A debt default would be like a government shutdown on steroids. Democrats in the House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday evening that would suspend the federal government’s borrowing limit, which would avoid a potentially catastrophic...

The odds of a vaccinated person getting sick with COVID-19 have changed since the more transmissible Delta variant came to dominate the U.S. pandemic, but probably not as much as you think, David Leonhardt writes...

“This is not a ‘What happens in Texas stays in Texas’ situation,” said NARAL’s Kristin Ford. Texas’ six-week abortion ban is one of the most — if not the most — draconian and unprecedented anti-abortion bills...

New confirmed cases of COVID-19 and resulting hospitalizations are skyrocketing in Florida, and the mayor of Fort Lauderdale would like Governor Ron DeSantis to rethink some of the policies contributing to elevated transmission. “If there’s an...

A conservative radio host and vaccine skeptic, who said he wouldn’t get vaccinated because he had a “low risk” of getting COVID-19 and dying from it, has died after being hospitalized with the virus, his employer said. Phil...

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said unvaccinated African Americans — not lax coronavirus precautions in states like his — are responsible for the surge in Covid-19 cases in his state. "The Covid is spreading, particularly most of the...

Gov. Asa Hutchinson was not widely celebrated throughout 2020 for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Liberals embraced Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York, whose emotional daily briefings turned into a must-watch affair. The right’s...