Texas Democrats Stymie G.O.P. Voting Bill, for Now  —  Republicans hit a significant stumbling block in their push to enact some of the strictest voting laws in the nation.  But they could yet pass the measures through a special session of the Legislature.  —  Democrats in the Texas …

Trump's Ex-National Security Adviser Michael Flynn Calls For Myanmar-Type Coup In U.S.  —  “It should happen,” Flynn declared of the violent, deadly military coup at a wild QAnon conference in Dallas for “patriots.”  —  Avowed QAnon disciple and confessed felon retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn …

How Young G.O.P. Leaders Sold Out Their Generation  —  Ms. Alter is a senior correspondent at Time and the author of “The Ones We've Been Waiting For: How a New Generation of Leaders Will Transform America.”  —  Once upon a time, a shiny new trio of young conservatives — Ryan Costello …

China Says It Will Allow Couples to Have 3 Children, Up From 2  —  The move is the Communist Party's latest attempt to reverse declining birthrates and avert a population crisis, but experts say it is woefully inadequate.  —  China said on Monday that it would allow all married couples …

GOP extremism is poisoning the nation  —  More and more fights breaking out on airplanes.  Why?  The short answer is that wearing masks to protect against COVID-19 remains a politically divisive statement.  —  Nine killed by gunfire in another mass shooting.  —  Hateful attacks on Jews and Asians rising.

Israel's opposition has finally mustered a majority to dislodge Binyamin Netanyahu  —  NAFTALI BENNETT, the tech millionaire turned politician (pictured) who is poised to become Israel's next prime minister, began his political career in 2006 as chief of staff to Binyamin Netanyahu, then the leader of the opposition.

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice Is Personally Liable for $700 Million in Greensill Loans  —  His personal guarantee of the loans, which hasn't been reported, puts financial pressure on the popular Republican governor  —  West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is personally on the hook for nearly $700 million …

Turkish agents capture nephew of US-based cleric overseas  —  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish agents have captured a nephew of U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen in an overseas operation and have brought him to Turkey where he faces prosecution, Turkey's state-run news agency said Monday.

Cruise lines and Florida Gov. DeSantis square off over vaccine passports  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is on a collision course with one of the state's biggest industries over a law he signed banning businesses from asking customers whether they've been vaccinated against Covid-19.

Four more indicted in alleged Jan. 6 Oath Keepers conspiracy to obstruct election vote in Congress  —  Four more Oath Keepers associates have been indicted and three were arrested in Florida in recent days in the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol, bringing the number of co-defendants charged …

A Siege, a Supply Run and a Descent Into a Decade-Old Battle  —  ‘Do you have body armor?’ the Afghan pilot asked us as we prepared for a trip to outposts surrounded by the Taliban.  —  MARJA, Afghanistan — The Afghan pilots discussed the approach into the small cluster of forward operating bases …

Covid summer: Fauci warns US not to ‘declare victory’ despite lowest rates in a year  —  Dr Anthony Fauci, the top infectious diseases expert in the US, has warned it is too early to declare victory against Covid-19 as cases fall in the country to the lowest rates since last June.

Rare, secret 1-person grand jury being used in Flint water charges against Rick Snyder  —  Prosecutors call the one-person grand jury an essential tool.  Defense attorneys decry its use, which they say is a denial of due process.  —  The ongoing Flint water case against former Gov. Rick Snyder …

Biden Aims to Rebuild and Expand Legal Immigration  —  Documents obtained by The New York Times show far-reaching efforts by President Biden to remake the immigration system and undo much of his predecessor's legacy.  —  WASHINGTON — If President Biden gets his way, it will soon be far easier to immigrate to the United States.

Sorry, Republicans: Joe Biden isn't Jimmy Carter — and these aren't the 1970s  —  Never mind the gas lines: Superficial similarities aside, we live in a vastly different world now  —  Gasoline shortages erupted a few weeks across the Southeast and parts of the Eastern seaboard …

Border Insecurity  —  The Border Patrol's sweeping powers inside the U.S. lack accountability and perpetuate racial profiling.  —  1 hr ago  —  Senator Patrick Leahy has a distinctive license plate: a single digit “1” on Vermont tags.  But, as he told a 2018 Senate Judiciary Committee hearing …