ANALYSIS/OPINION: To many people in Wisconsin, the faux-revolutionary insanity we’ve seen unfold in our state capital and dozens of other places across the country didn’t seem to make sense. We reached something of a turning point in public perception recently, when the people who vandalized our capital, assaulted a state senator, and tore down and…

Houston officials are canceling next week’s in-person Texas Republican convention as coronavirus cases surge across the state, Mayor Sylvester Turner (D) said Wednesday. Turner said he instructed the Houston First Corporation, which operates the George R. Brown Convention Center, to exercise its right to contractually cancel the GOP convention that was set to be held next…

Moments after California Governor Gavin Newsom reported a shockingly large record number of daily coronavirus cases in the state, Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer reported 2,496 new cases of COVID-19, just shy of the all-time record, which topped 2,500 on June 22. The day before, on Tuesday, the number of daily new…

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, visiting the White House Wednesday, has avoided fighting the Trump administration. Critics say he is too willing to bend to the American president’s will.President Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico on Tuesday before traveling to Washington to meet with President Trump.Credit...Mexican Presidency, via ReutersJuly 8, 2020Updated 4:01 p.m. ETBefore heading…

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld most of a Trump administration regulation that would free employers from providing contraceptives to their employees if they have a religious or moral objection, potentially leaving more than 120,000 women with no coverage. In the 7-2 decision, the court goes further than before in shielding companies, colleges and charities…