Feds to restart mail-order Covid test program
“The president wanted to make sure that no one can go without tests,” HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said.
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Major business group, GOP blames Biden for UAW strike
The United Auto Workers announced a strike at three plants — one each at Ford, General Motors and Stellantis — overnight.
What an unprecedented Biden ad blitz says about his reelection fight
A super PAC affiliate is spending $13 million far ahead of the normal advertising timeline.
Biden is selling an economy on the rise. Voters aren’t buying it so far.
The president leaned into his achievements at a Labor Day event in Philadelphia, but a new poll reflects widespread disapproval.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro Denounces U.S. Intervention in Americas, from Chilean Coup to Drug War
Colombian President Gustavo Petro says the U.S.-backed coup in Chile 50 years ago, when General Augusto Pinochet deposed socialist President Salvador Allende, left a lasting scar across Latin America. Many progressives took up arms against corrupt governments, often led by “Nazis,” Petro says, fueling decades of conflict that is only now beginning to fade.
White House Preparing For Government Shutdown As House Republicans Lack A Viable Endgame For Funding
The White House has directed federal agencies to get ready for a shutdown after House Republicans left town for the weekend with no viable plan.
How Corporate Jargon Can Obscure Reality
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here.Corporate jargon is grating. It can also both amp up and diminish the drama of corporate life, depending on the agenda of those in charge.
Congress May Help Tribes Restore America’s National Mammal
The bipartisan Indian Buffalo Management Act would help spur one of the country’s most unique conservation movements.
Twitter Users Raise A Stink After Marjorie Taylor Greene Calls Biden An ‘Old Fart’
Many social media users thought the controversial congresswoman really whiffed it with her latest insult towards the president.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy Calls On Sen. Robert Menendez To Resign
The Democratic senator and his wife were indicted after allegedly accepting bribes from an Egyptian American businessman.
Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez Will Step Down As Foreign Relations Chairman
The New Jersey senator “has rightly decided” to temporarily give up the committee gavel amid corruption charges, said Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.
Rough start for Covid vax rollout
Most Americans with public and private health insurance can still get the shot for free, as long as they visit in-network providers.
Get That Senator a Cinnabon
At long last, the rigid and outdated dress code in Congress has been sent down the river of bad ideas, along with the Segway and natural childbirth.Americans have been going through a sea change regarding work, with many of us experiencing not less but more productivity when we started working from home during the pandemic. Among the young, the change is even deeper.
The Calendar of Human Fertility Is Changing
As the chair of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at UT Southwestern Medicine, Catherine Spong is used to seeing a lot of baby bumps. But through her decades of practice, she’s been fascinated by a different kind of bump: Year after year after year, she and her colleagues deliver a deluge of babies from June through September, as much as a 10 percent increase in monthly rates over what they see from February through April. “We call it the summer surge,” Spong told me.
Bob Menendez Never Should Have Been Senator This Long in the First Place
In a court of law, defendants are entitled to a presumption of innocence. In the court of public opinion, Senator Bob Menendez enjoys no such indulgence.The Democrat from New Jersey was indicted today—along with his wife, Nadine, and three others—on three counts of corruption. Federal prosecutors say the group accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars of bribes to assist the Egyptian government. Among other allegations, they say Menendez gave sensitive U.S.
Are Driverless Cars the Future?
Welcome to Up for Debate. Each week, Conor Friedersdorf rounds up timely conversations and solicits reader responses to one thought-provoking question. Later, he publishes some thoughtful replies. Sign up for the newsletter here.Question of the WeekEarlier this month in San Francisco, two friends and I wanted to imbibe strong rum drinks at the bar Smuggler’s Cove, so we used a phone app to summon a car.
Rep. Ro Khanna on “Chaos” in House as Shutdown Nears, UAW Strike & Murder of Canadian Sikh Leader
Fears are growing of another U.S. government shutdown as soon as October 1, with Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy unable to overcome opposition from far-right lawmakers in his own party to pass spending measures to keep the government funded. For more on what’s happening on Capitol Hill, we speak with Democratic Congressmember Ro Khanna of California, who says the chaos of a shutdown will hurt many ordinary people as federal workers go unpaid and public services suffer.
Despite “Symbolic Rebukes” of Israel & Netanyahu, Will Biden’s Legacy Be Apartheid?
President Biden has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House later this year after the two leaders met on the sidelines of the United Nations this week. The invitation is a major victory for Netanyahu and comes as his far-right government guts the power of the judiciary and moves closer to full annexation of the West Bank, with Israeli forces killing hundreds of Palestinians so far this year.
As Rupert Murdoch Resigns from His Right-Wing Media Empire, Will His Son Lachlan Be Even More Extreme?
As billionaire Rupert Murdoch announces he will resign as head of his media empire, we speak with Angelo Carusone, president and CEO of the watchdog group Media Matters for America, about the right-wing mogul’s influence on journalism and politics over the last seven decades.
Feds to restart mail-order Covid test program
“The president wanted to make sure that no one can go without tests,” HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said.
‘The rule has sticks as well’: Biden’s getting tough with health insurers
The administration says insurance companies are using loopholes to deny mental health care. Insurers say that’s not the case.
Major business group, GOP blames Biden for UAW strike
The United Auto Workers announced a strike at three plants — one each at Ford, General Motors and Stellantis — overnight.
What an unprecedented Biden ad blitz says about his reelection fight
A super PAC affiliate is spending $13 million far ahead of the normal advertising timeline.
Biden is selling an economy on the rise. Voters aren’t buying it so far.
The president leaned into his achievements at a Labor Day event in Philadelphia, but a new poll reflects widespread disapproval.
Critics Spot Most ‘Gaslighting’ Line In Rupert Murdoch’s ‘Dishonest’ Letter
The billionaire media baron was torched on X for “self-delusion” and obliviousness.
CNN Torches Rupert Murdoch With Sickening Supercut Of Fox News At Its Worst
Abby Phillip gives the outgoing right-wing media mogul a scathing sendoff.
Joe Biden Kicks Fleeing House Republicans With A Scathing Send-Off Message
House Republicans are leaving Washington without a deal to fund the government.
Warren Says She’s ‘Glad’ Murdoch Is Retiring From ‘Hate-For-Profit Machine’
“I’m glad he’s leaving, but I wish he’d never come,” the senator said.
A Tale Of 2 Parties: 1 Key Republican Wants To Give Ukraine All The Weapons, Another Declined To Be Pictured With Zelenskyy
On his visit to Washington, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is finding different receptions at either end of the Capitol.
A President’s Derangement, a General’s Duty
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here.In The Atlantic’s next cover story, editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg profiled General Mark Milley, who served as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the last 16 months of Donald Trump’s presidency.