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President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their spouses marked a “family” celebration of Hanukkah at the White House Wednesday, with the first second gentleman and Jewish spouse of a vice president, Doug Emhoff, joining in lighting the menorah.

A fourth student died from his injuries after a gunman opened fire at a Michigan high school. The suspected gunman is 15 years old but being charged as an adult. Nancy Chen has more details.

Reporter J. Brian Charles details Baltimore activists' ongoing fight to defund the police, as well as areas of disagreement within the movement.

WASHINGTON — A person in California became the first in the U.S. to have an identified case of the COVID-19 omicron variant, the White House announced Wednesday as scientists continue to study the risks posed by the new strain of the virus. The Biden administration moved late last month to restrict travel from Southern Africa where the variant was first identified and had been widespread. Clusters of cases have also been identified in about two dozen other nations.

Lawmakers are poised to consider the fate of a federal paid family leave proposal, and the outcome could have political consequences in 2022.

A person in California who had been vaccinated against COVID-19 became the first in the U.S. to have an identified case of the omicron variant, the White House announced Wednesday as scientists continue to study the risks posed by the new virus strain. Dr. Anthony Fauci told reporters the person was a traveler who returned from South Africa on Nov. 22 and tested positive on Nov. 29. Fauci said the person was vaccinated but had not received a booster shot and was experiencing “mild symptoms.”

Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the Federal Reserve can’t be sure that inflation will fade in the second half of next year, as many economists expect, a fresh sign of the Fed’s growing concern about rising prices.

It's a crowded scene outside the Supreme Court, where hundreds of abortion debate partisans are trading chants while justices hear highly anticipated arguments inside.

Xiomara Castro, wife of the leader deposed in a 2009 coup, looks set to win Honduras’s presidential race. She may be a much-needed partner for Washington — if she can break with the past.

The case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, marks the most significant challenge to abortion rights in decades.

Nearly 50 years after Roe v. Wade, the future of abortion rights will face its most consequential test Wednesday.

U.S. Rep. Sean Casten receives endorsements from Democratic congressional colleagues in his primary race against Rep. Marie Newman.

Seattle recorded its wettest autumn on record with over a foot and a half of rain from onslaught of atmospheric rivers.

A federal appeals court is directing the Justice Department to disclose certain redacted passages from special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation report that relate to individuals who were investigated by prosecutors but not ultimately charged.

The federal government is deploying dozens of additional U.S. military medical personnel to Michigan and New Mexico to support civilian health care workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. David Claeys, president of Beaumont Hospital in Dearborn, Michigan, joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero to discuss what the addition of 22 medical professionals from the Department of Defense will mean for his team.

Even though Mark Middleton and his wife, Jalise, face multiple federal charges stemming from the deadly Jan. 6 riot, that is not stopping him from running for office as a Republican in Texas in 2022.

Javier Báez is nearing a $140 million, six-year contract with Detroit, giving the Tigers a dynamic bat for the middle of their order.

Six of D.C.'s top upscale restaurants show that there's still a place for fine dining done well.

U.S. District Judge Matthew Schelp said Congress did not authorize the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to enact the vaccine rule.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a full review of a U.S. airstrike in Syria in 2019 that killed dozens, including women and children, and was not properly reported up the chain of command.

Clark is the second Donald Trump associate after Steve Bannon to face contempt proceedings stemming from the House select committee's probe of Jan. 6.

Washington and Wall Street were optimistic Monday that Congress can pass a bill to fund the government and avert a partial shutdown before a Friday deadline.

Officials say that after months of study, the Pentagon has decided no immediate major changes are needed in the global positioning of U.S. forces.

President Joe Biden will host the CEOs of several major retailers at the White House to discuss efforts to tackle global supply chain bottlenecks and inflation.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday broadened its recommendation for COVID-19 booster shots for all adults as the new omicron variant is identified in more countries.

Decorations unveiled for Joe and Jill Biden’s first White House Christmas honor frontline workers who persevered during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dave Clark, the CEO of Amazon Worldwide Consumer, says the company is hiring thousands of workers by offering incentives and higher wages.

