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Students ask Supreme Court to block college vaccine mandate

By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press

It's the first time the high court has been asked to weigh in on a vaccine mandate and comes as some corporations, states and cities are also weighing vaccine requirements for workers or even to dine indoors.

WATCH: Pelosi praises July jobs report

By Associated Press

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is praising July's encouraging job report, crediting Democrats in the White House and Congress for building back the economy after losses due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

WATCH: Sen. Merkley and Texas House Democrats speak on 56th anniversary of Voting Rights Act

By Associated Press

Hours after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered a third attempt at passing a GOP voting bill by calling another special legislative session to begin this weekend, Texas Democrats who left the state weeks ago say they'll keep fighting to protect…

Gym owner pleads guilty to assaulting officer in Jan. 6 riot

By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

A New Jersey gym owner has become the first person to plead guilty to assaulting a law enforcement officer during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

WATCH: Jen Psaki holds White House news briefing

By Associated Press

Friday's jobs report showed that hiring was stronger than economists expected, with employers adding 943,000 workers to their payrolls. Average wages also jumped 4 percent in July from a year earlier.

California to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for health workers

By Adam Beam, Associated Press

The order, issued Thursday by the California Department of Public Health, is different when Governor Gavin Newsom announced health care workers would have the choice of either getting vaccinated or submitting to weekly testing.

Breaking down the infrastructure bill's impact on climate change

The current infrastructure bill includes $150 billion for clean energy and climate change protections. Tens of billions would also be utilized to fight extreme weather like drought, wildfire, flooding and erosion, with a host of smaller programs like low-emission busses,…

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WATCH: Biden and Harris meet Asian American civil rights leaders amid hate crime spike

By Associated Press

President Joe Biden pledged to continue working Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander civil rights leaders as he opened a White House meeting with them on Thursday.

WATCH: U.S. to probe Phoenix police over excessive force allegations

By Michael Balsamo, Bob Christie, Associated Press

Earlier this year, the Justice Department announced it was opening similar investigation into police forces in Minneapolis, after the death of George Floyd, and in Louisville, Kentucky, after the death of Breonna Taylor.

WATCH: Biden signs bill awarding medals to Jan. 6 first responders

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

President Joe Biden will pay tribute to law enforcement officers who responded to the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection when he signs legislation to award them Congressional Gold Medals for their service.