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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department declined on Tuesday to defend a congressional ally of former President Donald J. Trump in...

Mr. Long said he left the house “embarrassed and ashamed,” and intending to commit suicide.He bought a 9-millimeter handgun and...

How much did the pandemic affect students?The latest research is out, and the answer is clear: dramatically.In math and reading,...

LOS ANGELES — Ed Buck, a small-time Democratic donor and political activist, was convicted by a federal jury on Tuesday...

Both candidates supported the Republican-backed voter overhaul legislation in Texas, a measure that prompted Democrats to leave the state to...

Health care workers say that in their workplace, too, the resistance is surprisingly hardened. Dr. Frank Candela, a surgeon at...

Still, there is real-world evidence that mandates work.Dr. Offit said Mississippi, which has one of the nation’s lowest coronavirus vaccination...

Even in defeat, nothing sells in the Republican Party quite like Donald J. Trump.The Republican National Committee has been dangling...

The White House is masking up again, just over two months after President Biden and senior government officials shed their...

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is actively considering requiring all federal workers to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, a dramatic...