Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health for 12 years, said Tuesday he is stepping down, capping a career in which he directed crucial research into the human genome and the fight against serious diseases like cancer, Alzheimer's, diabetes and COVID-19. Read story

President Joe Biden receives a COVID-19 booster shot during an event in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, in Washington.

U.S. unveils guidance for federal vaccine mandate, exemptions

President Joe Biden receives a COVID-19 booster shot during an event in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, in Washington.

October 4, 2021, 6:17pm Health

With just weeks remaining before federal workers must be vaccinated against COVID-19, the federal government on Monday outlined procedures for employees to request medical or religious exemptions from President Joe Biden’s mandate. Read story

FILE - Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, on July 20, 2021. John Hoffman and Janet Tobias's "Fauci," a portrait of the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, will screen only in theaters mandating vaccination and masking. (AP Photo/J.

Fauci says U.S. is turning the corner on COVID surge

FILE - Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, on July 20, 2021. John Hoffman and Janet Tobias's "Fauci," a portrait of the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, will screen only in theaters mandating vaccination and masking. (AP Photo/J.

October 3, 2021, 12:59pm Health

The U.S. is turning the corner on the most recent surge in COVID-19 cases and more people need to get vaccinated to keep infections on a declining trend, infectious disease specialist Anthony Fauci said. Read story

This image provided by researchers shows a section of a letter dated Jan. 4, 1792, by Marie Antoinette to Swedish count Axel von Fersen, with a phrase, outlined in red, redacted by an unknown censor. The bottom half shows results from an X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy scan on the redacted words. The copper (Cu) section reveals the French words "non pas sans vous" ("not without you").

French scientists decipher Marie Antoinette’s redacted love notes

This image provided by researchers shows a section of a letter dated Jan. 4, 1792, by Marie Antoinette to Swedish count Axel von Fersen, with a phrase, outlined in red, redacted by an unknown censor. The bottom half shows results from an X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy scan on the redacted words. The copper (Cu) section reveals the French words "non pas sans vous" ("not without you").

October 2, 2021, 6:07pm Nation & World

“Not without you.” “My dear friend.” “You that I love.” Read story