President Biden spoke with reporters on Thursday, and confirmed he would release an intelligence report on the origins of the coronavirus pandemic.

Members of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority and the mayor of San Jose, Calif., held a news conference Thursday to honor the victims of Wednesday's mass shooting at a rail yard.

Republican senators outlined a $928 billion infrastructure proposal to counter President Biden's plan. Their plan involves unused coronavirus aid, and focuses on rebuilding roads and bridges.

Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen said on Thursday that while economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic has shown significant progress thanks to the American Rescue Plan, more economic assistance is still needed.

The family of Brian Sicknick, an officer who died after clashing with rioters at the Capitol on Jan. 6, plan to meet with Republican senators on Thursday in order to garner their support for an independent commission to investigate the Capitol attack.

Tens of thousands of people tried to escape the major city in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, after authorities issued an evacuation order warning that Mount Nyiragongo could erupt again.

The Biden administration announced that it has called on intelligence agencies to redouble their efforts to investigate the origins of the coronavirus pandemic in China as a way to prevent future pandemics.

David Chipman, President Biden's nominee to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, announced his support for a proposed ban on AR-15-style rifles during his Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday.

Executives of major banks testified to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs with an emphasis on financial instability and inequality during the coronavirus pandemic.

A firefighting helicopter crashed near a Florida airport on Tuesday night killing four.