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This 2020 electron microscope image made available by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases shows a Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 particle isolated from a patient, in a laboratory in Fort Detrick, Md. The coronavirus mutant widely known as stealth omicron is now causing more than a third of new omicron cases around the world. But scientists still don’t know how it could affect the future of the pandemic. (NIAID/NIH via AP, File)

Answers prove elusive as scientists weigh lab leak or animal source for COVID

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Rioters supporting President Donald Trump try to break through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington, on Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ** FILE **

FBI and Homeland Security ignored ‘massive amount’ of intelligence before Jan. 6, Senate report says

By Mary Clare Jalonick - Associated Press

In this Thursday, June 21, 2018, file photo, Ever Castillo (left) and his family, immigrants from Honduras, are escorted back across the border by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents in Hildalgo, Texas. The U.S. Justice Department is in talks to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to each child and parent who was separated under a Trump-era practice of splitting families at the border. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) ** FILE **

Democrats block GOP attempt to derail Biden’s $450,000 payments to illegal immigrants

By Kerry Picket and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

This May 4, 2021, file photo shows a sign outside the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice building in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) **FILE**

‘Vast majority’ of federal agencies’ information security programs are ineffective: Senate report

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

In this May 20, 2020, file photo, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., speaks during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. Johnson said Monday, Aug. 10, that he has subpoenaed the FBI to produce documents to his committee related to the Trump-Russia investigation. Johnson also defended a separate investigation he is leading into Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and Ukraine. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Ron Johnson, Gary Peters call each other liars over Russia disinformation

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Republican U.S. Senate candidate John James, left, greets supporters in Farmington Hills, Mich., Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) ** FILE **

John James concedes to Gary Peters in Michigan Senate race

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., addresses the media, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Rochester, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

‘Congratulations’: James concedes US Senate race to Peters

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

Lisa McClain, a President Trump supporter, walks near the Capitol building in Lansing, Mich., Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. Michigan's elections board is meeting to certify the state's presidential election results. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Michigan certifies Biden win, Trump challenge thwarted again

By DAVID EGGERT and JOHN FLESHER - Associated Press

Republican U.S. Senate candidate John James, left, greets supporters in Farmington Hills, Mich., Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) ** FILE **

John James, GOP challenger, calls for ‘investigation’ in Michigan Senate race

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Republican Senate candidate Sen. Mitch McConnell, second from right, and his wife, Elaine Chao, right, look on as aides show him the election results in Louisville, Ky., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Democrats’ Senate drive halted by GOP; key races undecided

By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., speaks during an event for Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden at Michigan State Fairgrounds in Novi, Mich., Friday, Oct. 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Peters, James make final cases in Michigan’s Senate race

By David Eggert - Associated Press

Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., speaks during an event for Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden at Michigan State Fairgrounds in Novi, Mich., Friday, Oct. 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama boosts Peters’ reelection bid in Michigan Senate ad

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

In this Monday, June 22, 2020, file photo, Republican U.S. Senate candidate John James speaks at Weir Farms in Hanover Township, Mich. First-term Democratic Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan is trying to hang onto his seat. The low-key, understated, maybe even “boring” senator is betting voters care more about his effectiveness as he desperately fights to keep a seat his party is counting on to take the Senate majority. Peters is finding it tougher to shake Republican John James. Michigan has something it has not seen in 20 years: a competitive Senate contest. (AP Photo/David Eggert, File) **FILE**

John James takes on Biden: ‘You’re only where you are because you were Obama’s vice president’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., speaks during an event for Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden at Michigan State Fairgrounds in Novi, Mich., Friday, Oct. 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Low-key Democrat tries to hang onto Senate seat in Michigan

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

In this Sept. 6, 2020, file photo, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee ranking member Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., speaks on Capitol Hill, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta File)

GOP super PAC mounts new $9 million ad push to oust Michigan Sen. Gary Peters

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

FILE - In this combination of 2018 and 2019 file photos are, from left, Democratic U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., and Republican U.S. Senate candidate John James. Money is abundant in Michigan's competitive U.S. Senate race between Peters and James. A campaign-finance expert projects spending will top a staggering $100 million by Election Day. (AP Photos, File)

Michigan’s Peters raises $14M in 3 months for Senate race

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

In this Sept. 6, 2020, file photo, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee ranking member Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., speaks on Capitol Hill, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta File)

Sen. Peters: Election should decide Supreme Court vacancy

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, June 22, 2020, file photo, Republican U.S. Senate candidate John James speaks at Weir Farms in Hanover Township, Mich. U.S. Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan, one of two Democratic senators up for re-election in a state won by President Donald Trump, raised $5.2 million over three months in his campaign for reelection — his largest quarterly haul — leaving him with more than $12 million with four months until Election Day. He is facing a challenge from Republican businessman and Army veteran John James, who has outraised the incumbent since entering the race more than a year ago. (AP Photo/David Eggert, FIie)

James raises $6.4M, Peters $5.2M in Michigan’s Senate race

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

Republican U.S. Senate candidate John James speaks on Monday, June 22, 2020, at Weir Farms in Hanover Township, Mich. He resumed in-person campaign events after months of sticking with virtual events. (AP Photo/David Eggert)

James stops at farm to resume in-person campaign for Senate

By DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

People pass by the CPAC sign during Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2020, at the National Harbor, in Oxon Hill, Md., Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) **FILE**

John James, GOP U.S. Senate candidate in Michigan: This election ‘is not about beating Bernie’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times