Doctors treating Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) at the George Washington University Hospital on Thursday released the results of an MRI — and other tests — ruling out a new stroke, his communications director Joe Calvello said in a statement.
Driving the news: Fetterman was hospitalized on Wednesday after he "began feeling lightheaded" during a Senate Democratic retreat in Washington, D.C.
The White House is once again pushing the nation's largest railroads to provide paid sick leave to their more than 100,000 workers.
The big picture: The administration faced criticism last year after President Biden signed legislation to avert a nationwide rail strike, forcing a labor contract that didn't include the benefit.
All prior cases of the five former officers charged in connection with Tyre Nichols' death will be investigated, the Shelby County District Attorney's Office announced Thursday.
The big picture: The five former Memphis Police Department officers were fired after Nichols' arrest and have since been charged with second-degree murder.
Driving the news: Florida's DOE says that they were in contact with the College Board over the aspects of the course the state opposed, per the New York Times. The College Board rejected claims that the state's concerns shaped the course or that it bent to political pressure.
A Delaware man who carried the Confederate flag through the halls of the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot was sentenced on Thursday to 36 months in prison, per multiple reports.
Driving the news:Kevin Seefried, 53, was convicted in June 2022 on five charges for his participation in the Capitol riot, including obstructing lawmakers, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years.
Native Americans are doubling down on protests over the Kansas City Chiefs' appropriation of Indigenous cultures ahead of the team's face-off against the Philadelphia Eagles at the Super Bowl on Sunday.
The big picture: The push is part of a larger movement to end the use of racist stereotypes and sports traditions rooted in the cultural appropriation of Indigenous people who were systematically wiped out by white colonizers.
Former President Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts were restored Thursday, Meta confirmed to Axios.
Why it matters: This was expected after Meta announced last month it would reinstate the accounts. Facebook, along with Twitter and many other social media platforms, barred the former president shortly after the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
A group of House Democrats on Thursday filed a resolution to expel Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) from Congress.
Why it matters: It’s the latest escalation of Democrats’ efforts to punish Santos for the serial fabrications he made about his background, resume and finances on the campaign trail.
Nicaragua has freed more than 200 inmates considered to be political prisoners and sent them to the U.S., a senior Biden administration official said Thursday.
Why it matters: Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has for years cracked down on political dissent, which has included the arrest and detention of opposition leaders.
A mysterious Tesla crash that killed two men in the spring of 2021 was not caused by the vehicle’s automated driving system, a new National Highway Transportation Safety Administration investigation found.
Driving the news: Investigators determined that the Tesla’s Autopilot feature could not have been used where the crash happened, because the suburban street lacked lane lines.
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) delivered a number of shots to her fellow Republicans during a Wednesday roast that were so sick that it could put her in hot water (again).
Why it matters: It’s a lighthearted dinner, but Mace’s overwhelming focus on GOP friendly fire rather than barbs towards Democrats and the press is emblematic of a broader stylistic and tonal break between her and her party.
House Oversight Chair James Comer on Thursday requested records from Hunter Biden and James Biden "related to President Biden's involvement in his family’s business schemes," the committee said in a statement.
Why it matters: It's the first known official request for documents from the president's son Hunter Biden and the president's brother James Biden relating to their family's business practices.
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) has turned over hundreds and hundreds of private emails, text messages and diary entries to reporter McKay Coppins for a book coming in October — including real-time communications among many of the most powerful figures in American politics, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: This volume of disclosure is unheard of for a major sitting officeholder — a trove historians dream of but rarely get. The emails and journal pages include Romney's accounts of his 2012 campaign as the Republican presidential nominee.
North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un and his young daughter watched a parade of Pyongyang's largest nuclear missiles and newest military hardware in the capital on Wednesday night.
Why it matters: The parade marking the 75th founding anniversary of the North Korean army featured Pyongyang's largest-ever intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), per Reuters.
Hunter Biden's legal team has begun sending letters to several Trump allies asking them to preserve any records in their possession related to the alleged theft of personal data from his laptop, multiple outlets reported Tuesday.
Why it matters: The move is part of a larger strategy to pursue lawsuits against former President Trump's allies for allegedly accessing and spreading the personal data of President Biden's son.
Driving the news: As part of the guilty plea, Crusius admitted that he killed and wounded people at the store because of the "actual and perceived Hispanic national origin" of the people he expected to be at the Walmart, per the DOJ.
House Republicans have angered Democrats by disbanding subcommittees aimed at protecting civil rights and the environment, while focusing others on investigating the Biden administration.
Why it matters: Democrats say Republicans are ignoring social and environmental crises in their zeal to target Biden — though it's not unusual for a new majority to reshape the lineup of subcommittees.
Most Americans think health care and the economy should be the top priorities for President Biden and Congress — but they are starkly divided over other issues like climate change and reducing the deficit, according to new polling by the Pew Research Center.
Why it matters: Biden has long pushed a message of unity and bipartisanship, including in his State of the Union address. But that aspiration is complicated by vast differences between what Democratic and Republican voters think he and Congress should prioritize.
