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Scientists doing “gain-of-function” research said that heightened fears of lab leaks are stalling studies that could thwart the next pandemic virus.

The Times of Houma Thibodaux

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy and 15 other colleagues said the rule was a clear attempt to shut down oil and gas operations in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

Consider the stakes

The State Department approved a large aid package to the Gaza Strip days after U.S. intelligence warned that Hamas sought to escalate rocket attacks.

The PAID OFF Act would block lobbyists representing clients in countries deemed “foreign adversaries” from claiming certain FARA exemptions.

WASHINGTON — Sens. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, and Jim Risch, R-Idaho, said Thursday they will introduce a bipartisan resolution supporting Israel when the Senate returns next week. “Hamas is a terrorist

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Sen. Jim Risch (Idaho), the ranking Republican on the panel, will introduce a bipartisan resolution supporting Israel when the Senate returns to Washington next week. The noncontroversial measure is expected to pass the Senate easily by unanimous consent. “Hamas is a terrorist organization and its…

The State Department warned that aid money was at “high risk” of funding Hamas.

The U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate passed a bill on Sept. 30 that, at the very last minute, averted a government shutdown. We came within a few hours of having an unpaid military, an empty Disaster Relief Fund and hungry children without food.