"We're in a much better place now than we were a year ago" with detecting cases of the Omicron variant, Gottlieb said.

Catholic bishops and evangelical pastors are prominent leaders in the anti-abortion movement, but not all believers think abortion should be illegal.

Burkina Faso's president has faced mounting anger over the failure to quell the jihadist violence that has engulfed the country

A Red Cross van takes air passengers from South Africa who have tested positive for Covid-19 drives to hotel quarantine

Jayden de Laura waived a version of Ol' Crimson before spiking the unmistakable flag into the turf field. After seven straight losses to its rivals, Washington State had a celebration to remember after the most lopsided Cougars' victory in the history of the rivalry matchup against Washington. Borghi rushed for 129 yards and two touchdowns, and Washington State handed Washington a 40-13 defeat in the Apple Cup on Friday night.

The United States will restrict travel for non-U.S. citizens from South Africa and seven other countries starting on Monday as a new Covid variant emerges.

The U.S. will speak Friday with scientists from South Africa to "get the facts" on the emerging, heavily mutated Covid-19 variant detected there in a small number of samples, White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN's "New Day." Reviewing South Africa's research will help the U.S. better understand whether the novel B.1.1.529 variant can evade the antibody protection against the virus provided by vaccines and previous infection, Fauci said. Fauci emphasized that the U.S. is in "very active communication" with South African scientists, and is working to get the molecular makeup of the variant in order to conduct lab tests. B.1.1.529 contains even more mutations than the world's most dominant Covid strain, the highly transmissible delta variant. The new variant features roughly 50 mutations according to data presented by the South Africa Department of Health at a media briefing Friday.

Federal Reserve officials in discussions earlier this month said the central bank “would not hesitate” to take appropriate actions to address inflation pressures that posed risks to the economy.

The Chinese Communist Party has previously said that it does not engage in industrial espionage.

Expect more tough talk from the Federal Reserve as it may weigh winding down its bond program sooner-than-expected.

A new government report suggests U.S. abortions may be inching up after a long decline.

Video footage shows a police station in the Solomon Islands' capital Honiara partially burnt and vandalised, and smoke billowing from buildings after protesters attempted to storm the Pacific nation's parliament and forced the city into a curfew.

Ryan Grim, Robby Soave, and Kim Iversen discuss what they're grateful for this holiday season. About Rising: Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of Washington power like never before. The show leans into the day's political cycle with cutting edge analysis from DC insiders who can predict what is going to happen. It also sets the day's political agenda by breaking exclusive news with a team of scoop-driven reporters and demanding answers during interviews with the country's most important political newsmakers. Follow Rising on social media: Website: Hill.TV Facebook: facebook.com/HillTVLive/ Instagram: @HillTVLive Twitter: @HillTVLive

Mario Cordero, executive director of the Port of Long Beach, cites "significant progress" at California ports.

Cameron Janes managed the development and operations of Amazon's growing footprint of brick-and-mortar retail, like its cashierless Go stores.

Pablo Manriquez, reporter for Latino Rebels, details the politics behind Democrats' scaled back immigration reform in the Build Back Better Act About Rising: Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of Washington power like never before. The show leans into the day's political cycle with cutting edge analysis from DC insiders who can predict what is going to happen. It also sets the day's political agenda by breaking exclusive news with a team of scoop-driven reporters and demanding answers during interviews with the country's most important political newsmakers. Follow Rising on social media: Website: Hill.TV Facebook: facebook.com/HillTVLive/ Instagram: @HillTVLive Twitter: @HillTVLive

The Biden administration has invited Taiwan to its upcoming Summit for Democracy, prompting sharp criticism from China, which considers the self-ruled island as its territory.

