A former New York congressional candidate died in an apparent suicide on Tuesday – less than two weeks after he dropped his bid for U.S. House, government officials and reports said.

The American Civil Liberties Union published an op-ed in support of vaccine mandates taking the position that the mandates actually “further civil liberties” despite having publicly opposed such mandates before the coronavirus pandemic.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has dispelled rumors that he may be running for president in 2024, saying the rumors are “purely manufactured.

President Joe Biden toured storm-ravaged areas of New York and New Jersey on Tuesday, blaming the devastation on climate change.

Fort McCoy Army Base in Wisconsin identified a case of the measles this week as it brings in thousands of Afghan refugees as part of the mass evacuation effort in the wake of the Taliban takeover of Kabul.