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The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus topped 500,000 on Sunday,according to an NBC News tally — a milestone that underscores the grave threat the virus still poses nationwide even as more Americans get vaccinated. The coronavirus has claimed the lives of more than 2,462,000 people worldwide, according to data […]

The high-stakes process of redrawing the nation’s voting maps should already be underway. There’s just one problem: The data states need isn’t ready yet. The U.S. Census Bureau announced last week that the population data necessary for redistricting, which occurs after every decennial count, would be again delayed until Sept. […]

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas hasn’t lived up to its billing. Even though warning signs go back a decade, America’s only independent electrical service wasn’t prepared for the Arctic-cold winter storm that leveled the Lone Star State this week. Homeowners throughout Texas simultaneously cranked up the heat to stay […]

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said Thursday that it was ready to hold talks with other world powers and Iran to discuss Tehran’s nuclear program, marking a first step in a possible diplomatic deal in which Washington could re-enter the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement. The U.S. would be prepared to […]

Almost immediately after winter storms and extreme cold temperatures first swept through Texas last Thursday and left millions of residents without power, prominent conservative politicians and media personalities began to blame renewable energy. And while frozen wind turbines have contributed to the state’s energy crisis, that type of energy has […]

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., says the main obstacle standing in the way of reopening schools is “the rich, powerful unions that donate huge sums to Democrats and get a stranglehold over education in many communities.” A leading GOP candidate in this year’s Virginia gubernatorial contest launched a campaign […]

As debates rage across the country over whether schools should teach online or in person, students like Sean Vargas-Arcia have experienced the pros and cons of both. “I’m much happier in person,” said Sean, 16, a junior at Yonkers Middle High School in New York. As Covid-19 rates have fluctuated, […]

Chris Larson was preparing lasagna for Christmas Eve dinner last year when someone knocked on the door of the mobile home he owns with his fiancée, Kirsten Brokaw, and three kids in Superior, Wisconsin. An apologetic man dressed in jeans and a jacket stood at the door, handed him a […]

The Senate on Saturday voted to acquit former President Donald Trump on a charge of incitement of insurrection despite significant Republican support for conviction, bringing an end to the fourth impeachment trial in U.S. history and the second for Trump. Seven Republicans voted to convict Trump for allegedly inciting the […]

Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers put up a pugnacious if brief defense presentation in his impeachment trial Friday, saying his rally speech before the Capitol riot was “ordinary political rhetoric” and blasting the proceedings as a “sham” fueled by Democrats’ “political hatred” for the ex-president. Parts of the attorneys’ presentation […]