The under-the-radar issues that could shake up 2024
POLITICO asked a panel of strategists and elected officials what under-the-radar issue they think could play an outsize role in 2024.
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‘Uhhhh’: Trump Gets Flustered When Confronted On His Death Penalty Proposal
The former president struggled with this question during a Fox News interview.
Samuel Alito’s WSJ Op-Ed Is Raising A Lot Of Questions Supposedly Answered By The Op-Ed
The Supreme Court justice issued an irate response to ethics claims before they were published.
Lashrecse Aird Defeats Anti-Choice Democrat Joe Morrissey In Virginia Senate Primary
Aird’s victory, nearly one year after Roe v. Wade was overturned, bolsters protections for abortion rights in the state.
The Titanic Sub and the Enduring Appeal of Extreme Tourism
The submersible craft’s journey to the bottom of the ocean and back was supposed to take about eight hours. Two and a half hours for the descent, a few hours to explore the century-old wreckage of the Titanic, and then another two and a half hours to return to the surface.But the sub and its five passengers have now been missing in the Atlantic Ocean for three days. In that period, it has had no communication with the rest of the world.
Senate Confirms Prominent Abortion-Rights Lawyer To Be A Federal Judge
Julie Rikelman, who represented an abortion clinic in the landmark Supreme Court case that gutted Roe v. Wade, will now serve on a U.S. appeals court.
Putin Talks Tough While Ukraine Makes Gains
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.The Ukrainians are making progress in their long-awaited counteroffensive. Meanwhile, the Russian president is talking like a gangster and rattling the nuclear saber—again.
Judge strikes down Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors
District Judge Jay Moody issued a permanent injunction against the Arkansas law.
When the Unnatural Becomes Natural
Foul whisperings are abroad: unnatural deeds Do breed unnatural troubles … — MacbethSome years ago, the satellite radio and pharmaceutical entrepreneur Martine Rothblatt decided that she wanted a semblance of her wife to last forever.
Apple Is an AI Company Now
After more than a decade, autocorrect “fails” could be on their way out. Apple’s much-maligned spelling software is getting upgraded by artificial intelligence: Using sophisticated language models, the new autocorrect won’t just check words against a dictionary, but will be able to consider the context of the word in a sentence.
The Real Lesson of The Truman Show
Truman Burbank, the unwitting star of the world’s most popular TV show, is supposed to be an everyman. The Truman Show is set in an island town, Seahaven, that evokes the prefab conformities of American suburbia. Truman is a brand in a setting that is stridently generic. Since his birth, he has navigated a world manufactured—by Christof, the creator of his show—for lucrative inoffensiveness.
Daniel Ellsberg’s Dying Wish: Free Julian Assange, Encourage Whistleblowers & Reveal the Truth
Whistleblower Dan Ellsberg joined us after the Justice Department charged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with 17 counts of violating the Espionage Act for publishing U.S. military and diplomatic documents exposing U.S. war crimes. Assange is locked up in London and faces up to 175 years in prison if extradited and convicted in the United States.
“The Doomsday Machine”: Confessions of Daniel Ellsberg, Former Nuclear War Planner
Daniel Ellsberg was best known for leaking the Pentagon Papers, but he was also a lifelong anti-nuclear activist, stemming from his time working as a nuclear planner for the U.S. government. In December 2017, he joined us to discuss his memoir, The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner. “This was an actual war plan for how we would use the existing weapons,” he noted, “many of which I had seen already that time.
Months Before Death, Daniel Ellsberg Warned Crisis over Ukraine & Taiwan Could Lead to Nuclear War
Over the past 50 years Daniel Ellsberg remained an antiwar and anti-nuclear activist who inspired a new generation of whistleblowers. In his last interview with Democracy Now! in April, he spoke about the war in Ukraine and why it required a diplomatic solution, and about the latest leak of Pentagon documents by Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira, who has been indicted on six counts of willful retention and transmission of classified information.
RIP Daniel Ellsberg: “Most Dangerous Man in America” on Leaking Pentagon Papers, Exposing Gov’t Lies
We remember the life and legacy of Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, who died Friday at the age of 92, just months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg, then a top military strategist working for the RAND Corporation, risked life in prison by secretly copying and then leaking 7,000 pages of top-secret documents outlining the secret history of the U.S. War in Vietnam.
Ozempic, Wegovy-maker hires lobbying firm to push for Medicare coverage
The blockbuster weight loss drugs’ access to a key market — older Americans — is limited, as Medicare is banned from covering weight loss drugs as part of the Part D program.
FDA recommends updated target for fall Covid boosters
The agency followed the guidance of its independent advisory committee, which identified a commonly circulating strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Republicans are already attacking Biden’s CDC pick on Covid
Mandy Cohen’s experience parrying GOP assaults is seen as a key attribute she’ll need in leading the CDC.
Thousands lose Medicaid in Arkansas: Is this America’s future?
As many as 15 million people nationwide are expected to lose coverage as states check eligibility for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic.
Meet 5 Arkansans who are worried about their family’s Medicaid
More than 140,000 residents have lost eligibility in one of the poorest states in the country.
U.S. consumer price growth slowed last month, though underlying inflation measures stayed high
Inflation slowed to just 4% in May.
U.S. prices pick up, showing inflation pressures persist
The Fed is paying particular attention to so-called core prices, which exclude volatile food and energy costs and are regarded as a better gauge of longer-term inflation trends.
The under-the-radar issues that could shake up 2024
POLITICO asked a panel of strategists and elected officials what under-the-radar issue they think could play an outsize role in 2024.
“Unacceptable”: Olympic Track Star Tori Bowie’s Death Highlights Black Maternal Health Crisis
Olympic track star Tori Bowie was eight months pregnant and in labor when she died on May 2, according to an autopsy. She was alone in her home at the time and may have suffered from respiratory distress and eclampsia, a rare but life-threatening pregnancy complication. Her baby also died.
Was Mika Westwolf Killed by White Nationalist? Indigenous Woman’s Parents & Community Demand Justice
We speak with the parents of Mika Westwolf, a 22-year-old Indigenous woman struck and killed in March by a driver as she was walking home along the highway in the early morning hours. The parents and allies are on a “Justice to Be Seen” march to call for justice and an investigation. Westwolf was a member of the Blackfeet Tribe and was also Diné, Cree and Klamath.
Fox News Analyst Has Damning Description For Trump’s Disastrous Interview
Brit Hume tried to sum up Trump’s latest attempt to defend himself, and it wasn’t easy.
Josh Hawley Gets Holy Hell After Juneteenth Claim About Christianity And Slavery
Critics give the Missouri senator a blunt fact-check on Twitter.
Trump’s Latest Excuse: Boxes Of Classified Documents Were Mixed With Golf Shirts
“Before I send the boxes over, I have to take all of my things out,” the former president said on Fox News.
How DC Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Deficit
Washington’s allegedly been at war with the budget deficit for decades. The latest debt limit deal tells us which side won.
Senator Says Hearing On Controversial PGA Tour-LIV Golf Deal Could Happen ‘Within Weeks’
Sen. Richard Blumenthal argued the Saudis are essentially “taking charge of the entire sport” in a deal that could have national security implications.