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South Dakota Sen. John Thune, the No. 2 Republican in the Senate, announced Saturday he is running for re-election in 2022.

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas said at a Senate committee meeting on Wednesday that the next day was the “anniversary of a violent terrorist attack on the Capitol.”

On Wednesday, Sen. Ted Cruz told the truth about what happened at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, calling it “a violent terrorist attack on the Capitol, where we saw the men and women of law enforcement demonstrate incredible courage.”

New government data that tracks job growth is out, and it is disappointing — just 199,000 jobs were added to the US economy in December, according to a survey published by the Labor Department.

The Biden administration is still weighing exactly how it would penalize Russia if the country invades Ukraine, as US diplomats are just days away from high-stakes meetings with Kremlin officials.

President Joe Biden on Friday touted the unemployment rate dropping to 3.9% in December and credited his economic agenda with getting America “back on its feet,” despite Friday’s job report showing the US economy added fewer jobs than expected last month.

Republicans are growing bullish that Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson will launch his reelection campaign in 2022, setting the stage for a bruising race that could determine control of the Senate and whether former President Donald Trump will continue to have one of his staunchest allies in the chamber.

Dr. Rochelle Walensky assumed her new role as the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last January with a vow to restore trust in the agency. But last fall, several months into the job and after a series of messaging missteps, Walensky sought out media training.

The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals is holding a hearing Friday on what should come next in abortion clinics’ federal lawsuit challenging Texas’ six-week abortion ban — a lawsuit that the Supreme Court kept narrowly alive in a decision handed down last month.

The Supreme Court on Friday will take up challenges to President Joe Biden’s most aggressive attempts so far to combat the spread of Covid-19 — vaccine or testing requirements for large businesses and many health care workers — as the number of infections soar and 40 million adults in the US are still declining to get vaccinated.