White House considers unilateral moves amid stalemate with Congress
Negotiations continue on Capitol Hill, but the parties are far apart.
A vaccine won’t change the world right away
The confident depiction by politicians and companies that a vaccine is imminent may give people unrealistic beliefs about how soon the world can return to normal — and may spark resistance to simple strategies to tamp down transmission.
The Bay Area is now seeing rising case numbers throughout the region. (Melina Mara/The Post)
San Francisco flattened the curve early. Now, coronavirus cases are surging.
The Bay Area’s progressive residents generally have been inclined to follow the rules. But more than four months after the region put some of the nation’s first shelter-in-place orders in effect, it has become a cautionary tale for government and health officials.
Election 2020Biden’s delay in choosing running mate worries his allies
Longtime allies are concerned the process is pitting women, especially Black women, against one another.
Grady County Sheriff Harry Young perches outside a polling location in the small southwest Georgia town of Cairo. (Mark Wallheiser for The Post)
Republican candidate Duke Donaldson greets supporters while vying to become the county’s first African American sheriff. (Mark Wallheiser for The Post)
At nightfall, as the voting picture becomes clearer, Harry Young studies the board. (Mark Wallheiser for The Post)
A Southern sheriff seeking another reelection wonders whether his county is ready to elect his Black opponent
The Grady County, Ga., election has become a referendum not just on another four-year term for Harry Young but on all he’s come to represent in a county where the face of law enforcement had always been White and male.
