We speak with Kaniela Ing, national director of the Green New Deal Network and seventh-generation Kanaka Maoli, Native Hawaiian, about the impact of this week’s devastating wildfires and their relationship to climate change. The catastrophic fires have destroyed nearly all buildings in the historic section of Lahaina, which once served as the capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
From Maui, we hear from a survivor of Hawaii’s historic wildfires, which have taken at least 55 lives to date. Vixay Phonxaylinkham, a resident of California, was on vacation with his wife and five children when they had to jump into the ocean to escape the raging fires and floated on a piece of wood for hours. “We stuck together. We held on. We’re not going to die this way. We’re here. We’re alive,” said Phonxaylinkham.
Trump took aim at President Joe Biden after knocking a reporter’s question on the election interference case against him in Georgia.
Donald Trump overshadowed and trolled his 2024 GOP competitors in Iowa on Saturday.
Here’s why some on the right are complaining.
Trump has been accused of trying to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia.
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This fall, the Biden administration wants Congress to approve $20 billion in additional funding related to the Ukraine war.
This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of stories to spark your curiosity and fill you with delight. Sign up here to get it every Saturday morning.One of the most wonderful by-products of my colleague Amanda Mull joining The Atlantic a few years back was the introduction of Midge into my life.
This article was originally published in Knowable Magazine.Conservationists seeking to restore shark populations off the Atlantic coast of Panama were facing a problem all too familiar to biologists: No records existed to document what pristine shark communities looked like before overfishing decimated the animals over the past few decades.
Any time I try to recommend How to With John Wilson to someone who has never heard of the show, I struggle to figure out where to begin. HBO markets it as a docuseries by the filmmaker John Wilson in which he explores the idiosyncratic behavior of New York City’s wackiest residents. But calling it a “docuseries” feels wrong; yes, the program relies on footage and interviews Wilson has collected from wandering through the city, but the material is also presented comedically.
In the summer of 1619, the leaders of the fledgling Jamestown colony came together as the first general assembly to enact “just Laws for the happy guiding and governing of the people there inhabiting.” Consisting of the governor, Sir George Yeardley; his four councillors; and 22 elected “burgesses,” or representatives, the group approved more than 30 measures.
From Congress to the Biden administration, there’s enthusiasm for the drugs’ ability to treat mental illness.
More than 4 million people have had their Medicaid benefits terminated in the last four months, including nearly three-quarters who have lost coverage because of paperwork problems.
This soul-searching on the right shows how fractured the anti-abortion movement remains on both tactics and messaging more than a year after they achieved their decades-long goal of toppling Roe v. Wade.
The new coronavirus strain, while fast-spreading, does not appear to cause significant illness.
A Republican co-sponsor and a conservative political group say abortion-related language in proposed regulations violate the law’s intent.
Two doctors — one Democrat and one Republican — face off over how to investigate the pandemic
The president made a big bet on owning the economy. His team says give it time.
The Florida governor has made a name for himself with the fights he’s picked.
Trump saw slightly more support from his base than Biden, with 88 percent of registered Republicans selecting Trump versus 83 percent of Democrats choosing Biden.
The president pledged to weigh eliminating the debt limit — for good. Instead, he’s got a group weighing options.
Texas began shuttling thousands of migrants away from the U.S.-Mexico border last year.
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.I was skeptical of music festivals. Then I went to Newport.
The order says Trump can’t make public any information from grand jury testimony, which likely applies to much of what prosecutors are turning over.
When Donald Trump appeared last week in a Washington, D.C., courtroom for his arraignment on federal election charges, the presiding judge gave the former president a few simple instructions for staying out of jail while he awaited trial.Trump could not talk to potential witnesses about the case except through lawyers, Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya told him, and he could not commit a crime on the local, state, or federal level. Both are standard directives to defendants.
Cohen said he is “interested” in unseating Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), a popular liberal lawmaker.
Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss, who has led the Justice Department’s investigation into Hunter Biden, asked for special counsel status.
“In Donald Trump’s mind, an atmosphere of fear, chaos and violence actually works for him,” Charlie Sykes said.
