Senate infrastructure bill slowed in last lap by lone Republican  —  The Senate advanced the bipartisan infrastructure bill on Saturday afternoon, breaking a filibuster to end debate on the deal crafted by a group of 10 senators alongside President Joe Biden.

Conservative Fellow Travelers: Tucker Carlson Drops In On Viktor Orban  —  This week, the talk show host has been in Hungary, where Prime Minister Viktor Orban hopes to set up an ideological center for a global conservative movement.  —  BUDAPEST — It's been a meeting of conservative fellow travelers …

‘Ugh’: Life at Andrew Cuomo's Hometown Newspaper  —  The Times Union's strait-laced, minimal-schmooze, no off-the-record principles put it on a collision course with the notoriously press-controlling governor of New York.  —  Casey Seiler, editor in chief of The Albany Times Union …

Former Acting Attorney General Testifies About Trump's Efforts to Subvert Election  —  The testimony highlights the former president's desire to batter the Justice Department into advancing his personal agenda.  —  WASHINGTON — Jeffrey A. Rosen, who was acting attorney general during …

Highly Vaccinated States Keep Worst Covid-19 Outcomes in Check as Delta Spreads, WSJ Analysis Shows  —  Variant has driven up U.S. cases, but hospitalizations and deaths have risen more slowly in areas with more vaccinations  —  Every state with a higher hospitalization rate than the country overall has a lower vaccination rate.

Die Hard Trump Supporters Increasingly Demand Violence If He Isn't Reinstated, Homeland Security Warns  —  “Conspiracy theories associated with reinstating former President Trump have included calls for violence if desired outcomes are not realized,” a bulletin sent to states from the Department of Homeland Security said

Texas Democrats continue holdout, don't show for new session  —  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Democrats still refused to return to the state Capitol Saturday as Gov. Greg Abbott began a third attempt at passing new election laws, prolonging a monthslong standoff that ramped up in July …

Anti-Vax Radio Host Who Called Fauci a ‘Power Tripping Lying Freak’ Dies of COVID  —  On his deathbed, Dick Farrel changed his tune, telling his friends to get vaccinated.  —  A anti-vaccine right-wing radio host in West Palm Beach, Florida died Wednesday from COVID-19 complications.

Husband-wife Seattle police officers fired for being at Capitol riot  —  After an investigation concluded that two Seattle police officers stood by the U.S. Capitol as rioters invaded the building on Jan. 6, the two lost their jobs Friday.  —  The officers, Alexander Everett and Caitlin Everett …

The Kindergarten Exodus  —  As the pandemic took hold, more than 1 million children did not enroll in local schools.  Many of them were the most vulnerable: 5-year-olds in low-income neighborhoods  —  PHILADELPHIA — On a sweltering July afternoon, Solomon Carson, 6, jumped off the stoop …

College Was Supposed to Close the Wealth Gap for Black Americans.  The Opposite Happened.  —  Black college graduates in their 30s have lost ground over three decades, the result of student debt and sluggish income growth  —  Black millennials thought college would help them get ahead.

Security Alert U.S. Embassy Kabul, Afghanistan (August 7, 2021)  —  The U.S. Embassy urges U.S. citizens to leave Afghanistan immediately using available commercial flight options.  Given the security conditions and reduced staffing, the Embassy's ability to assist U.S. citizens in Afghanistan is extremely limited even within Kabul.

Fake Covid Vaccination Cards Are on the Rise in the U.S., Europe  —  Vaccine mandates have fueled an increase in demand for fraudulent certificates as sellers flourish online  —  MILAN—As Covid-19 vaccine mandates proliferate in the U.S. and Europe, so are swindlers selling bogus vaccination certificates.

Secret Donors to Nonprofit Pushing Trump's “Big Lie” Election Conspiracy Revealed … An organization linked to a major hub of efforts to undermine the credibility of the 2020 U.S. presidential election was funded to the tune of millions of dollars by several right-wing donors, according to a tax document obtained by The Intercept.

US now averaging 100,000 new COVID-19 infections a day  —  The U.S. is now averaging 100,000 new COVID-19 infections a day, returning to a milestone last seen during the winter surge in yet another bleak reminder of how quickly the delta variant has spread through the country.