The State Department in a report to Congress didn’t name new companies as targets for sanctions related to the Nord Stream 2, allowing work on the pipeline to continue unabated for now.

The giant, millennium-old trees have survived so far, but may not withstand more megablazes in the next few years, researchers say.

The Connecticut governor’s planned investment in education and cities is criticized by a progressive coalition of lawmakers, activists and labor unions as not bold enough.

The president’s nominee for U.S. attorney general faces a Senate confirmation hearing Monday.

Mr. Biden arrived late Saturday afternoon at the Watergate complex in Washington, where Mr. Dole and his wife, Elizabeth, have an apartment.

Former President Donald Trump is expected to address the Conservative Political Action Conference on Feb. 28 in Orlando, Fla., in what would be his first public appearance since leaving the White House.

The virtual session Tuesday will be an opportunity for the leaders to review Covid-19 response efforts, climate change and economic issues, the White House said.

Efforts during the president’s first month in office to keep mask rules in place have had mixed results, and many school districts are still grappling with a return to in-person instruction.

Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple and Facebook made up the biggest source of Biden campaign contributions among corporate employees.

In a pandemic role reversal, places like Columbus, Ohio, and Indianapolis have low unemployment rates compared with Boston and San Francisco.