In a statement after the Senate passed the roughly $700 billion bill, the president said "doing the important thing almost always" requires compromises.

The president's symptoms now include a sore throat and body aches, Dr. Kevin O'Connor said. Biden is likely infected with the BA.5 subvariant of omicron.

Panel Vice Chair Liz Cheney said the witness has yet to appear in the hearings and didn't take the call from the former president but alerted their lawyer, who told the committee.

"Congress needs to have the courage to act and renew the assault weapons ban," Harris told a teachers convention in Chicago before visiting the shooting scene at nearby Highland Park.

Testimony in the Jan. 6 hearings so far has shown Cipollone present at key points in the leadup to Jan. 6 and on the day of the attack. He figured heavily in Tuesday's testimony of Cassidy Hutchinson.

In an interview with NPR White House correspondent Asma Khalid, the vice president also called on Congress to codify abortion rights.

Former Mark Meadows aide Cassidy Hutchinson recalls exchange between her boss and White House Counsel Pat Cipollone, who warned "Somebody is going to die and this is going to be on your effing hands."

The first major gun legislation in nearly three decades would incentivize states to pass red flag laws and expand background checks for 18- to 21-year-olds, among other measures.

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot is extending the timetable for its public hearings into July.

Ginni Thomas said she would "look forward" to talking to the committee after reports surfaced that she communicated with a lawyer who pressured Mike Pence to reject the election results.

An armed man arrested near Kavanaugh's home was charged with "attempts to kidnap or murder, or threatens to assault, kidnap or murder" the justice, according to a charging document in the case.

In the state's 2nd Congressional District, redistricting placed two incumbent Republican congressmen in a primary battle.

The amount is more than double the $14 billion in support authorized so far to respond to the Russian invasion, a senior administration officials told reporters Thursday.

Speaking about easing restrictions on higher-ethanol gasoline amid spiking fuel costs, Biden said prices shouldn't "hinge on whether a dictator declares war and commits genocide a half a world away."

The U.S. joined the European Union and Group of Seven nations in enacting new sanctions on Russia in response to the civilian toll reported in Bucha and elsewhere in Ukraine in recent days.

President Biden defended controversial remarks in which he appeared to call for regime change in Russia. "I was expressing the moral outrage that I feel, and I make no apologies for it," he said.

It alleges that Trump, as a result of defendants' actions, has sustained losses of at least $24 million "and continuing to accrue, as well as the loss of existing and future business opportunities."

Western allies would respond if Russia uses chemical weapons against Ukraine, President Biden said after an emergency meeting with NATO allies. "It would trigger a response in-kind," he said.

The group discussed ways to "mitigate price increases on American consumers" caused by the war and the need to address disruptions to energy and agricultural markets, the White House said.

On Monday, the Senate Judiciary Committee kicks off four days of hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to the Supreme Court.