Alana Wise
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Franklin Sherman Elementary was the first school to administer the polio vaccine to kids in 1954. Now it's once again at the forefront, hosting a COVID-19 vaccine event with first lady Jill Biden.
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The change comes after House moderates said they would not vote on the $1.75 trillion spending package without a score from Congress' budget office.
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The United States is one of a handful of countries, and the only wealthy nation, without a national paid leave policy.
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The Republican is accused of lying to the FBI about illegal campaign contributions made to his 2016 reelection bid.
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The nation's first Black secretary of state notably broke from the Republican Party to endorse Barack Obama in 2008. He also gave a forthright condemnation of Islamophobia.
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Republicans in Texas and Florida are combatting COVID-19 mandates as a matter of personal liberty, even as the data show just how crucial vaccination — and mandates — are to beating the virus.
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The former president also doubled down on his support of participants in the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, saying that the "real insurrection" happened on Election Day.
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The internet pounced on a senator's clumsy ask that Facebook end "finsta," but there was more to take away from a recent hearing about how Congress understands Big Tech.
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Republicans' opposition leaves the federal government teetering on the brink of a partial shutdown.
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President Biden publicly received a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine after public health authorities last week cleared a booster shot for high-risk Americans.