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Democrats Vow to Push Their Own Infrastructure Plan as ...

As progressives balked at an emerging bipartisan deal, top Democrats said they hoped to move forward in July with a budget maneuve...

This Is the Story of a Man Who Jumped Into Lake Michiga...

He started one Saturday as the pandemic was raging. Then he just kept going, never mind Chicago’s winter.

Two Black Students Won School Honors. Then Came the Cal...

After two white families claimed a grade calculation error, a Mississippi school added their children as co-valedictorian and co-s...

‘Take the Ship’: Conservatives Aim to Commandeer Southe...

The insurgents, some adopting a pirate motif, believe that the denomination has drifted too far to the left on issues of race, gen...

What We Learned About Amazon's Warehouse Workers

Outsiders see a business success story for the ages. Many insiders see an employment system under strain.

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...

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