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WASHINGTON - A Senate staffer was brutally stabbed in Northeast over the weekend, according to a statement released by the congressman. Senator Rand Paul issued a statement Monday regarding the incident. "This past weekend a member of my staff was brutally attacked in broad daylight in Washington, D.C. I ask you to join Kelley and me in praying for a speedy and complete recovery, and thanking the first responders, hospital staff, and police for their diligent actions," the statement reads.

the Supreme Court can do to "adhere to the highest standards" of ethical conduct, an acknowledgment that recent reporting about the justices' ethical missteps is having an effect on public perception of the court.Speaking at a law dinner Tuesday where he was honored with an award, Roberts provided no specifics but said the justices "are continuing to look at the things we can do to give practical effect to that commitment."He said he is "confident there are ways to do that consistent with our status as an independent branch of government and the Constitution’s separation of powers."The court has resisted adopting an ethics code of its own, and Roberts has raised questions about whether Congress could impose a code of conduct on the court.All nine justices recently signed a statement of ethics that Roberts provided to the Senate Judiciary Committee. His remarks Tuesday suggested he knows that statement is not enough to quiet critics.Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts attends President Joe Bidens State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the U.S.

WASHINGTON - Debt limit talks came to an abrupt standstill Friday after Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said it's time to "pause" negotiations, and a White House official acknowledged there are "real differences" that are making talks difficult.McCarthy said resolution to the standoff is "easy," if only President Joe Biden would agree to some spending cuts Republicans are demanding. It is unclear when negotiations would resume."We’ve got to get movement by the White House and we don’t have any movement yet," McCarthy, R-Calif., told reporters at the Capitol.

FILE - Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., is seen outside a House Republican Conference meeting in the U.S.

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio - Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited East Palestine, Ohio, on Thursday to tour the site where a train wrecked nearly three weeks ago as the government faces growing criticism over the federal response to the derailment.The National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report Thursday on the derailment. NTSB officials have scheduled a news conference at 1 p.m.

UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 24: Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Lt.

FILE - Sarah Huckabee Sanders, former Trump White House press secretary, addresses the America First Policy Institute's America First Agenda Summit at the Marriott Marquis on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, who is running for governor in Arkansas, underwent surgery Friday for thyroid cancer.Sanders announced she underwent the surgery after a biopsy earlier this month revealed that she had thyroid cancer.

Steve Bannon is seen after being found guilty on contempt of Congress outside the E. Barrett Prettyman Courthouse on Friday, July 22, 2022.

UNITED STATES - AUGUST 19: The sun shines off One Liberty Place in Philadelphia, Pa., on Friday, August 19, 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - The City of Brotherly Love may not be so loving to others, according to a study conducted by Preply. "For those who travel often, experiencing cultural mismatches can be common," the language learning website said.

FILE - Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., questions Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen during the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing titled The Financial Stability Oversight Council Annual Report to Congress, in Dirksen Senate Offic (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images/POOL)ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen won the Democratic nomination for a second term on Tuesday, while both parties closely watched the highly competitive primaries to replace term-limited Republican Gov.

FILE - Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is seen in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, May 25, 2022.

FILE - Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Lt. Gov.

Kathy Barnette (R), John Fetterman (D), and Dr. Mehmet Oz (R) are vying to fill a U.S. Senate seat that will soon be vacated by GOP Sen.

Dr. Mehmet Oz, Kathy Barnette, and Dave McCormick are all vying to fill a U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania, replacing fellow Republican Pat Toomey.

recession is on the horizon in the U.S. as the Federal Reserve makes an aggressive pivot to cool the hottest inflation in four decades, according to economists at Deutsche Bank. "We no longer see the Fed achieving a soft landing," Deutsche Bank economists led by Matthew Luzzetti said in the analyst note.

FILE-Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., Sens. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., left, and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., conduct a news conference after a Senate luncheon at the U.S.

FILE - Empty roadway in the U.S., on Friday, June 19, 2020. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)A locked-down pandemic-struck world cut its carbon dioxide emissions this year by 7%, the biggest drop ever, new preliminary figures show.The Global Carbon Project, an authoritative group of dozens of international scientists who track emissions, calculated that the world will have put 37 billion U.S.

FILE - 20,000 American Flags appear at the COVID Memorial Project's interfaith memorial service to honor the 200,000 people who died due to coronavirus on the National Mall on Tuesday, September 22, 2020. ( Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)The nearly 1 million people around the world who have lost their lives to COVID-19 have left us a gift: Through desperate efforts to save their lives, scientists now better understand how to treat and prevent the disease — and millions of others may survive.Ming Wang, 71, and his wife were on a cruise from Australia, taking a break after decades of running the family’s Chinese restaurant in Papillion, Nebraska, when he was infected.

Nicola McLean has left fans drooling with her latest social media post.

Liverpool fans are desperate for their club to be in the mix when it comes time for Kylian Mbappe to leave Paris St-Germain.