President Biden spoke at a rally in Duluth on Thursday, thanking voters for electing the Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock to the Senate and pitching his plans for longer-term investments in the economy.

Lawmakers from both parties joined Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York in announcing a proposed bill to combat sexual assault in the military. The law would remove commanders from overseeing cases.

Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York set a goal on Thursday for a full reopening of city businesses on July 1, but his authority to lift restrictions was somewhat limited. Capacity limits have been set by the state.

Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina delivers the G.O.P. rebuttal to President Biden's remarks to a joint session of Congress.

Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, said on Wednesday that the nation would need to show greater progress toward substantial recovery before policies designed to bolster the economy would be lifted.

President Biden spoke on Tuesday about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's new guidance about when masks should be worn outdoors.

Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention remarked on Tuesday on the agency's new guidance about when masks should be worn outdoors.

Lawyers and the family of Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man killed in police custody in Elizabeth City, N.C., said a private autopsy revealed that Brown Jr. was hit by five bullets from police and killed by a shot to the head.

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced a Justice Department investigation into the police in Louisville, Ky., and the county government on Monday. The inquiries show the Biden administration seeking stricter oversight of local departments amid a national outcry over police abuse.

Chantel Cherry-Lassiter, a lawyer for the family of Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man who was killed by sheriff's deputies in Elizabeth City, N.C., held an impassioned news conference after viewing a 20-second snippet of footage showing his final moments.