When California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced last week that the state would keep its COVID emergency declaration in place until Feb. 28, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz was quick to criticize the move on Twitter: ...

A Republican lawmaker is seeking to rein in the governor’s emergency powers in California, arguing the authority exercised during the COVID-19 pandemic went too far and lasted too long.

After five years, COVID-19 has receded from headlines and emergency rooms. For many, the day-to-day logistics of contagion—masking up before a shopping run, worrying about a tickle in our throats, ...

As the Biden administration rolled out a $350 billion bailout of state and local governments during the COVID-19 pandemic, officials stressed how the huge pile of money would address urgent needs ...