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 …

Israeli opposition parties reach agreement to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu  —  JERUSALEM — A diverse coalition of Israeli opposition parties said Sunday that they have the votes to form a unity government to unseat Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving leader …

Nikole Hannah-Jones, a Mega-Donor, and the Future of Journalism  —  Emails obtained by The Assembly show that UNC-Chapel Hill's largest journalism-school donor warned against Nikole Hannah-Jones' hiring.  Their divergent views represent a new front in the debate over objectivity and the future of the field.

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.

Jamie Raskin Says Blocking of 1/6 Commission Should Bring Filibuster to ‘Long-Overdue End’  —  Representative Jamie Raskin said the Senate filibuster must come to a “long-overdue end” after Republicans used the tactic Friday to block an independent investigation into the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

Kerrville man arrested after officials intercept plans for mass shooting at Walmart  —  KERRVILLE, Texas - The FBI, Texas DPS and FBI have arrested a Kerrville man they say planned to carry out a shooting at a Walmart.  Coleman Thomas Blevins, 28, popped up on the Kerr County Sheriff's Office radar last week and reached out to Blevins.

Statement Regarding the University and Antisemitism  —  The last few weeks have been exhausting and terrifying for Jews everywhere.  We have seen an eruption of violent antisemitism unparalleled in the last 75 years.  —  Jews have been assaulted on the streets of New York and Los Angeles …

With Madigan gone, Democrats roll Republicans in Springfield to keep control, reward allies  —  Illinois Democrats are turning the spring session into a partisan tour de force, wielding their power to push legislation aimed at maintaining their control of Springfield, rewarding their allies and advancing social policies.