The White House wants more money for treatments, tests, vaccines and research, but Republicans in Congress insist the administration will have to repurpose existing funds. President Biden has been seeking $22.5 billion in Covid relief money. WASHINGTON — Prospects looked…
The move could further inflame a tortuous debate among scientists over when the coronavirus vaccines’ protection should be bolstered, and for whom. Some senior officials in the Biden administration say a fourth shot for all older Americans may make sense…
Ms. Young is the first Black woman to lead the Office of Management and Budget, which had been without permanent leadership for more than a year. Shalanda Young, top right, attended a signing ceremony for a major spending bill at…
Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, in the White House last month. Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday, the vice president’s spokeswoman said. Ms. Harris tested negative…
Jonathan and Diana Toebbe pleaded guilty last month in the espionage case, but until now the identity of the nation they had approached had remained publicly undisclosed. A Virginia-class submarine in Groton, Conn., in 2018. Jonathan Toebbe’s expertise includes the…
Representative Andy Kim of New Jersey, one of the House Democrats who have recently tested positive for the coronavirus, speaking at an event in Burlington, N.J., last year. At least nine House Democrats have announced in the last five days…
The war in Ukraine has triggered a ‘Zeitenwende’ in German politics. While the traffic light coalition had pledged to dedicate its foreign policy to the diffusion of international peace, it is now responsible for the biggest U-turn in recent German…
Russia’s war against Ukraine directly impacts agricultural markets. First of all, the conflict impedes the delivery of existing stocks and the upcoming sowing of many types of grains. Due to the occupation and destruction of major ports, exports will continue…
Transportaion Security Administration officers standing guard after shutting down a security checkpoint to investigate a potential security threat at Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport in April 2021. Over the past six months, the Transportation Security Administration ramped up civil citations…
With a crisis rocking Europe, the left is shelving demands for defense cuts and a swift end to fossil fuels, while on the right, Trump-era foreign policy and criticism of Ukraine are fading. President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine will deliver…