Biden Administration May Appeal Mask Mandate Ruling
If the C.D.C. decides there is a public health basis for trying to reinstate and extend the mask mandate, the Justice Department will swiftly file an appeal. Send any friend…
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Fearing a Trump Repeat, Jan. 6 Panel Considers Changes to Insurrection Act
The 1807 law allows a president to deploy American troops inside the country to put down a rebellion. Lawmakers fear it could be abused by a future president trying to…
Biden Administration Says It May Appeal Public Transportation Mask Mandate Ruling
The Department of Justice in Washington. WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced on Tuesday that it intends to appeal a Florida judge’s ruling that struck down a federal mask requirement…
Biden Says It’s ‘Up to Them’ Whether Americans Want to Wear Masks
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta on Tuesday. The White House is encouraging Americans to continue to wear masks on public transportation. WASHINGTON — President Biden said on Tuesday that Americans…
Democratic Dollars Flow Once Again to Likely Lost Causes
New fund-raising figures show emerging Democratic stars like Marcus Flowers in Georgia and Gary Chambers Jr. in Louisiana, with no clear path to victory. Send any friend a story As…
Moderna Says Trial Suggests Redesigned Vaccines Protect Against Variants
Researchers combined Moderna’s existing vaccine with one designed to attack the Beta variant, and found it provided a stronger defense against several variants. A mobile vaccination team administering Moderna coronavirus…
Effort to Remove Marjorie Taylor Greene From Ballot Can Proceed, Judge Says
The case that Ms. Greene unsuccessfully sought to have dismissed mirrors efforts against other Republicans centered on the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Send any friend a story…
David Price Sees Echoes of 1994 Republican Revolution in 2022 Midterms
David Price sees echoes of the 1994 Republican Revolution in the 2022 midterms — and Republicans undoing the progress on voting rights that he witnessed as an aide in the…
Calls for Covid funding are renewed as doses near expiration.
A tense battle may soon resume over the stalled $10 billion pandemic aid package that senators failed to pass earlier this month. Send any friend a story As a subscriber,…
Federal Judge Strikes Down the Mask Mandate on Planes and Public Transit
The Transportation Security Administration would no longer enforce the rule, a Biden administration official said. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have