A new federal look into the origins of COVID-19 says a lab leak was the likely origin — fueling Republicans' calls for further investigation, even as scientists and the intelligence community say the issue is far from resolved. The Wall Street Journal published a report over the weekend about an Energy Department document that said COVID-19 most likely came from a lab leak in China. Republicans have since been claiming vindication. "Senator Tom Cotton deserves an apology," the Republican National Committee tweeted Monday. Cotton (R-Ark.) raised the possibility, without evidence, in 2020 that the virus had originated in a Chinese lab, though he later walked back his assertion that the virus was a weapon. "Being proven right doesn't matter. What matters is holding the Chinese Communist Party accountable so this doesn't happen again," Cotton tweeted. The White House has warned that the theory about the lab leak isn't conclusive, though. |
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🏥 Aides: Fetterman 'doing well,' 'on a path to recovery'
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Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) is "doing well" and "remains on a path to recovery," his office said Monday, after the freshman lawmaker's decision to check himself into the hospital earlier this month to seek treatment for clinical depression. "We don't have a lot to update folks with since there's no real news to report except that John is doing well, working with the wonderful doctors, and remains on a path to recovery," communications director Joe Calvello said in a statement. "He is visiting with staff and family daily, and his staff are keeping him updated on Senate business and news." |
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📚 Harris warns against trying to 'erase America's past' during Black History Month event
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President Biden and Vice President Harris are emphasizing the importance of teaching Black history this month and warning of the dangers of trying to "erase America's past." Harris and Biden's individual comments came amid a growing debate over how to teach the nation's history and specifically about its racist background after Republican leaders have pushed to limit African American studies. "Black history is American history. Living history. Breathing history," Harris, the first Black woman to serve as vice president, said at a Black History Month reception. "History that we create every day. And history that we then must teach and celebrate. A history that helps us to understand how the past has influenced the present, and potentially our future." |
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🎓 White student alleges racial discrimination in $2M suit against Howard University
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| Event Invite: Rare Disease Day — Tuesday, Feb. 28 | 10 a.m. ET / 7 a.m. PT This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Orphan Drug Act, a piece of legislation that re-shaped research and development for rare disease drugs through several incentives. What progress has been made since its passage? And what steps can Congress take to ensure the best health outcomes for patients with rare diseases? Join The Hill in person at the National Press Club with Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), NORD VP Heidi Ross, Muscular Dystrophy Association Clinic Co-Director at John Hopkins Thomas Crawford and more. RSVP now |
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🎬 Blockbuster scores a block buster out of low-budget ad
| The last Blockbuster video rental store skipped the $7 million price tag for a Super Bowl ad, and instead posted a video online that's arguably gotten a better response than a TV spot may have. |
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✍️ 'Dilbert' distributor severs relationship with creator Scott Adams
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The distributor of the comic strip "Dilbert" has severed its relationship with creator Scott Adams, saying the cartoonist's comments about race "do not align with our core values." |
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"Are we headed toward a dystopian online world? Supreme Court must prevent it" — Clay Calvert, professor emeritus at the University of Florida. (Read here) "We must treat cyber wars the same as we treat conventional military encounters" — David Hickton, founding director of the University of Pittsburgh's Institute for Cyber Law, Policy and Security. (Read here) |
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10 days until President Biden unveils his budget plan for the next fiscal year. 617 days until the 2024 presidential election. |
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10 a.m.: Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing on the Equal Rights Amendment. 11 a.m.: The Supreme Court hears oral arguments on in cases challenging President Biden's proposed student loan debt relief program. 2:30 p.m.: The Senate Intelligence Committee holds a closed-door meeting. |
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