Trump targets a bigger, cheaper and more popular Obamacare
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GOP senators: Halt travel with China to stop ‘mystery illness’
Public health experts have said the pneumonia outbreak is linked to known diseases.
Americans are losing benefits. That could hurt Biden in 2024.
Expiring Covid benefits and new limits on safety net programs threaten to hit Americans’ pocketbooks — especially among core parts of the Democratic electorate.
The alarming news progressive groups delivered to the White House
Top White House aides reviewed private polling showing Biden’s economic message falling flat and suggesting paths toward a turnaround.
Their Prophecy of Enduring Democratic Rule Fell Apart. They Blame College Grads.
Can Democrats overcome their college-campus branding and reclaim the working class?
UAW promises more pain for Big Three: ‘We’re not messing around’
The new strategy UAW President Shawn Fain announced Friday signaled the strike could start having broader implications for the economy.
Why Are Russia & U.S. Promoting Nuclear Power at U.N. Climate Talks? Russian Environmentalist Speaks Out
As Vladimir Putin arrives in Abu Dhabi but does not plan to attend the COP28 summit in Dubai, we speak with Vladimir Slivyak, co-chair for the leading Russian environmental organization Ecodefense, about the climate impact of Russia’s war on Ukraine and the renewed push at the summit to expand nuclear power.
ABC News And CNN To Host Separate GOP Debates Days Apart In 2024
Three GOP debates in Iowa and New Hampshire are set to take place in January: two hosted by CNN and another by ABC News.
U.S. Officials Privately Raise Fears Of Israel-Gaza Conflict Sparking A Broader War
Officials are worried Israel is seeking U.S. weapons for a war in Lebanon, and analysts say an uptick in attacks tied to Iran risks ensnaring the U.S. in a major conflict.
Amnesty Report Says Israel Used U.S. Weapons To Kill Dozens Of Gaza Civilians
The human rights group’s investigation accuses Israel of using U.S.-made guidance weapons in two illegal strikes on homes filled with Palestinian families.
Hunter Biden Indicted On Tax Charges In California
The president’s son has been charged with nine counts, including tax evasion, as a special counsel probe into his business dealings intensifies.
Fox News Host Pins Down Exactly Why Vivek Ramaswamy Is So Annoying
Dagen McDowell compared Ramaswamy to your sister’s new boyfriend who inspires you to fake an illness so you don’t have to be around him.
Taylor Swift and the Era of the Girl
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.’Tis the season of Taylor Swift. Maybe you’re sick of her, or maybe you’re obsessed. Either way, you are likely finding yourself in the middle of a Girl Culture moment.
The Decline of Teen Hangouts
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 WeekHow much time did you spend with peers in adolescence, and what effect did that have on the rest of your life? (Anecdotes illustrating how you spent that time and in what era are especially welcome.)Send your responses to conor@theatlantic.
The Trump Prosecutions Are Cause to Celebrate the Rule of Law
There has never been a graver test of America’s rule of law than the prosecutions of Donald Trump. He “stands alone in American history for his alleged crimes,” as Jack Smith put it in a recent court filing. No president has ever schemed for months to retain power after losing an election—and over the repeated advice of his advisers and lawyers—nor taken and concealed classified documents for many months following his return to civilian life.
Diamonds Aren’t Rare. Why Are They So in Demand?
This is an edition of Time-Travel Thursdays, a journey through The Atlantic’s archives to contextualize the present, surface delightful treasures, and examine the American idea. Sign up here.
“Green Colonialism”: Nigerian Climate Activist Nnimmo Bassey Says Africa Is Being Sold Out at COP28
Longtime Nigerian activist and poet Nnimmo Bassey joins us at COP28 in Dubai to discuss how “false climate solutions” like carbon trading markets are hurting efforts to reduce emissions and prevent catastrophic global heating. “People are making deals rather than talking about how to cut emissions at source,” says Bassey. “We’re seeing a sellout of the African continent.
“Cabal of Oil Producers”: Climate Scientist Kevin Anderson Slams Corporate Capture of COP28
As we broadcast from COP28 in Dubai, leading climate scientist Kevin Anderson lays out why he dismisses the annual climate talks as “grand events” that do little to actually curb emissions. “These COPs have become little more than a scam under which the oil companies and the other fossil fuel companies are hiding that nothing is being done,” says Anderson.
“Terrorized”: Gaza Poet Mosab Abu Toha on Being Stripped, Jailed & Beaten by Israeli Forces
We speak with celebrated Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha for his first interview after he was jailed and beaten by Israeli forces, when he was detained at a checkpoint in Gaza while heading to Rafah with his family. He was rounded up with scores of other Palestinians. “I felt humiliated. I felt terrified and terrorized by this army because they were ordering us to do everything at gunpoint,” says Toha, now in Cairo.
‘Stalemate’ on AIDS relief to drag into 2024
Discussions about a compromise that would extend the program have collapsed.
AI is driving Google’s health care business. Washington doesn’t know what to do about it.
The firm is deploying its artificial intelligence across the health care spectrum. Its lobbyists are smoothing the way.
Trump targets a bigger, cheaper and more popular Obamacare
Why the law could be harder to repeal in 2025 than it was in 2017.
GOP senators: Halt travel with China to stop ‘mystery illness’
Public health experts have said the pneumonia outbreak is linked to known diseases.
5 questions about the latest disease outbreak in China
It’s more likely the bill is coming due for China’s prolonged Covid lockdown than a novel virus emerging.
Americans are losing benefits. That could hurt Biden in 2024.
Expiring Covid benefits and new limits on safety net programs threaten to hit Americans’ pocketbooks — especially among core parts of the Democratic electorate.
The alarming news progressive groups delivered to the White House
Top White House aides reviewed private polling showing Biden’s economic message falling flat and suggesting paths toward a turnaround.
Their Prophecy of Enduring Democratic Rule Fell Apart. They Blame College Grads.
Can Democrats overcome their college-campus branding and reclaim the working class?
UAW promises more pain for Big Three: ‘We’re not messing around’
The new strategy UAW President Shawn Fain announced Friday signaled the strike could start having broader implications for the economy.
What We Learned — And Wished We Learned — From The Last GOP Debate
This debate, just weeks before the Iowa caucuses, didn’t reflect much progress in the presidential field from the first time we did this.
A Likely Co-Conspirator In Trump’s Georgia Case Got To Ask A Question At GOP Debate
Tom Fitton, head of the right-wing group Judicial Watch, asked the presidential rivals about election security at the Alabama event ditched by Trump.