Sen. Joe Manchin tests positive for COVID-19
CBSN
Washington — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said he tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, throwing a potential curveball in Democrats' legislative aspirations ahead of the August recess.
West Virginia's Manchin, 74, said he's experiencing "mild symptoms," and will work remotely as he follows Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines.
"This morning I tested positive for COVID-19," Manchin tweeted Monday morning. "I am fully vaccinated and boosted and am experiencing mild symptoms. I will isolate and follow CDC guidelines as I continue to work remotely to serve West Virginians."
Ashley White received her earliest combat action badge from the United States Army soon after the first lieutenant arrived in Afghanistan. The silver military award, recognizing soldiers who've been personally engaged by an attacker during conflict, was considered an achievement in and of itself as well as an affirming rite of passage for the newly deployed. White had earned it for using her own body to shield a group of civilian women and children from gunfire that broke out in the midst of her third mission in Kandahar province. All of them survived. She never mentioned the badge to anyone in her battalion.