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Here’s what you need to know: The White House sets conditions on testifying before Congress as the virus’s partisan divide widens. Inside an extraordinary G.O.P. event in South Carolina, where there were few masks and no social distancing. New York City moves toward reopening. Washington and Los Angeles are among …

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden recently suggested that, as the public health emergency deepens, all-mail ballots are “worth looking at, quickly.” Mail-in ballots could be helpful as a stopgap right now, but it’s a slow and inefficient process in a digital age that demands a better answer. In addition, the …

Photo by Anton27 / Shutterstock.com The coronavirus pandemic has given Americans a painful reminder that emergencies pop up when you least expect them. The best plan for dealing with such crises is to prepare long before they arrive at your doorstep. Having money set aside in an emergency fund means …