“I understand there are various difficulties, but the priority is to stop the further spread of infections and protect the people’s lives and health,” said Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has said the Republican extremist Marjorie Taylor Greene has a “fixation” on progressive members of Congress, and warned that Greene’s behavior has “raised concerns” among Democrats. Greene, a Trump loyalist and a promoter...

"Extremists may seek to exploit the easing of Covid [restrictions] to conduct attacks" since more people will now gather in public, the bulletin said.

Expect "choppiness" in the US economic recovery as different sectors bounce back at varying speeds, but inflation will not be a longterm problem, a top White House official said Friday. Cecilia Rouse, chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, said the...

Coronavirus cases in the US are at their lowest rate since September and deaths are at their lowest point since April 2020. The latest COVID news.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government has branded the United States an “unfriendly” nation, putting a new legal stamp on tensions with Washington in advance of high-level meetings with President Joe Biden’s administration.