What it’s like to face a $1 million COVID hospital bill

Former president Donald Trump’s lawyers will argue the Senate cannot constitutionally try him now that he is out of office. J. Michael Luttig, a former federal appeals court judge, agrees with this impeachment argument in a Washington Post piece. Chuck Cooper, a top conservative lawyer, offers a counterargument in the Wall Street Journal. Patricia Mason got sick with COVID-19 in March last year. She is now out of the hospital and dealing with the aftermath, including part of a medical bill that topped $1 million. The L.A. Times brings us Mason’s story. Several states are allowing more people to gather indoors. ProPublica spoke with scientists who explain why they think this is a bad idea. A series of class-action lawsuits is focusing on whether products use real vanilla flavoring. The Wall Street Journal has the story of vanilla getting its day in court.