The news of Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s (D-CA) death prompted immediate speculation about what will happen to her now vacant seat in the closely split Senate as Congress barrels toward a government shutdown.
House Republicans are demanding answers by the end of Friday from the Department of Health and Human Services regarding its lack of response to their investigation into the origins of COVID-19, threatening to begin issuing subpoenas if the Biden administration does not comply with voluntary requests.
White House press secretary Karine Jean Pierre and Shalanda Young, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, will hold a press briefing on Friday ahead of a possible government shutdown this weekend.
Republican candidates in Virginia's statewide elections this November could see a more difficult battle than expected if the federal government is forced into a shutdown on Sunday.
Apple has come under new pressure from China's government to limit access to Western apps, such as Facebook or Instagram, on the iPhones in the country.
The owner of a New York City daycare center where a toddler died earlier this month of a likely opioid overdose had pulled her own child out of the facility due to fentanyl concerns.
