Dr. Anthony Fauci on Monday blasted his critics in Congress and elsewhere, rejecting claims he downplayed a lab leak for the origins of the coronavirus, distancing himself from a senior health adviser and saying he left the country well-positioned to combat the pandemic.

President Biden congratulated Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday for making history as the first woman to be elected as president of Mexico.

Longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee announced that she has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and is undergoing treatment.