The Campaign Report — Dems pin midterm hopes on Senate
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Read MoreSan Francisco at risk of an 'uncontrolled monkeypox spread,' lawmaker says
California Sen. Scott Wiener (D) said the city of San Francisco is veering toward a public health crisis due to the uncontrolled spread of the monkeypox virus in a statement Thursday. The city’s Department of Public Health tweeted Wednesday that its walk-in clinic will close for the remainder of the week due to the vaccine shortage. Other city clinics are working through re
Read MoreUnion efforts, unfair labor charges spike in US
Story at a glance The National Labor Relations Board announced this week that union representative petitions have gone up by 56 percent already since last year. The total number of petitions filed so far is 1,935. While petitions increase, the number of NLRB staff remains low.
Read MoreLast WWII Medal of Honor recipient lies in honor at Capitol
Congressional lawmakers gathered on Thursday for a tribute ceremony as Hershel Woodrow “Woody” Williams, the last surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipient, lay in honor at the Capitol. Williams — who died on June 29 at the age of 98 — was presented with the Congressional Medal of Honor by President Truman in October 1945. He served in the Battle of Iwo Jima as a member of the United States Marine Corps with the 21st Marines, 3rd Marine Division.
Read More13-year-old not the driver in Texas crash that killed members of university golf team: NTSB
ANDREWS, Texas (KLBK) – The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Thursday that a 13-year-old was not the driver in a deadly March 15 crash that killed nine people, despite statements made by NTSB officials earlier this year. The day after the deadly crash — which claimed the lives of six college athletes, their coach, the 13-year-old boy and his father — the NTSB vice chairman had indicated that the
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