The Democratic Party is seeking to forge an agreement between its moderate and progressive wings on the parameters of a social policy and climate package, hoping to break an impasse over a separate $1 trillion infrastructure bill that progressives have threatened to block.1,1185 min read
October begins with the president’s legislative agenda caught between Democratic factions, after his political standing tumbled in September amid fallout from the Afghanistan exit, migrants at the Texas border and the Covid-19 pandemic.6 min read
The drug from Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics cut the risk of hospitalization or death among subjects by 50% in an early look at the study’s progress.8 min read
The statewide mandate, the first of its kind in the U.S., is to take effect after the FDA grants full approval for vaccine for people aged 12 and older.4 min read
U.S. share benchmarks rose, paring losses at the end of a choppy week in which investors have grown cautious.264 min read
The Biden administration is considering ways to impose bank-like regulation on the cryptocurrency companies that issue stablecoins, according to people familiar with the matter, including prodding the firms to register as banks.4 min read
Widespread power shortfalls have hurt the recovery of the world’s second-largest economy and add to a global energy squeeze that risks upsetting the post-pandemic recovery.9 min read
The Facebook Files
Worker lists reveal which teams are growing fastest, and shifting power centers and priorities.994 min read
Adam Rosendorff’s testimony this week has supported the contention that company founder Elizabeth Holmes intended to defraud patients and investors about its technology.174 min read
NWSL commissioner Lisa Baird resigned Friday in the wake of a sexual misconduct scandal involving a high-profile coach and growing criticism of the league’s handling of it and other cases of alleged abuse.4 min read
A Texas judge issued three default judgments against Mr. Jones after the Infowars host failed to follow court-ordered requests for documents and information in three cases over his claims the school shooting was a hoax.3 min read
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Business & Finance
More airlines are telling employees they’ll have to get Covid-19 vaccinations as carriers move to comply with new rules for companies that do business with the federal government.4 min read
WSJ News Exclusive
The tech giant had joined with Citigroup and other banks on “Plex” accounts that would sync with Google Pay.4 min read
The Japanese auto maker has overtaken rival GM in U.S. sales for the third quarter and first nine months of the year, illustrating the disproportionate impact of the chip shortage.2405 min read
The words employees use to describe their companies on anonymous review sites could serve as an early warning of trouble ahead.22 min read
The accounting and consulting firm says thousands of consultants, auditors and others can opt to do their jobs largely from home, as the Covid-19 pandemic changes the contours of work.4 min read
U.S.
U.S. soldiers and volunteers at an Army base in rural Wisconsin are confronting logistical and cultural barriers as they host the Afghan evacuees on their way to new lives.6 min read
Peter Nygard, the Canadian fashion and retailing executive, faces charges of sex trafficking and racketeering and has been accused of criminal conduct involving dozens of victims in the U.S., Canada and the Bahamas.2 min read
U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman in Austin held a three-hour virtual hearing on a request by the Justice Department to block the law.3 min read
World
Secretary of State will meet French counterparts as administration works to heal a rift after its Australian submarine deal.3 min read
Books
Our picks for fiction, history, children’s books—and more.3 min read
Plus ‘The Beatryce Prophecy,’ ‘Kaleidoscope,’ ‘Daughter of the Deep,’ ‘Once Upon a Camel’ and more.6 min read
Life & Work
One-up your neighbors’ yard displays with these 13 pro ideas—from haunting trick mirrors to motorized “flying” ghosts. Plus a jack o’lantern that outshines them all.Long read
She sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the inauguration, filmed Ridley Scott’s “House of Gucci,” released a remix of her 2020 solo album—and out today is “Love for Sale,” her second album of duets with Tony Bennett.74 min read
Airy screened in porches, once a relic of early 20th-century architecture, are newly desired in our germy era. Here’s how one came together.255 min read
With leather, combat boots and plenty of attitude, fall’s curiously popular “punk ballerina” trend takes tutus to a dark, decadent and surprisingly wearable place.4 min read
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