President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 today, and the Jan. 6 committee returns to prime time this evening with a hearing focusing on the three-plus hours of Trump's 'inaction' during the Capitol insurrection. Here's that and more trending news.
Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | Omny Studio Biden gets COVIDPresident Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 today, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus as new variants challenge the nation's efforts to resume normalcy after two and a half years of pandemic disruptions.
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Health and Fitness AP Positive COVID test upends Biden's police plan announcement President Joe Biden plans to propose a steep funding increase for police, hoping to show that Democrats are serious about combating violent crime, despite the move potentially causing backlash from members of his party’s left flank. But a scheduled trip to Pennsylvania to ask Congress to spend $37 billion for fighting and preventing crime was canceled Thursday when Biden tested positive for COVID-19.
Govt-and-politics AP Italy heads to early election after Draghi's coalition fails Italy is headed for an early election after its president accepted Premier Mario Draghi’s resignation and decided there was no possibility for cobbling together another government. The election was set for Sept. 25. The demise of Draghi’s coalition and the uncertainty of what Italian voters will decide has dealt a destabilizing blow to the country and Europe amid rising inflation and Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Govt-and-politics AP 2 contenders battle for Conservative votes in UK leader race The two candidates to become Britain’s next prime minister have begun a head-to-head battle for the votes of Conservative Party members who will choose the country’s new leader. Former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak is promising fiscal prudence. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is offering immediate tax cuts to the right-of-center governing party.
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