Justice Department lawyers have determined that federal law doesn’t prohibit public agencies and private businesses from requiring Covid-19 vaccines — even if the vaccines have only emergency use authorization, according to an opinion posted online Mo…
Trump ally Tom Barrack pleads not guilty in foreign lobbying case
Tom Barrack, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump and chairman of the Trump 2016 Inaugural Committee, pleaded not guilty through his attorney on Monday to illegal foreign lobbying charges unveiled by the Justice Department last week.
DOJ defends 2 Texas teens in fight with school district over long locs
The Justice Department has stepped into a legal dispute on behalf of two Texas male students who say their school district discriminated against them when they were not allowed to attend classes because they refused to cut the length of their hair that…
The January 6 select committee will hear from 4 police officers Tuesday. Here are their stories.
The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack will hear testimony Tuesday from four police officers who were on the front lines that day as rioters supporting then-President Donald Trump violently stormed the US Capitol in an attempt to…
More federal workers expected to telework in the future, feds say
The Biden administration’s human resources agency expects some federal workers will continue teleworking regularly in the future, as government agencies finalize their offices’ reentry and post reentry plans.
EPA to impose new limits on wastewater pollution from coal power plants
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday it intends to set more stringent standards on water pollution from coal power plants, reinstating regulations that the Trump administration had rolled back.
President Biden jumps into vaccine mandate debate as VA requires health workers to get vaccinated
The Department of Veterans Affairs will require many of its frontline health workers to be vaccinated, a senior administration official told CNN on Monday, making the agency the first area of the federal government to require shots among some of its wo…
Biden announces end of combat mission in Iraq as he shifts US foreign policy focus
President Joe Biden will agree Monday to formally conclude the US combat mission in Iraq by the end of the year, another step toward winding down the two prolonged military engagements that began in the years following the September 11 terror attacks.
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Biden administration announces resources to support people with long Covid
The Biden administration on Monday released guidance and resources to support people experiencing long-term effects of Covid-19, known as “long Covid,” as the condition shapes up to be a major, long-term public health issue.
See what Biden said about today’s infrastructure vote
During a CNN town hall, President Joe Biden said he is confident the Senate will vote to move forward with a bipartisan infrastructure deal.