Manchin says he won't support Biden's social spending bill  —  Joe Manchin declared Sunday that he could not support President Joe Biden's sweeping social and climate spending bill, striking a decisive blow to Democrats' agenda.  —  The West Virginia Democrat bluntly said he is a “no” …

Washington state Sen. Doug Ericksen dies after battle with COVID  —  OLYMPIA — State Sen. Doug Ericksen, a stalwart conservative voice in the Legislature, former leader of Donald Trump's campaign in Washington and an outspoken critic of COVID-19 emergency orders, has died, his family said Saturday.

Johnny Isakson, 76, Georgia politician respected by both sides, dies  —  Johnny Isakson spent his life cutting deals.  —  From his successful career in real estate to when Georgia's Republican Party was mostly confined to a small knot in Cobb County to Congress, Isakson learned early on what it took to get two sides to an agreement.

Most of the World's Vaccines Likely Won't Prevent Infection From Omicron  —  They do seem to offer significant protection against severe illness, but the consequences of rapidly spreading infection worry many public health experts.  —  A growing body of preliminary research suggests …

CNN Closes Offices as Covid-19 Cases Rise  —  President Jeff Zucker cited a surge of cases at the network in a memo on the decision  —  CNN is closing its offices to nonessential employees, network President Jeff Zucker told employees in a memo Saturday, as Covid-19 cases rise at the network and nationwide.

Trump wants the courts to help him sabotage the January 6 investigation  —  Trump is no longer president.  Will the Supreme Court keep bending the law to protect him?  —  Unless the Supreme Court intervenes on former President Donald Trump's behalf, a US House committee investigating …

‘Stop the Steal’ leader hands over communications with GOP lawmakers to January 6 committee  —  ‘Stop the Steal’ organizer says GOP lawmakers helped him  —  (CNN)"Stop the Steal" leader Ali Alexander has handed over to the House Select Committee investigating January 6 thousands of text messages …

Pretending Problems Don't Exist Won't Make Them Disappear  —  This fall, Curtis Sliwa, the founder of the peculiar vigilante group known as the Guardian Angels, ran for mayor of New York City as a Republican.  Sliwa was less threatening than liberals made him out to be …

New York's Surge in Virus Cases Shows No Signs of Slowing Down  —  Two U.S. Air Force aircrew members supporting Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken's international travel last week tested positive for the coronavirus, the Air Force confirmed on Saturday.  —  Mr. Blinken cut short his trip …