Compromise struck to preserve Obamacare’s preventive care mandate
The deal reached between the DOJ and Texas challengers could maintain insurance coverage of HIV drugs and other services nationwide.
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Top Biden Covid official Jha set to depart June 15
The long-planned departure comes weeks after HHS allowed the Covid-19 public health emergency to lapse on May 11.
5 takeaways from POLITICO’s Health Care Summit
Government officials, lawmakers and health policy experts said the U.S. is prepared for the next pandemic but also detailed health care challenges.
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.
“Doing Journalism Is a Crime”: Guatemalan Publisher José Rubén Zamora Faces 40 Years Behind Bars
Prominent Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora faces 40 years in prison in his sentencing hearing Wednesday for what press freedom and human rights groups say are inflated charges of money laundering. Zamora is the founder and president of the investigative newspaper El Periódico and has long reported on Guatemalan government corruption.
Trump Names A Baffling New Enemy In Latest Unhinged All-Caps Rant
The former president launched a strange new attack on an unexpected group in a new social media post.
First-Term Democrat Rocks GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert Over Her ‘Nonsense’ In Fiery Remarks
“As granny would say, she was ‘loud’ & ‘wrong’ today,” wrote Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas following the Colorado Republican’s comments.
Trump Ignored Lawyers Trying To Get Him Out Of Classified Documents Mess: Report
The former president instead relied on advice from the head of a conservative judicial group, The Washington Post reported.
Fox News Hits Panic Button As White House Criticizes Network On Live TV
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre responded to Fox News’ “dictator” graphic, and the network didn’t seem to like it.
What the Teen-Smartphone Panic Says About Adults
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.A growing body of research complicates the question of social media’s effects on teens. But that hasn’t stopped many adults from perpetual worrying about its presumed perils.
Attempt To Censure Rep. Adam Schiff Over Anti-Trump Efforts Fails In House
Twenty Republicans crossed party lines to vote against a resolution targeting the California Democrat.
The Instant Pot Failed Because It Was a Good Product
The Instant Pot is, by all indications, a perfectly good machine—maybe even a great one. The IP, as the device is known to its many devotees, is a kitchen gadget in the most straightforward sense of the term: It’s a classic labor-saver, promising to turn ingredients into family meals while you clean up, tend to your kids, and do all of the other things you could be doing instead of keeping an eye on the stove.
Somehow, Airline Customer Service Is Getting Even Worse
In early 2020, when the coronavirus was still a distant concern, my wife and I booked an AirAsia flight to Bali. Big mistake. At the start of lockdown, we scrambled to secure a refund. We called the airline’s customer-support line: no dice. We pleaded with its online chatbot, a lobotomized character named AVA. We sent a Twitter message to the brand on March 17 and received a response seven weeks later that read, in full, “Twitter Feedback.
Letter: Dominion Energy Defends Its Record
The Plutocrat vs. the MonopolyDominion Energy provides power to two-thirds of Virginians but has been criticized for charging excessive rates and lobbying the government to free those rates from regulation, George Packer wrote this week. “This arrangement was entirely legal and scarcely noticed for years,” Packer explained. “It’s a glaring version of the corruption that underlies so much of American politics.”“The Plutocrat vs.
“Money Has Won”: Saudi Rights Activist Says PGA-LIV Golf Merger Gives MBS More Power & Influence
We speak to Lina Alhathloul, the sister of a Saudi dissident who was jailed and tortured, about how the kingdom is using its oil fortune to reshape its image by taking over the world of professional golf with the merger of its own LIV Golf and the PGA Tour. This comes after President Biden pledged to make Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman a “pariah” after the brutal assassination of Jamal Khashoggi.
The Espionage Act: Could Trump Indictment Lead to Changes to 1917 Law Used to Jail Whistleblowers?
The majority of former President Donald Trump’s charges for mishandling classified documents stem from the Espionage Act, a World War I-era law that has often been used to silence dissent and go after whistleblowers. We speak with Chip Gibbons of Defending Rights & Dissent, who calls for reforming the Espionage Act.
“Unique & Shocking”: Donald Trump Arrested on 37 Counts for Mishandling Classified Documents
As former President Donald Trump was arrested and arraigned at a federal courthouse in Miami, where he pleaded not guilty to 37 felony charges around his handling of classified documents, we speak with Noah Bookbinder, president of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. He predicts Trump “will challenge every aspect of this prosecution,” but says there is no reason the trial can’t begin within the next year.
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.
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.
Compromise struck to preserve Obamacare’s preventive care mandate
The deal reached between the DOJ and Texas challengers could maintain insurance coverage of HIV drugs and other services nationwide.
Top Biden Covid official Jha set to depart June 15
The long-planned departure comes weeks after HHS allowed the Covid-19 public health emergency to lapse on May 11.
5 takeaways from POLITICO’s Health Care Summit
Government officials, lawmakers and health policy experts said the U.S. is prepared for the next pandemic but also detailed health care challenges.
Becerra says DeSantis bears responsibility for Covid’s outsized toll
By way of contrast, Becerra touted the work of the Biden administration and his Department of Health and Human Services in pushing out vaccines.
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.
“Every Body”: New Film Shines Spotlight on Intersex Community’s Fight for Recognition, Bodily Autonomy
June is Pride Month, a time to celebrate the LGBTQIA community, and today we look at those represented by the “I” which stands for “intersex.” In a broadcast exclusive, we are joined by the filmmaker and three stars of a new documentary, Every Body, which follows their work as intersex activists who share childhoods marked by shame, secrecy and nonconsensual surgeries.
Ex-Federal Prosecutor Says Trump’s Big Speech Was ‘Just A Straight-Out Confession’
Andrew Weissmann spots a few lines that could be used in court against the former president.
Trump Unleashes All-Caps Rant After First Court Appearance In Classified Documents Case
“They want to take away my FREEDOM,” the former president wrote on Truth Social.