A top Washington lobbyist who is closely allied with President Donald Trump testified in federal court that he immediately cut ties with former Congressman David Rivera when he learned in 2020 that Venezuela's government had awarded the Miami Republican a $50 million contract, shattering his belief that they were both working to hasten Nicolas Maduro 's downfall.

The federal government's disease-tracking agency has paused its diagnostic testing for rabies, monkeypox and a number of other infectious diseases.