Tom Howell Jr.
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House unanimously backs bill to declassify intel on COVID-19 origins, Wuhan lab
The House on Friday approved a bill requiring the nation’s intelligence chief to declassify any evidence of a link between a major lab in China and the origins of the coronavirus that sparked the COVID-19 pandemic in late 2019. → Read More
House lawmakers advance bill to permanently restrict fentanyl, but partisan rifts cloud path to law
House lawmakers on Wednesday advanced a bill to permanently place fentanyl on the most restrictive list of drugs, though its path to becoming law remains dim because of a partisan rift over mandatory criminal penalties. → Read More
Money, money, money: Big profits drive cartels’ fixation on fentanyl
Fentanyl made in clandestine labs has proved highly deadly and is increasingly found in a range of drugs other than heroin, including cocaine and fake prescription pills. Still, it raises the question: Why would suppliers be willing to kill some of their customers? → Read More
Top White House drug-fighter sees progress on fentanyl overdoses, but warns of new threats
The White House drug czar sounded the alarm Wednesday over “tranq,” a veterinary drug that is fueling horrific ulcers, amputations and deaths in opioid users, and urged Congress to “stop playing politics” and to help tackle the overdose crisis by permanently banning fentanyl. → Read More
Marjorie Taylor Greene says Herschel Walker should have used her more for his campaign
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia says it is “extremely insulting” that Herschel Walker didn’t rely on her for more campaign events before his loss in the Senate runoff election against Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock. → Read More
Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX founder, says he will testify before Congress
Sam Bankman-Fried says he is willing to testify before Congress about the failure of his FTX cryptocurrency exchange but that he might not be ready by Dec. 13, when House Democrats will hold a hearing. → Read More
Mehmet Oz holds 2-point edge over John Fetterman in Pa. Senate race, poll shows
Republican Mehmet Oz holds a 2-point lead over Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman in the Pennsylvania race for Senate, with roughly half saying Mr. Fetterman’s shaky debate performance worsened their view of his candidacy. → Read More
CDC weighs vaccine schedule for kids, but advisers cannot require COVID vaccines for school
Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are taking steps to ensure that COVID-19 vaccines remain free for children and considering whether to add them to routine schedules, though they cannot mandate the shots in schools. → Read More
Process server says Texas AG Ken Paxton fled home to avoid subpoena
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton fled his home with his wife when a person tried to serve him a subpoena related to a lawsuit over abortion rules in the state, according to court papers. → Read More
Jan. 6 panel wants to talk to Wisconsin Speaker Robin Vos about Trump call
The House special committee investigating the U.S. Capitol riot is demanding an interview with Wisconsin State Assembly Speaker Robin Vos about a July phone call in which former President Donald Trump tried to cajole him into decertifying the 2020 election results. → Read More
GOP’s Reardon Sullivan makes Youngkin-style run for executive in deep-blue Montgomery County
Reardon Sullivan’s push to become the first Republican Montgomery County executive in over 40 years hinges on a platform that emphasizes public safety over the demonization of police, transparency around school curriculum, and a business climate that entices firms instead of scaring them off. → Read More
NYC Mayor Eric Adams ends vaccine mandate on private-sector workers, student activities
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday a citywide COVID-19 vaccine mandate on private-sector workers and students who participate in extracurricular activities will become optional on Nov. 1. → Read More
Sen. Richard Burr demands clarity on COVID-19 rules after Biden declares pandemic is over
Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina wants President Biden to clarify his position on COVID-19 after declaring the pandemic over in a prime-time interview. → Read More
Trump says an indictment won’t deter him from a 2024 bid, insists he’s done nothing wrong
Former President Donald Trump said Thursday he doesn’t think he will be indicted but insisted a grand jury bill against him would not deter him from a 2024 White House bid. → Read More
Medical review finds govt. leaders failed in COVID-19 response: Slow, uncoordinated, untrustworthy
Governments across the globe showed themselves to be “untrustworthy and ineffective” in their response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a medical journal said in a scathing report that said leaders were slow to react to the virus and forge a coordinated response. → Read More
Amtrak begins to cancel trips ahead of a possible railroad strike
Hundreds of thousands of Americans could find their travel plans disrupted by a looming strike by railroad workers, including some commuters in the Washington region. → Read More
Two dozen GOP governors object to Biden’s student-loan cancellation
Nearly two dozen Republican governors sent a letter to President Biden on Monday objecting to his student-loan forgiveness plan as a legally dubious way to shift the debt burden off wealthier professionals and onto poorer working families. → Read More
Pramila Jayapal tweets, then deletes, post that includes terrorists in Sept. 11 death toll
A top Democratic congresswoman deleted a tweet about the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, that appeared to include the 19 terrorists in the death toll. → Read More
Times Square posts signs labeling Manhattan hotspot as a ‘sensitive zone’ where guns are off-limits
Visitors to New York City will see signs in Times Square advertising it as a “sensitive location” where people cannot carry guns, Mayor Eric Adams said Wednesday as Democrats manage the fallout from a Supreme Court decision that said blue states went too far in restricting concealed carry. → Read More
John Fetterman holds a 4-point lead over Mehmet Oz in the Pa. Senate race, poll shows
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman holds a 4-point lead over Mehmet Oz in their race for a Senate seat from Pennsylvania, according to an Emerson College poll Thursday that shows the men are tied with suburban voters who could determine the outcome. → Read More