The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday strengthened its previous recommendation for booster shots, saying that everyone 18 and older “should” receive a booster dose. Why it matters: Last month, CDC director Rochelle Walensky accepted a key advisory committee’s recommendation that adults “may” get the shot. The

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Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) announced Monday he will run for governor of New York in 2022. Why it matters via Axios’ Alayna Treene: Suozzi’s announcement makes him the 18th House Democrat to announce he will not seek re-election. It comes as Democrats are increasingly concerned about their prospects of keeping

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A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked an order requiring all California prison workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine or have a religious or medical exemption. Driving the news: The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday approved a request for a stay of the order pending appeal. The

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Direct cash giving — channeling donations to charities that dispense money, rather than goods or services — is emerging as the gold standard in anti-poverty philanthropy. Why it matters: Giving Tuesday is this week, and the money donated that day can do the most good when it goes as directly

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As supply-chain kinks drive up prices and disrupt holiday shopping, Democrats are scrambling to show action and deflect blame. Why it matters: With their party controlling both the White House and Capitol, vulnerable Democrats worry supply-chain snafus will hurt them in next year’s midterms. What’s happening: Voters are quick to

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National Institutes of Health director Francis Collins on Sunday said that while much is still unknown about the Omicron coronavirus variant, “there’s no reason to panic” yet but more data is needed. Why it matters: Collins’ remarks on CNN’s “State of the Union” come amid a broader discussion of how

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Josephine Baker, the late American-born singer and entertainer who fought with the French Resistance during World War II, will receive one of France’s highest civilian honors on Nov. 30 as the first Black woman to be buried in Paris’ Pantheon. Why it matters: Activists are using her reinterment to raise

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Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) apologized Friday for suggesting in a video that emerged this week that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) was mistaken for a terrorist while riding in an elevator in the U.S. Capitol. Driving the news: Omar responded to the video when it first emerged, writing on Twitter: “Anti-Muslim

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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday declared a state of emergency amid rising COVID-19 cases and the newly-identified Omicron variant of the virus. Driving the news: The declaration enables the state to acquire supplies to fight a potential surge in cases, increase hospital capacity and combat potential staff shortages,

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Bob Woodward and Robert Costa issued a rebuttal on Friday to a statement by former President Donald Trump that misrepresented their reporting — and once again showed the 45th president’s thin skin about mainstream media. Driving the news: “Former President Trump said … our book, ‘Peril,’ implied that he was

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