Alana Wise
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The new chief, Tom Manger, said the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection should not define the department and that necessary changes to its procedures have been made in the months since.
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While the push to vaccinate and protect people from severe illness continues, the White House and Congress are seeing mild cases among vaccinated people.
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The list of five Republicans includes three lawmakers who voted against certifying the election results after the attack.
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The academic games were canceled last year, but the mental sport is back. First lady Jill Biden is attending the finals Thursday night in Orlando, Fla.
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The RNC said one of its contractors was targeted but that no data was accessed. The attempt may be the second Russian attack on U.S. entities in recent days.
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Attorney General Merrick Garland cited the impact of federal executions on inmates of color and the recent exonerations of people on death row. The department will its review policies and procedures.
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President Biden met with Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and pledged more help with the Surfside condo disaster. DeSantis said the federal-state coordination has gone well.
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Rumsfeld, a longtime military thinker and Washington powerbroker, served twice as secretary of defense. He was 88.
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The shooting at the gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., in June 2016 killed 49 people and wounded 53 more. Biden's signature enshrines a monument to those killed.
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Despite the agreement, the lawmakers said "there is still more work to be done on the final bill."