Abortions increased in Florida more than in California and New York post-Dobbs. Here’s why.
It’ll be years before many blue-state efforts to expand abortion access have an impact.
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Biden administration releases intelligence on Wuhan lab
The 10-page document reveals no proof of either a lab leak or an animal host.
Biden puts all his chips on the table with a push on ‘Bidenomics’
The push to own the economy, by literally branding it with the president’s name, is not without risk.
U.S. consumer price growth slowed last month, though underlying inflation measures stayed high
Inflation slowed to just 4% in May.
‘Hell, Yeah!’: Ex-DOJ Official Makes Short Work Of Trump’s Big Defense Claim
Former acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal has a blunt reality check for the former president.
Iowa Voter Spars With Mike Pence Over Jan. 6: ‘Do You Ever Second Guess Yourself?’
“Don’t take my word for it, go read the Constitution,” Pence told the woman during a 2024 campaign stop in Iowa.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Endorses Joe Biden
The New York Democrat said Biden had done “quite well” given the party’s limitations.
‘No Regard For Anyone’: Christie Slams Trump After Man Is Arrested Near Obama Home
“This is the problem with someone who doesn’t think about this country and its citizens first,” the former New Jersey governor said.
Biden’s Plan B for Student Debt
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 Supreme Court’s debt-relief ruling is a blow to President Joe Biden—and to the millions of people who expected that some of their loans would be forgiven. The Biden administration is quickly moving to its Plan B for relieving student debt, but little about this process will be quick.
FDA grants first full approval for an Alzheimer’s drug in 20 years
Questions linger around how many patients will be able to access the drug with limited coverage from Medicare.
Zombie Twitter Has Arrived
Threads is here. It’s Twitter, but on Instagram. If that makes sense to you, we’re sorry, and also, you are the target audience for Threads: people who like to publish text posts on the internet but say they have ~worries~ (with tildes, just like that) about Elon Musk, the billionaire-king who now owns the bird app.
Dystopian Fiction Becomes Reality in France
Last September in Paris, I attended a screening of the Netflix feature Athena, about an apocalyptic insurrection following the videotaped killing of a teenager of North African descent by a group of men dressed as police. The unrest begins within an isolated French hyperghetto and blooms into a nationwide civil war, a dismal progression that no longer seems entirely far-fetched.
Biden to crack down on ‘junk’ health insurance
The Biden administration’s new proposal would place further restrictions on short-term health insurance plans.
Biden’s ‘Big Build’
When President Joe Biden visits South Carolina to tout a new solar-energy-manufacturing facility today, he will underscore a striking pattern: Some of the biggest winners from his economic agenda have been Republican-leaning places whose political leaders have consistently opposed his initiatives.
Rep. Ro Khanna on Term-Limiting SCOTUS Justices, Sole “No” Vote on Pentagon Budget & Modi’s State Visit
We speak with Democratic Congressmember Ro Khanna of California about several topics.
How Syria Profits from Trafficking Captagon, Highly Addictive Amphetamine Propping Up Assad Regime
We speak with BBC Arabic correspondent Rasha Qandeel, whose new documentary investigates Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s role in producing the highly addictive amphetamine known as Captagon and how this is impacting his relations with other states in the region.
Syria’s Missing: New U.N. Body Will Investigate Disappearance of 130,000 People in 12-Year Civil War
The United Nations General Assembly has approved a resolution to establish an independent body to investigate what happened to more than 130,000 people who went missing during the conflict in Syria over the last 12 years. The Syrian government opposed the resolution, along with Russia, China, Belarus, North Korea, Cuba and Iran. “This is one of the most painful chapters in the Syrian crisis,” says Dr.
Elena Milashina Attack: Rights Groups Condemn Brutal Beating of Russian Journalist in Chechnya
Press freedom groups around the world have condemned the brutal attack on Russian journalist Elena Milashina, who was beaten by unknown assailants in the Chechen capital of Grozny on July 4. Milashina, a reporter for Novaya Gazeta, was in town to report on Chechnya’s ongoing attacks on LGBTQ people when she was assaulted along with lawyer Alexander Nemov.
Ukrainian Writer Andrey Kurkov Recalls Friend Victoria Amelina, Novelist Killed in Russian Airstrike
We remember the acclaimed Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina, who died as a result of injuries from a Russian strike on a restaurant in Kramatorsk last week, which also killed 12 other people. Amelina was part of a human rights group, Truth Hounds, investigating Russian war crimes. Amelina’s friend Andrey Kurkov, a fellow author and the former president of PEN Ukraine, says the young writer’s death is just the latest in a long string of artists lost to the Russian invasion.
George W. Bush’s AIDS-fighting program’s new critics: Republicans
GOP lawmakers say President Joe Biden is using PEPFAR to promote abortion rights.
Abortions increased in Florida more than in California and New York post-Dobbs. Here’s why.
It’ll be years before many blue-state efforts to expand abortion access have an impact.
Biden administration releases intelligence on Wuhan lab
The 10-page document reveals no proof of either a lab leak or an animal host.
Amazon delays virtual care service’s unveiling after senators raised privacy concerns
The company is pushing back a promotional campaign three weeks to get past the news.
10 things we’ve learned about abortion in the year since Roe fell
Not everything played out the way people expected.
Biden puts all his chips on the table with a push on ‘Bidenomics’
The push to own the economy, by literally branding it with the president’s name, is not without risk.
U.S. consumer price growth slowed last month, though underlying inflation measures stayed high
Inflation slowed to just 4% in May.
Former Arizona House Speaker Talked To FBI In 2020 Investigation
Republican Rusty Bowers said he spoke for four hours to officials about attempts to overturn Trump’s election loss.
Brit Hume Gives Fox News Viewers Damning Reality Check On ‘Loser’ Trump
The longtime Fox News analyst says supporting Trump “may come back to haunt the Republican Party in 2024.
DOJ Unseals Previously Blacked-Out Sections From Trump Warrant Application
The newly revealed paragraphs reveal that surveillance cameras showed boxes being relocated in the days before FBI and Justice Department investigators visited Mar-A-Lago.