Ryan Grim breaks down newly released information related to Jeffrey Epstein's incarceration. About Rising: Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of Washington power like never before. The show leans into the day's political cycle with cutting edge analysis from DC insiders who can predict what is going to happen. It also sets the day's political agenda by breaking exclusive news with a team of scoop-driven reporters and demanding answers during interviews with the country's most important political newsmakers. Follow Rising on social media: Website: Hill.TV Facebook: facebook.com/HillTVLive/ Instagram: @HillTVLive Twitter: @HillTVLive

SAGINAW, MI — A Saginaw woman is heading to prison for fatally shooting a teenage girl during a fight over a dented truck. At some point, Washington backed up her vehicle into a truck owned by Shavonne Barnes, the 18-year-old cousin of Skyla Barnes. Washington said she offered to pay Shavonne Barnes for the damage, then left the residence and returned to her own home with Skyla Barnes. Shortly thereafter, Shavonne Barnes and others went to Washington’s Saginaw home and entered without being invited, Washington said. Shavonne “Von Von” Barnes in 2019 graduated from Saginaw High School, where she was a member of the Girls Varsity Basketball Team.

President Joe Biden is nominating Shalanda Young to lead the White House Office of Management and Budget.

The broader rule, for essential, nonresident travelers, will take effect in January and apply to all non-U.S. nationals, the AP says.

Reggie Van Lee, the group’s new chairman, has prioritized equity in grant-making, even when it ruffles feathers.

President Joe Biden plans to require essential nonresident travelers crossing U.S. land borders, such as truck drivers and emergency response officials, to be fully vaccinated beginning on Jan. 22.

When Jake Dickert stepped into the role of interim head coach at Washington State, it was the beginning of a six-week interview in the midst of chaos.

Airbnb says Ann Arbor hosts are poised to make significant profits as Wolverines and Buckeyes fans descend upon Tree Town for The Game.

President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, helped a Washington food kitchen prepare Thanksgiving meals for the needy before they left town like millions of other Americans.

No kids under 12? Virus-tested tykes in custom-designed masks? Protocols vary. But please don’t breathe on the musicians.

A committee investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection has issued subpoenas to five more individuals, including former President Donald Trump’s ally Roger Stone and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.

The Jan. 6 investigators issued subpoenas for documents and testimony from Alex Jones, Roger Stone, Dustin Stockton, Jennifer Lawrence and Taylor Budowich.

Kevin Gough, a defense attorney for one of the three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery, motioned for a mistrial on Monday because of protesters, whom he described as a “mob,” displaying coffins with the defendants’ names on them. Judge Timothy Walmsley denied the motion.

The nation's busiest port complex will delay imposing fines on carriers for containers awaiting pickup citing significant improvements in the supply chain.

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Michael Cohen, who was former President Donald Trump’s longtime personal lawyer until his 2018 arrest, said Monday that his three-year prison sentence — mostly spent in home confinement — was over as he took another swipe at his former boss and vowed to continue cooperating with law enforcement probes.

The Defense Logistics Agency coordinates the Pentagon's combat supply chain. In addition, DLA oversees the delivery of traditional holiday meals to U.S. troops.

A unanimous Supreme Court has rejected a claim that the Memphis, Tennessee, area has been taking water that belongs to Mississippi from an underground aquifer that sits beneath parts of both states.

A unanimous Supreme Court on Monday rejected a claim that the Memphis, Tennessee, area has been taking water that belongs to Mississippi from an underground aquifer that sits beneath parts of both states. The high court's first decision of the term came in a case argued in October, deflating expectations that the justices would resolve the issue of whether Texas' ban on most abortions could be challenged in federal court. Two cases on the Texas issue were argued Nov. 1 under an accelerated process that the court has previously used only rarely and in some of its most notable decisions, including the Bush v. Gore case that settled the 2000 presidential election.

"It's hard for African-Americans to reconcile what we witnessed in that trial," Derrick Johnson said.

Workers and families with private health insurance would reap savings on prescription drugs from a little-noticed provision in President Joe Biden's social agenda bill.

In a sharply divided nation, who gets to decide when it’s okay to use fatal force?

Holiday season could strain COVID-19 home test supplies as more Americans try to screen themselves before Thanksgiving and other family gatherings.

