MOSCOW - The Republican-controlled House of Representatives has launched a probe into the origins of the coronavirus by requesting information from Biden administration officials, the Associated Press reported on Monday. According to the AP, the subcommittee on the coronavirus pandemic at the House Oversight Committee requested information from several people, including Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden's former chief medical adviser. The hypothesis that the virus leaked from a Chinese lab is currently being investigated. "This investigation must begin with where and how this virus came about so that we can attempt to predict, prepare or prevent it from happening again," the AP quoted Republican Brad Wenstrup, who chairs the virus subcommittee, as saying in a statement. The March 2021 joint report published by the WHO and China following an international mission to Wuhan noted that the most likely scenario of the emergence of COVID-19 is the transmission of the disease f
The United States Congress is officially a house divided with the two chambers controlled by rival parties. The split will significantly affect either party's ability to pass significant legislation through Congress, possibly resulting in two years of partisan deadlock that may remain unresolved until the next election cycle in 2024. Political polarization has become our new normal.  Yet, I believe there are some areas where Americans can and do stand united. One of those areas: supporting health care for our kids. 
Tensions in the Taiwan Strait remain high after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi paid an official visit to the island in August. Delegations sent to Taiwan by. 12.10.2022, Sputnik International