The House dropped its previous mask mandate six weeks ago, but the Congress’s top doctor said masks were needed again. Republican lawmakers immediately protested. [...]
Every state but Mississippi now has at least one L.G.B.T.Q. elected official, a new report says. Most are Democrats, and anti-Trump fervor spurred many to run. [...]
It would be a significant shift in approach by President Biden that reflects the government’s growing concern about the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant. [...]
