The U.S. averaged more new daily coronavirus cases on Tuesday than any time since the start of the pandemic. The seven-day average of cases topped 267,000, according to a New York Times database. Track cases and vaccination rates where you live. nyti.ms/3FDlrQc

Incredible mask-off moment: Romney and Blinken say that the ban of TikTok was directly because "the emotion, the impact of images has a very challenging effect on the narrative", the narrative being "Israel's PR".

China: oh noes.... x.com/e_durneika/sta…