The plan to gift Americans $2,000 is still on President Donald Trump's agenda, even as the year comes to a close.

President Biden’s recent positive test for Covid-19 is a sign of a broader trend: Covid cases are on the rise this summer, gauged by rising wastewater measures and an increase in hospitalizations.

Evidence continued to grow that the United States was considering joining Israel’s bombing campaign. Israel’s latest attacks followed two rounds of Iranian missiles fired into Israel. Rubble from ...