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The White House is working on naming a monkeypox coordinator as they prepare for the possibility of more cases emerging within the United States.

Rick Scott is in charge of winning back the Senate majority for Republicans this November.

GOP Rep. Glenn Thompson attended his gay son's wedding last week, three days after opposing a bill in the US House that would enshrine protections for same-sex marriage into federal law, CNN has confirmed.

Marc Short, the former chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, testified last week in front of a grand jury investigating January 6 in Washington, DC, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN.

We've written before about the most inconvenient truth of Joe Biden's presidency -- that his short-term political fortunes rely on gas prices getting lower, but the long-term fortunes of the country and the planet rely on people using less carbon-emitting energy.

President Joe Biden is "feeling great" as his symptoms from Covid-19 begin to wane, he said Monday, projecting a relatively simple bout with a disease that continues to infect millions of Americans.

Former President Donald Trump was reluctant to give a speech on January 7, 2021, that strongly condemned the violence at the US Capitol the day before and crossed out key lines in a draft, according to a new video released by the House January 6 committee that includes interview footage and the draft document.

Indiana lawmakers reconvened on Monday to consider more restrictions on abortion, the first state to hold a special session with the goal of potentially curtailing abortion rights since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last month.

Liz Cheney didn't come right out and say she expects to lose her primary next month. But in an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union" on Sunday, it was pretty easy to read between the lines of the Wyoming Republican's answers.

Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Indiana on Monday ahead of the state's special legislative session to take up an abortion ban -- her latest trip in a series of stops around the country focused on reproductive rights following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

The most senior US general has issued a stark warning about China's military intentions toward the US and allies in the region, saying Beijing has become more aggressive and the number of Chinese intercepts at sea and in the air have "increased significantly" in recent years.

A Georgia judge on Monday blocked Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from investigating Burt Jones, a Republican state senator, as part of the investigation into efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 presidential election in that state.

Donald Trump repeatedly refused to offer harsh and widespread condemnation of those who rioted at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, going against guidance from his aides -- and, at times, scripted words -- as he sought to navigate his way through a morass of his own creation.

A far-right internet personality who goes by the name "Baked Alaska" has agreed to plead guilty to unlawfully protesting at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 -- after abandoning a plea agreement in May during a hearing in which he proclaimed he was "innocent."

President Joe Biden castigated his predecessor Monday for failing to respond to the January 6, 2021, insurrection, contrasting Donald Trump's lack of action with the heroics of police officers responding to the Capitol riot.

Former Vice President Mike Pence will sound very much like a White House hopeful looking to lead his party beyond former President Donald Trump when he touts his "freedom agenda" for the Republican Party in a speech in Washington.

Two key moderate senators -- Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska -- announced Monday that they have tested positive for Covid-19.

President Joe Biden and White House officials are continuing to downplay recession fears, even as they brace for a highly anticipated report that could show the economy shrinking for a second consecutive quarter.

The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack will enter a crucial fact-finding phase in August as it pursues new leads and revisits previously reluctant witnesses to prepare for more hearings in September.

Every week is a tough week for this White House right now.