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The recommendations from the New Democrat Coalition go beyond what the White House has been willing to embrace so far to combat inflation.

The fox had to be euthanized to be tested for the disease.

WASHINGTON — A female red fox captured on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday was euthanized and has tested positive for rabies, a spokesperson for the Humane Rescue Alliance said Wednesday. The D.C. public health lab “has confirmed the fox tested positive for the rabies virus,” spokesperson Sam Miller told The Washington Post. A mother red fox captured Tuesday on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol has been euthanized and has tested positive for rabies, said a spokeswoman for the Humane Rescue Alliance. >> Red fox captured after attacks reported on US Capitol groundsBera, D-California, said the adult fox bit him on Monday as he was walking outside the Capitol. Approximately 120,000 animals annually in the U.S. are tested for rabies and about 6% are found to be rabid, the Post reported.

A congressman and a reporter are among those who said they were bitten while walking on Capitol grounds.

Capitol Fox Encounters In his image provided by U.S. Capitol Police, a fox looks out from a cage after being captured on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in Washington. (U.S. Capitol Police via AP) (Uncredited)WASHINGTON — (AP) — Capitol Hill has a fox problem. A bystander yelled to alert others and the fox fled as U.S. Capitol Police officers ran up on the scene. But the House Sergeant at Arms was serious when telling lawmakers and their staffs Tuesday afternoon that there had been multiple recent fox encounters and that the animals should not be approached. The warning noted that there are possibly several fox dens on the Capitol grounds and that animal control personnel would be seeking to trap and locate any that they find.

WASHINGTON — (AP) — Capitol Hill has a fox problem. Rep. Ami Bera, D-Calif., learned firsthand Monday evening while walking to the Capitol for votes. A bystander yelled to alert others and the fox fled as U.S. Capitol Police officers ran up on the scene. “I would say it's the most unusual day on the Hill in 10 years," Bera said of his experience. Of course, there were many joking references to Fox News at the Capitol on Tuesday.

Capitol Hill has a fox problem.

President Joe Biden is hoping to use his upcoming State of the Union address as a chance to nudge the pandemic into the nation’s rear-view mirror.

The party's House majority will be as meager as 222-213 next year, the tightest partisan gap in two decades. Maloney worked on Bill Clinton’s successful 1992 presidential campaign and joined the White House after Clinton's 1996 reelection. “Those of us in the LGBT community have seen the system work, and it has worked because we worked,” Maloney said. In 2018 he sought the House campaign committee chairmanship but withdrew when he was hospitalized for an infection. Farrell runs a consulting firm that he says was blacklisted by the campaign committee under Bustos after it helped candidates challenging Democratic incumbents.

WASHINGTON – Their majority shrunk, House Democrats cast blame Thursday on their election message, ground game and leadership under Speaker Nancy Pelosi's team after expectations for big wins came crashing down by a stark reversal in Trump country. Other Democrats argued it was always going to be difficult to defend the House majority. “With President Trump on the ballot, it just drove enormous turnout that was almost impossible to surmount” in some areas, she said. But they also need to learn how to win back the Trump voters they have lost. “Because we certainly saw a lot of Trump voters show up.”__Associated Press writers Alan Fram, Andrew Taylor and Mary Clare Jalonick contributed to this report.

WASHINGTON – Their majority shrunk, House Democrats cast blame Thursday on their election message, ground game and leadership under Speaker Nancy Pelosi's team after expectations for big wins came crashing down by a stark reversal in Trump country. Other Democrats argued it was always going to be difficult to defend the House majority. “With President Trump on the ballot, it just drove enormous turnout that was almost impossible to surmount” in some areas, she said. But they also need to learn how to win back the Trump voters they have lost. “Because we certainly saw a lot of Trump voters show up.”__Associated Press writers Alan Fram, Andrew Taylor and Mary Clare Jalonick contributed to this report.

NEW YORK – President Donald Trump is escalating his promise for a coronavirus vaccine before Election Day. But across America, Democrats, independents and even some Republicans do not trust his administration to produce a safe and effective vaccine on such an aggressive timeline. Such hesitancy threatens to exacerbate the public health risk for millions of Americans whenever a vaccine is released. Jay Inslee demonstrated the Democrats' balancing act on Friday when asked whether he would be willing to take a vaccine released by the administration before the election. Don’t trust the politicians."

But some challengers lost, and their overall wins were a modest number compared with the 535 House and Senate members. Kessler wasn't impressed with the three progressive challengers who defeated Democratic incumbents, either. Other high-profile progressive hopefuls lost Senate Democratic primaries in Colorado, Maine and Texas, and House contests in states including Georgia, New York and Ohio. Jamaal Bowman, a Black educator raised by a single mom, defeated House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel of the Bronx and Westchester, New York. They're an effective and well-funded operation now," said Sean McElwee, who does polling and research for progressive Democrats.

WASHINGTON The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will not work with an international cooperative effort to develop and distribute a COVID-19 vaccine because it does not want to be constrained by multilateral groups like the World Health Organization. More than 150 countries are setting up the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access Facility, or COVAX. "Not only does this move put the lives of millions around the world at risk, it could completely isolate Americans from an effective vaccine against COVID-19, Hart said. A handful of the dozens of experimental COVID-19 vaccines in human testing have reached the last and biggest hurdle looking for the needed proof that they really work. AstraZeneca announced Monday its vaccine candidate has entered the final testing stage in the U.S.

Throughout January, the World Health Organization publicly praised China for what it called a speedy response to the new coronavirus. Politicians said the report raised key questions, and public health experts said it shed light on a story that has become highly politicized. I think there are many questions that need to be asked about the World Health Organization, about China and other countries behaviors through this, Trudeau said. In one internal meeting, the WHO's top China representative acknowledged the country was only providing outbreak information with the U.N. health agency about 15 minutes before it appeared on state-owned China Central Television. Several British Conservative politicians known for their hawkish views on China also cited the AP story.

Mario Tama | Getty ImagesU.S. travel restrictions implemented in recent days to keep a fast-moving virus that has crippled much of China from spreading across America won't work, a top epidemiologist told U.S. lawmakers Wednesday. Other witnesses included Jennifer Bouey, senior policy researcher at the Rand Corporation, and Ron Klain, former White House Ebola response coordinator. Rep. Ami Bera, D-Calif., chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation, announced the hearing last week. "I look forward to hearing from our expert witnesses on ways in which we can plan and respond to this virus. Congress needs to ensure the administration has the tools it needs to respond to and limit the outbreak."

Congressman Ami Bera, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation, announced the hearing last week. "I look forward to hearing from our expert witnesses on ways in which we can plan and respond to this virus. Congress needs to ensure the administration has the tools it needs to respond to and limit the outbreak." Flights from mainland China are being funneled through 11 U.S. airports, officials said, where all passengers are being screened for symptoms. [To see the latest updates on the coronavirus, visit CNBC's live updates here.]