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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is expected seek President Joe Biden's approval to make the Covid-19 vaccine mandatory for all for all active duty military members by mid-September or sooner if fully approved by the Food and Drug Administration, a US defense official said.

Dr. Rick Bright, the former director of the office involved in developing a coronavirus vaccine who was ousted last April, has settled a complaint with the Department of Health and Human Services regarding his removal from his position, according to his attorney.

An assistant to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who until now has only been referred to as "Executive Assistant 1," has publicly identified herself and detailed her claims of sexual harassment by the embattled Democratic governor.

Advocacy groups are ratcheting up the pressure on lawmakers during Congress's August recess to pass bold climate provisions in an upcoming budget reconciliation bill.

Senate Democrats released their budget resolution on Monday, which does not include an increase to the debt limit, kicking off a massive showdown on Capitol Hill and previewing the party's next steps following the expected passage of a bipartisan infrastructure bill.

President Joe Biden issued a sweeping executive order Monday to target those in the Belarusian regime involved in the repression of human rights and democracy in the former Soviet state.

A federal judge suggested Monday that "gamesmanship" was at play with the eviction moratorium the Biden administration rolled out last week, but also expressed skepticism about the legal arguments being put forward by landlords who are seeking to block the moratorium.

Lawmakers and top climate officials in President Joe Biden's administration sounded the alarm on Monday in response to a new report from the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, urging nations to swiftly limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Paul Whelan, a US citizen detained in Russia, has been released from solitary confinement and was able to speak with his parents, his brother David Whelan told CNN Sunday.

Top national security and intelligence officials met on Friday to assess the progress of investigations into the mysterious illness that has impacted dozens of US spies and diplomats in the last few years -- but they still don't have an answer as to what is causing the incidents.

A burst of new disclosures exposing the extraordinary efforts by ex-President Donald Trump to steal power after his election defeat constitute a grave warning about the future and his potential bid to recapture the White House.

The Senate voted to cut off debate on the massive $1.2 trillion infrastructure package Sunday night, a last hurdle before voting on final passage of the bipartisan bill, likely early Tuesday.

The back-to-school season is turning into a frightening one for parents and children as they find themselves in the middle of political skirmishes over mask and vaccine mandates, leaving students' safety determined more by geography and the political whims of governors than the science that should be guiding best practices.

Mainstream Democrats have been winning a lot of big primaries in 2021. Their latest win came on Tuesday in the primary for Ohio's 11th Congressional District special election: local legislator and party chair Shontel Brown -- backed by South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn and 2016 presidential nominee Hillary Clinton -- defeated Nina Turner, former co-chair of Sen. Bernie Sanders' 2020 campaign.

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona issued a plea on Sunday to politicians making it harder to control the pandemic while two Republicans called for local officials to make decisions regarding masks in schools amid the fallout over state bans on masks as Covid-19 cases continue to rise.

Louisiana Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy on Sunday said he disagrees with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' ban on local school officials imposing mask mandates amid a surge in Covid-19 cases in the state, arguing that local officials should control health safety measures in their communities during public health crises.

Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin said Sunday that former acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen revealed in testimony this weekend "frightening" information about what had occurred at the Justice Department during the waning days of the Trump administration.

Two top former Justice Department officials provided interviews to the Senate Judiciary Committee and provided detailed accounts of a tumultuous period in late December and early January during which a senior Justice Department lawyer sought to deploy the department's resources in support of false voting fraud claims by former President Donald Trump, according to a source familiar.