Facing Backlash, Republicans Confront Trump’s Effect on Their Party
In encounters with their constituents this week, Republican lawmakers have grappled with the consequences of their yearslong alliance with President Trump: an angry, misinformed base.
Trump’s Suspended Twitter, Hawley’s Canceled Book and the First Amendment
There are reasons to question the wisdom of recent actions by Twitter in barring President Trump from its site and Simon & Schuster in canceling the publication of Senator Josh Hawley’s book. But the First Amendment is on their side.
Pressure Grows for States to Open Vaccines to More Groups of People
Some states are already expanding eligibility to people 65 and over, even though millions of people the C.D.C. recommends go first — health care workers and nursing home residents — have yet to get shots.
‘Our New York Moment’: Southern California Reels as Virus Surges
In the coming days, Los Angeles County will reach a level where one in 10 residents has tested positive for the coronavirus.
In Michigan, a Dress Rehearsal for the Chaos at the Capitol on Wednesday
In April, armed protesters crowded into the State Capitol in Michigan. Frightened lawmakers saw echoes of that day in Wednesday’s deadly riot at the Capitol in Washington.
Confederate Battle Flag an Unnerving Sight in Capitol
It was “outrageous” to see a man carry the flag inside the Capitol, something not even Confederate soldiers were able to do during the Civil War, historians said.
The G.O.P.’s New Distancing Policy
After years of excusing or ignoring President Trump’s most inflammatory rhetoric, many Republicans are backing away at the last minute.
Racial Double Standard of Capitol Police Draws Outcry
Black Lives Matter activists said the tepid response from law enforcement officers to mostly white protesters stood in stark contrast to the aggressive tactics they have endured for years.
Covid Deaths Lowered in Trial of Tocilizumab and Sarilumab
The big dip in mortality shown in the trial of about 800 patients has caught some experts by surprise because previous studies of the drugs showed little benefit.
One 18-Hour Flight, Four Coronavirus Infections
An outbreak aboard a September flight from Dubai to New Zealand offers researchers, and airlines, an opportunity to study in-transit contagion.
The Sperm Kings Have a Problem: Too Much Demand
Many people want a pandemic baby, but some sperm banks are running low. So women are joining unregulated Facebook groups to find willing donors, no middleman required.
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