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Representative Steve Scalise, the No. 2 Republican, publicly endorsed Representative Elise Stefanik of New York to replace Representative Liz Cheney in the party’s leadership. Ms. Cheney has angered her colleagues by calling out Trump’s election lies.

The site where a train plunged off an overpass that partly collapsed on Monday night in Mexico City.Credit...Hector Vivas/Getty Images A subway overpass collapsed late Monday in Mexico City, sending the cars of a passenger train plunging to the ground and killing at least 23 people, including children, the city’s mayor said. At least 70 others were injured, officials said, and emergency workers scrambled to a scene where tilted train cars lay amid tangled wires and twisted metal. As dawn appr...

Senator Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia is among the Republicans who will meet with President Biden this week.Credit...Anna Moneymaker for The New York Times President Biden will engage Senate Republicans in further discussions this week as both sides seek a bipartisan compromise on infrastructure, but he appears unlikely to scale back his $4 trillion economic ambitions in the talks. Mr. Biden and Jill Biden, the first lady, are scheduled to visit an elementary school and a community coll...

-0:00 Fire at Indian Hospital Leaves at Least 18 People Dead At least 16 patients and two health care workers were killed in a blaze that burned through a Covid-19 ward in western India early Saturday, adding grief as the country faces a staggering second coronavirus wave. [Sirens] [Sirens] At least 16 patients and two health care workers were killed in a blaze that burned through a Covid-19 ward in western India early Saturday, adding grief as the country faces a staggering second coronavirus ...

Offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood was a surprise pick for the Raiders.Credit...Brynn Anderson/Associated Press The Las Vegas Raiders, eager to replenish their offensive line, took Alex Leatherwood of Alabama. Last year, Leatherwood (6-foot-5, 312 pounds) won the Outland Trophy given to the best interior lineman in college football, after allowing just five sacks in 1,400 pass-block snaps. Still, the pick was something of a surprise because other higher ranked linemen were available ahead of hi...

Europe’s Economy Shrank in First Quarter, Revealing a Recession: Live Updates RIGHT NOW Shuttered storefronts in Milan last month. Extended lockdowns across Europe have slowed economic growth.Credit...Alessandro Grassani for The New York Times The eurozone economy contracted by 0.6 percent over the first three months of the year, sliding back into recession, as the still-raging pandemic prompted governments to extend lockdowns. Coming a day after the United States disclosed that its econo...

U.S. Economy Rebounds as Pain Caused by Pandemic Eases: Live Updates RIGHT NOW The economy picked up speed last quarter, shaking off some of the lingering effects of the pandemic as consumer spending grew, bolstered by government stimulus checks and an easing of restrictions in many parts of the country. The Commerce Department reported Thursday that the economy expanded 1.6 percent in the first three months of 2021, compared with 1.1 percent in the final quarter last year. On an annualized bas...

President Biden will emphasize the need for bold action during his first joint address to Congress on Wednesday.Credit...Erin Scott for The New York Times President Biden will speak to a deeply divided Congress and a weary nation on Wednesday, delivering his first formal address to lawmakers as he seeks to refashion the American government and economy in the wake of a devastating pandemic. Marking his 100th day in the Oval Office this week, the president is eager to claim credit for aggressivel...

Comforting a man infected with Covid-19 while he waits for a hospital bed in New Delhi on Sunday.Credit...Atul Loke for The New York Times As a second wave of the pandemic rages in India, which logged more than 300,000 new coronavirus cases for the sixth consecutive day on Tuesday, countries around the world are trying to help. But their efforts to send oxygen and other critical aid are unlikely to plug enough holes in India’s sinking health care system to end its deadly catastrophe. The Indi...

Biden to Create Task Force to Help Workers Join Unions: Live Updates RIGHT NOW Source: Factset President Biden with Vice President Kamala Harris will promote unions through a White House task force.Credit...Doug Mills/The New York Times President Biden will sign an executive order on Monday creating a task force to promote labor organizing, according to a White House fact sheet. The task force, to be led by Vice President Kamala Harris and populated by cabinet officials and top White House advi...