CIA now favors lab-leak theory, as critics of covid response take power
CIA now says Covid-19 is more likely to have originated from a lab leak
The Central Intelligence Agency said Saturday that it’s more likely a lab leak caused the Covid-19 pandemic than an infected animal that spread the virus to people, changing the agency’s yearslong stance that it couldn’t conclude with certainty where the pandemic started.
CIA Believes COVID Likely Originated From a Lab, but Agency Has Low Confidence in Its Own Finding
The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic likely originated from a laboratory, according to an assessment released Saturday that points the finger at China even while acknowledging that the spy agency has “low confidence” in its own conclusion.
Watch Live: GOP leaders join March for Life in Washington
Thousands will descend on Washington Friday for the March for Life, with keynote speeches from a number of prominent Republicans. A pre-rally concert will begin at 11 a.m., with a rally at noon and the march beginning around 1 a.
Feds waste $7 billion on office space, even though half of employees work from home, House GOP report says
More than half of federal employees were either teleworking regularly or fully remote” by May 2024, the report notes.
Paul: Senate committee will focus on U.S. funding sent to Wuhan lab
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, the new chairman of the Senate’s Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, said Thursday a committee focus in 2025 will be looking into U.S. funding provided to a virology lab in Wuhan China,
Trump cancels Dr. Anthony Fauci's security detail: 'You can't have them forever'
Trump yanks security detail for Fauci
Trump said he would not feel responsible if anything happened to Fauci as a result of his federal security clearances being cut.
Trump ends US security for Fauci, the latest ex-official to lose protection
Trump Administration Seeks to Stop Virus Research Republicans Have Blamed for Covid-19 Pandemic
An executive order is in the works that would halt U.S. funding for research that makes viruses that are more virulent or contagious.
White House’s Pandemic Office, Busy With Bird Flu, May Shrink Under Trump
Trump told TIME in April he would close the White House's pandemic preparedness office. It's losing most of its staff during the transition, according to Biden officials.
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GOP lawmakers criticize federal telework as possible return-to-office looms
Republicans' renewed probe into federal telework sets the stage for how President-elect Donald Trump may approach a possible return-to-office mandate for feds.
Former state Rep. Carolina Amesty charged with stealing COVID-19 relief funds
U.S. prosecutors are charging former state Rep. Carolina Amesty with stealing from the federal government’s COVID-19 relief funds, the latest humiliating turn in the career of a woman once viewed as a rising star in the Florida GOP.
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Vulnerable Americans live in the shadow of COVID-19 as most move on
Susan Scarbro stares down a bowling lane at the distant pins. She hears a sound that breaks her focus. Was that a cough? Will her mask protect her?
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How Biden's domestic policy record stacks up against public perception
Within months of becoming president, Biden along with congressional Democrats delivered $1.9 trillion toward powering the United States out of the COVID-19 pandemic ... but Republicans blocked the measure. GOP lawmakers counter that Biden's student ...
Idaho Legislature considers ban on mask mandates aimed at stopping the spread of disease
The newly proposed law would prohibit any government entities in Idaho from mandating face masks to limit disease spread.