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Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks remotely Tuesday during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on the coronavirus.

Fauci Warns States Not To 'Jump Over' Guidelines To Reopening

The nation's top infectious disease expert spoke remotely during a unique Senate health committee hearing on the coronavirus pandemic.

A ULA Atlas V rocket carrying a U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center mission launched Thursday at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

With Congressional Blessing, Space Force Is Closer To Launch

It started as a joke, as President Trump riffed on the idea last year. Now, Congress could create the first, new military service in more than 70 years.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell leaves the Senate floor on Wednesday as the U.S. Senate was poised to pass a massive relief package for Americans and businesses ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic.

What's In It For You? $1,200 Checks, 13 Weeks Of Unemployment Payments And More

Congress has announced agreement on a $2 trillion economic relief package for the effects of COVID-19. Most households will get a relief check, and unemployment insurance has been greatly expanded.

Deputy U.S. Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has agreed that the Justice Department and the FBI will meet with members of Congress who want secret information about the Russia probe.

White House Brokers, But Will Not Attend, Meeting About Secret Russia Probe Documents

Members of Congress and top federal law enforcement and intelligence officials are set to convene on Thursday at the urging of President Trump amid his "spying" charges.

Kathleen Kraninger is director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an agency that was thwarted by the U.S. Department of Education from examining problems with a troubled student loan forgiveness program.

Exclusive: Turf War Blocked CFPB From Helping Fix Student Loan Forgiveness Program

The Trump administration blocked the nation's top consumer protection agency from digging into problems with a program designed to help police, firefighters and other public service workers.

Federal Reserve Board Gov. Lael Brainard says a growing body of research suggests that diversity leads to better decision-making.

The Push To Break Up The Boys' Club At The Fed

At a time when more women than men are graduating from college and earning doctorates, just a third of Ph.D.s in economics go to women. Now there's an effort to increase women economists at the Fed.

Michael Regan currently leads the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and previously worked on air quality policy at the Environmental Protection Agency.

Biden To Pick North Carolina Regulator Michael Regan To Lead EPA

Regan is the top environmental regulator for North Carolina. He would be first African American man to run the EPA, and he would oversee much of the federal government's response to climate change.

As COVID-19 Cases Appear To Plateau, Fauci Warns Of More Deaths

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the president's chief medical adviser and the U.S.'s top infectious disease expert, about the latest on the pandemic and current state of vaccinations.

Chief U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia Beryl Howell issued a preliminary injunction against Michael Pack and the U.S. Agency for Global Media from influencing any editorial decisions or personnel.

Trump Appointee Unconstitutionally Interfered With VOA, Judge Rules

A federal judge ordered the CEO over the Voice of America to stop investigating its journalists for anti-Trump bias, saying he caused "self-censorship and the chilling of First Amendment expression."

Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (center) speaks with President Trump during the Group of Seven summit in La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada, on June 9. The Trump administration has surprised and frustrated allies in areas including trade, security, human rights and the environment.

Opinion: 5 Ways The U.S. Retreated From The World Stage Under Trump This Year

In 2018, the Trump administration made good on its promises to unwind long-standing U.S. commitments to guarantee global security and prosperity, writes Ted Piccone of the Brookings Institution.

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