Ali Soufan, a decorated veteran of U.S. law enforcement, has become the target of a vitriolic social-media campaign that appears to involve some of the same people who had targeted Jamal Khashoggi.
A program in Stockton, California—historically, the foreclosure capital of the U.S.—has been providing an unconditional five hundred dollars per month to a group of residents.
The machismo inherent in taking risks during a pandemic is particularly potent in Texas, where the state G.O.P. lauds “self-respect and self-reliance.”