‘I can’t believe we’re talking about polio in 2023’
Health experts are sounding the alarm over the anti-vaccine movement’s rise.
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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.
Red Scare at the Smithsonian? Battle Brews over Portrayal of Latino History in Planned New Museum
A political battle is brewing in Washington, D.C., over plans to build a National Museum of the American Latino and the portrayal of American Latino history.
Gavin Newsom Exposes The Most ‘Pathetic’ Moment Of The Republican Debate
This proposal got the California governor’s blood boiling.
John Fetterman Has A 1-Meme Response After Senate Passes Formal Dress Code
The Pennsylvania senator dropped a timely reaction image after his choice of attire sparked backlash among Republicans.
Moderate Moderators Got No Good Answers, And 5 Other Takeaways From The GOP Debate
While the Univision and Fox Business hosts challenged right-wing dogma, DeSantis and the rest found ways to work around unorthodox questions.
A Food Fight at the Kids’ Table
Suddenly, it just tumbled out: “Honestly, every time I hear you I feel a little bit dumber for what you say.”That was former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley’s rebuke of businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, easily the best line of Wednesday night’s messy and awkward GOP primary debate. Ramaswamy, for his part, produced his own meme-worthy quote during a heated exchange with Senator Tim Scott: “Thank you for speaking while I’m interrupting.
2 Republican Presidential Candidates Get Into A Shouting Match Over … Curtains
During the primary debate, a question about support for Latinos spiraled into an intense back-and-forth between Nikki Haley and Tim Scott about curtains.
Trump Keeps Running Out The Clock, Going Largely Unscathed At Second Skipped Debate
With less than four months before primary voting starts, the non-Trump field likely did little to make up ground against the coup-attempting front-runner.
A Court Ruling That Targets Trump’s Persona
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 ruling that Donald Trump committed fraud, a New York judge opened up yet another messy legal saga for the former president—and this one could have profound implications for both his holdings and his persona.
The Best Thing About Amazon Was Never Going to Last
My daughter needs a purple wig for school, and she needs it by this Friday. When I got the news Monday night, I had just one reliable option—Amazon—and the rancid-tapioca feeling that comes with using it. The problem isn’t just the company’s rough track record with worker safety, or its devastating effect on brick-and-mortar stores, or knowing that I was about to toss more data into its insatiable maw. Despite all that, I’m still a Prime subscriber.
The Weirdos Living Inside Our Phones
We’ve just lived through what Vulture has labeled “Silly Song Summer,” during which onomatopoeias (Kylie Minogue’s “Padam Padam”), farcical film ballads (Barbie’s “I’m Just Ken,” The Super Mario Bros. Movie’s “Peaches”), and a Eurodance satire (Kyle Gordon a.k.a. D.J. Crazy Times’s “Planet of the Bass”) went viral.
Making History, Biden Joins UAW Picket Line & Calls on Big 3 to Give Autoworkers “Significant Raise”
In a historic show of support for striking autoworkers, President Biden became the first sitting U.S. president to join a picket line Tuesday when he joined UAW members outside a General Motors facility in Wayne, Michigan. The American Prospect’s executive editor David Dayen says the Biden administration’s support for the union is a big shift from how the Democratic Party has treated organized labor in recent decades.
Hispanic Heritage Month: Rep. Chuy García Remembers Pioneering Activists Rudy Lozano & Bert Corona
As we mark Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States, Congressmember Jesús “Chuy” García says it’s important to celebrate the contributions of activists who fought racial and economic inequality.
“Breaking Point”: Cities Struggle with Rise in Asylum Seekers; U.S. Foreign Policy Linked to Increase
A sharp increase in the number of people attempting to cross into the United States is straining resources in border communities, as thousands of asylum seekers arrive at the southern U.S. border each day seeking safety from violence, conflict, extreme poverty and the impacts of the climate crisis. Congressmember Jesús “Chuy” García of Illinois says decades of U.S.
McMorris Rodgers doubles down on transparency bill
Key takeaways from POLITICO’s ‘Transforming Health Care: Site-Neutral Payments & Billing Transparency’ live event.
‘It’s everywhere‘: Fighting the war against fentanyl
Key takeaways from POLITICO’s “Confronting America’s Opioid Crisis” live event in Texas.
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.
Half a million people, including kids, mistakenly dropped from Medicaid
CMS announcement comes as states review program eligibility for the first time in three years.
‘I can’t believe we’re talking about polio in 2023’
Health experts are sounding the alarm over the anti-vaccine movement’s rise.
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.
Sen. Bob Menendez Indicted in Case Revealing How Egypt Tried to Keep U.S. Military Aid Flowing
On Friday, Democratic Senator Bob Menendez and his wife were accused by federal prosecutors of accepting bribes in exchange for using his position to increase U.S. assistance to Egypt and to do favors for three New Jersey businessmen, including Wael Hana, an Egyptian American who ran a lucrative business certifying halal meat exports.
Clarence Thomas & the Koch Network: ProPublica Reveals SCOTUS Justice Attended Fundraising Events
A new damning investigation from ProPublica reveals Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas attended multiple fundraisers in connection with the billionaire Koch brothers, who have spent millions on conservative causes and funneled vast donations into Republican campaigns. “None of this was disclosed as it should have been on his annual financial disclosures,” says Justin Elliott, reporter for ProPublica covering Supreme Court corruption and ethics.
George Conway Shows Why Trump Ruling Is ‘Corporate Death Penalty’
The conservative attorney says the Trump family company could be “out of business.
Bakhmut, Before It Vanished
“President Joe Biden has made a statement about the situation in Bakhmut”: If anyone had said this sentence to me two years ago, I would have laughed. Back then, most Ukrainians couldn’t have found Bakhmut on a map.Now, when I tell people that I come from Bakhmut and permanently left it in February 2022, on the first day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, their faces change. They start talking to me as though we are standing at a graveside.
Donald Trump’s ‘Odd Obsession’ Laid Bare In MSNBC’s Mocking Supercut
“I don’t know what to say,” Willie Geist, of the “Morning Joe” show, responded to the montage.