The primary battle between longtime Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar, a fixture of South Texas politics, and progressive challenger Jessica Cisneros will continue on to a May runoff.

Both Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and Democratic nominee Beto O'Rourke easily won their primaries. Texas hasn't elected a Democratic governor in more than three decades.

State Sen. Wendy Rogers, a Republican, spoke at a conference organized by a far-right group and later used antisemitic tropes to describe Ukraine's leader.

Top issues to expect in President Biden's address are his response to concerns about rising inflation and fatigue about the pandemic as well as steps taken to threaten Russia's financial stability.

The former president lauded the Russian strongman for his recent declarations on Ukraine, while criticizing U.S. President Biden as "man that has no concept of what he's doing."

Biden's remarks came shortly after the White House said the Kremlin was behind denial-of-service attacks in Ukraine.

For President Biden's 2021 address to Congress, attendance was capped at about 20%. This year's shift reflects the federal government's push to get closer to some form of normalcy.

"In fact," a senior administration official said, "we have now confirmed that in the last several days, Russia has increased its troop presence along the Ukrainian border by as many as 7,000 troops."

The Senate voted on Tuesday to confirm Dr. Robert Califf to head the agency on a 50-46 vote. The agency has been without a permanent leader for the last 13 months.

"Today we call on your administration to do what so many states and other countries already have: accept that COVID-19 is endemic," the dozens of Republicans write in a letter.

The bipartisan announcement comes after months of negotiations in the chamber. The legislation offers resources for victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence.

Eric Lander tendered his letter of resignation hours after a Politico article reported that the White House had found that he bullied and demeaned his subordinates.

"If Russia invades, that means tanks or troops crossing the border of Ukraine again, there will no longer be a Nord Stream 2," Biden said, without offering specifics.

The Republican National Committee voted to censure the two House GOP lawmakers, who are involved in investigating the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.

The Biden administration said that Medicare recipients will be able to get up to eight tests a month, free of charge.

The Biden administration said on Thursday that disinformation campaigns, like a potential false-flag operation, are part of Russia's standard playbook.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has asked the FBI to conduct a security check on the county courthouse and government center after Trump over the weekend decried investigations of him.

Cervical cancer, which is largely preventable, and if caught early, highly treatable, has an outsized impact on Black women's mortality, a January study finds.

Cervical cancer is highly treatable and preventable, but Black women are at a disproportionately high risk of dying from it.

A federal judge in Texas has blocked President Biden's vaccine mandate for federal workers nationwide. The requirement had been in place since November.