The militarization of space is heating up, and the destruction of an old Soviet satellite crossed a line.

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is being used as a bargaining chip for an unpaid British debt to Iran.

Biden's Twitter account last year included Rittenhouse's image in a tweet that blasted then-President Donald Trump for refusing "to disavow white supremacists."

The Supreme Court could rule as soon as Monday on Texas’ ban on abortion after roughly six weeks.

The Pentagon plans to give cloud contracts to multiple providers, rather than giving out a single contract to Microsoft, a deal that was later scrapped.

President Joe Biden plans to nominate two new members to the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors.

The House has passed the largest expansion of the social safety net in decades, a $1.75 trillion bill that funds President Joe Biden's top priorities.

Virologist Michael Worobey was among those who pushed for consideration of a lab leak, but he says further analysis makes that origin theory "very difficult to explain."

Democrats have brushed aside monthslong divisions and are approaching House passage of their expansive social and environment bill.

President Joe Biden says the United States is considering a diplomatic boycott of next year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing over China's human rights abuses.

President Joe Biden is signing an executive order aimed at limiting turnover for federal service contract workers by offering them right of first refusal when a contract changes hands.

Vice President Kamala Harris is pushing back against media reports of White House tensions between her office and the president’s.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell for the seventh straight week to a pandemic low 268,000.

The Justice Department is giving $139 million to police departments across the U.S. as part of a grant program that would bring on more than 1,000 new officers.

SpaceX is aiming to launch its futuristic, bullet-shaped Starship to orbit in January.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the U.S. government is unsure why Russian President Vladimir Putin is building up military forces near the border with eastern Ukraine.

A U.S.-sponsored show of alliance with Japan and South Korea has stumbled after American diplomats apparently couldn’t convince their Asian allies to share a news conference stage.

A dispute between the Oklahoma governor and the Pentagon over the COVID-19 vaccine mandate is setting up the first critical test of the military’s authority to require National Guard troops to get the shot.

The White House says about 10% of eligible kids aged 5 to 11 have received a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine since its approval for their age group two weeks ago.

An inmate at the largest federal prison in the U.S. was stabbed in the eyeball by a fellow prisoner earlier this month.

President Joe Biden’s choice to lead enforcement of competition laws at the Justice Department has won Senate approval.

An attorney who advised former President Donald Trump in his fight to overturn the 2020 election is joining an advisory board to a federal elections agency.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Congress Tuesday that she believed she would run out of maneuvering room to avoid the nation’s first-ever default soon after Dec. 15.

A book about a wealthy American family whose actions helped unleash the United States’ opioid epidemic has won Britain’s leading nonfiction book prize.

A federal judge has blocked the U.S. Treasury from enforcing a provision of the American Rescue Plan that prohibited states from using the pandemic relief funds to offset new tax cuts.

A second set of states has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers.

Longtime California Rep. Jackie Speier is the latest congressional Democrat to announce retirement from Congress ahead of the 2022 midterm election cycle.

A coalition of organizations working to help people escape Taliban rule in Afghanistan appealed Monday for more assistance from the U.S. government and other nations as conditions deteriorate in the country.

The $1 trillion federal infrastructure spending law includes billions of dollars for Michigan, including to fix roads, replace lead water pipes and expand access to high-speed internet and electric vehicle charging stations.

The Supreme Court has turned away appeals from Volkswagen that sought to stop state and local lawsuits related to the 2015 scandal in which the automaker was found to have rigged its vehicles to cheat U.S. diesel emissions tests.

Donald Trump’s opulent hotel near the White House that drew lobbyists and diplomats seeking favor with the ex-president is being sold to a Miami investment group.

President Joe Biden has ordered several Cabinet departments to work together to combat human trafficking and crime on Native American lands, where violent crime rates are more than double the national average.

Garnet Hathaway scored his third goal in two games, Alex Ovechkin added two assists and the Washington Capitals spoiled Sidney Crosby’s return, routing the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-1.