23 Candidates Are on Ballot for Open Texas Congressional Seat
The front-runner in Saturday’s election is Susan Wright, who has been endorsed by Donald J. Trump and is the widow of Representative Ron Wright, who died of Covid-19 in February.
Pandemic Inspector General Warns of Oversight Breakdown
An internal dispute at the Treasury Department shows the challenge of tracking trillions of dollars of economic relief money.
Blinken Will Visit Ukraine in Show of Support Against Russia
The secretary of state will first meet with British officials and other American allies in London.
The U.S. will start restricting travel from India on Tuesday, the White House says.
“The policy will be implemented in light of extraordinarily high Covid-19 caseloads and multiple variants circulating in India,” said Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, who noted the move was done on the advice of the Centers for Disease Contr…
100 Million in U.S. Now Fully Vaccinated, but Resistance Remains
The milestone represents almost 40 percent of the nation’s adults, but the Biden administration is starting a critical stage of its vaccination campaign that requires more attention to local, personalized efforts.
Three Colorado Officers Resign After Arrest of Woman With Dementia
Body-camera footage of the arrest of Karen Garner has drawn widespread outrage, as has another video that showed officers laughing at the footage.
U.S. Shows Progress in Moving Migrant Children From Border Jails
New government statistics show a backlog of migrant children being held at Border Patrol facilities contrary to law has greatly diminished.
Manchin says he won’t support a D.C. statehood bill.
Senator Joe Manchin III, Democrat of West Virginia, told local news reporters that he believed making Washington, D.C., a state would require a constitutional amendment.
To Promote His Infrastructure Plan, Biden Revisits ‘Amtrak Joe’ Days
Mr. Biden’s visit to a Philadelphia Amtrak station is a message that his agenda includes plenty of money for traditional projects like railroads, bridges and tunnels.
Police Find More Than 90 People Crammed Into a Houston Home
Houston police officers found more than 90 people — some showing symptoms of Covid-19 — “all huddled together” on Friday in what they believe may be a case of human smuggling.
With Florida Bill, Republicans Continue Unrelenting Push to Restrict Voting
Republican lawmakers are marching ahead to overhaul voting systems in states where they control the government, frustrating Democrats and even some G.O.P. election officials. Next up: Texas.
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