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California Reopens, an Important Sign of Covid Recovery

Most Covid restrictions ended in California on Tuesday, later than many other states, to the relief of some residents and the frus...

Republicans Call Biden 'Soft' on Russia, Leaving Out Tr...

Some of President Biden’s most prominent critics neglect to mention their backing of President Donald J. Trump as he spent four ye...

Coming Soon: $300 Checks for Parents

An expanded Child Tax Credit will be distributed as monthly checks that will start reaching households in July and last through th...

White House Unveils Strategy to Combat Domestic Extremi...

The plan highlights a shift in the U.S. approach to counterterrorism, which for decades focused on fighting foreign terrorists.

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

Reopening day in California.

U.S. Nears 600,000 Virus Deaths Despite Progress From V...

Daily deaths have dropped considerably since their January peak, with about 44 percent of the population now fully vaccinated.

5 Police Officers Are Fired After a Man in Custody Hang...

Three of the officers in Savannah, Ga., mocked the death of William Harvey in a group text message exchange, in which an inappropr...

Trump Pressed Rosen to Wield Justice Dept. to Back 2020...

The former president began pressuring his incoming acting attorney general even before announcing that his predecessor was steppin...

Southern Baptist Convention Elects Ed Litton as New Pre...

Ed Litton, a moderate pastor from Alabama, won a high-stakes presidential election with the potential to reshape the future of the...

Texas Democrats to Make Their Case on Voting Rights Bil...

Senator Joe Manchin III is the only Democrat in the Senate who has refused to sign on to the For the People Act.

Biden to Nominate 5 More Judges

Trying to set a fast pace, the White House will submit five more candidates for the federal bench.

Biden's Pause of Wall Construction Is Legal, Watchdog F...

The finding dismissed 40 Republican senators’ argument that President Biden’s decision was no different from President Trump’s cho...

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