Coronavirus in California: State Could Take ‘Drastic Action’
Tuesday: State projections showed that intensive care units could be full by the middle of December. Also: What’s at stake in the Senate pick.
Major Winter Storm Brings Snow, Heavy Rain and Wind to East Coast
Forecasters are watching “a strong storm system” that will cover a long swath of the East Coast, from Georgia to New England.
Weeks Late, Biden Gets His Briefings
Planning for a Covid-era inauguration intensifies: This is your morning tip sheet.
Black Teenager Is Fatally Shot in Argument Over Music, Police Say
The authorities in Ashland, Ore., said they were investigating whether the killing of Aiden Ellison after a confrontation in a hotel parking lot had been “driven by race.”
Biden Faces a Balancing Act in Choosing Top Aides With Business Ties
Jeffrey Zients, a candidate to lead the administration’s coronavirus response team, is arousing resistance from some progressive Democrats.
He Was a Stick, She Was a Leaf; Together They Made History
A surprise clutch of eggs has solved a century-old leaf insect mystery.
Prisons Are Covid-19 Hotbeds. When Should Inmates Get the Vaccine?
Federal officials have suggested that corrections staff receive high priority for a coronavirus vaccine, but not the millions of vulnerable inmates held in U.S. facilities.
Trump Raises $170 Million as He Denies His Loss and Eyes the Future
The president’s campaign has ratcheted up its appeals for cash, but the first 75 percent of every contribution is going to a new political action committee that could fund his next political move.
Navy Won’t Repair Fire-Damaged Warship, Saying It Would Cost Billions
The U.S.S. Bonhomme Richard will instead be decommissioned and some of its spare parts will be used in other naval vessels, officials said.
Scott Atlas, a Trump Coronavirus Adviser, Resigns
Dr. Atlas joined the White House in August as a special government employee for a limited term, prompting clashes with government scientists over his contentious theories.
For Manchin, a Divided Senate Is a ‘Golden Opportunity’ for Action
Frustrated by the dysfunction on Capitol Hill, Senator Joe Manchin III is eager to cut bipartisan deals and check what he views as progressive overreach in the Biden administration.
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