Becerra in the hot seat, again, over monkeypox response
The HHS secretary faces renewed White House criticism over his ability to manage a public health crisis
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Boats, planes and automobiles: Projects aim to travel around restrictive state abortion laws
It’s not illegal to get an abortion off the Gulf coast or in a van in Colorado, critics and lawyers seem to agree. But other challenges remain.
Where the Fed’s inflation-crushing campaign may hurt the most
As the U.S. central banks raises interest rates, the rest of the world is feeling the squeeze.
Biden enters the Always Be Closing phase of his first term
Suddenly, overnight, real progress has been teed up for the White House.
Biden touts record jobs but faces new headwinds as GDP shrinks
Republicans are poised to cast aside all the economic technicalities and bash Democratic candidates up and down the midterm ballot over an economy that is already deeply unpopular with voters in both parties.
Filipino Activist Walden Bello Speaks Out After Arrest Just Weeks After Marcos Jr. Inauguration
We speak to Walden Bello, the longtime Filipino activist and former vice-presidential candidate. He was arrested Monday on “cyber libel” charges, which he says was just a tactic by the new administration to suppress his vocal criticism of them. The arrest took place just weeks after the inauguration of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the son of the former U.S.-backed dictator. Bello says people are “worried that this is a foretaste of things to come.
Trump Is Ramping Up Same Rhetoric That Preceded Jan. 6 Violence
The former president’s latest wave of threatening attacks is already being blamed for triggering violence against the FBI.
Trump’s Longtime Finance Chief Expected To Plead Guilty In New York Tax Case
Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg is expected to plead guilty as soon as Thursday in a tax evasion case.
Former Top FBI Official Says Criminal Charges Against Rudy Giuliani Are Likely ‘Imminent’
Frank Figliuzzi said things are looking “really bad” for Trump’s former personal attorney in the Georgia election investigation.
News Roundup: Mar-a-Lago search part of ‘criminal’ probe; Giuliani ‘target’ of Georgia investigation
As pro-treason Republicans shift from demanding to see the warrant used to search Mar-a-Lago (which didn’t work out well for them), to demanding to see the affidavit the department presented to a judge detailing the evidence they had for believing materials relating to a federal crime would be found there, a new Justice Department filing opposing its public release notes that it would cause “irreparable damage” to an “ongoing criminal investigation.
Justice Department court filing notes Trump investigation involves ‘highly classified materials’
In a Monday court filing, the Justice Department asked a federal court not to unseal the affidavit showing probable cause for the warrant to search Mar-a-Lago, giving reasons that underscore the hot water Donald Trump appears to be in.
Disclosing the affidavit now would, according to the filing, “cause significant and irreparable damage to this ongoing criminal investigation.
Ukraine Update: Butcher Wagner mercenaries post their location, HIMARS make them pay
You expect rank incompetence from basic Russian troops, but Wagner mercenaries have proven some of the most valuable forces on the Russian side. They were instrumental in the conquest of along every single major Russian victory in the last several months—Popasna, Severodonetsk, Lysychansk, and their (modest) advances around Bakhmut.
Trump offers to call off his violent thugs, but he has conditions
In a disturbing echo of his infamous exhortation to his Proud Boy supporters before the 2020 election to “stand back and stand by,” Donald Trump told Fox News Digital on Monday that he “will do whatever” he can “to help the country” following last week’s seizure of stolen documents from his Florida home. Trump said that the “temperature has to be brought down,” but stressed his conditions.
Giuliani confirmed as target of criminal investigation, will face the music in Georgia this week
Rudy Giuliani can slither away no more. The Fulton County, Georgia, district attorney has informed former President Donald Trump’s slimy private lawyer that he is the target of a criminal investigation into the 2020 presidential elections in Georgia.
According to reporting from The New York Times, just last week Giuliani told prosecutors that he was too unhealthy to fly to Georgia to appear in front of the special grand jury.
Academy Apologizes To Sacheen Littlefeather Nearly 50 Years After Oscars Abuse
“I never thought I’d live to see the day,” the Native American actor and activist said of the apology.
John Bolton Says Trump Is ‘Almost Certainly’ Lying About Declassifying Records
“When somebody begins to concoct lies like this, it shows a real level of desperation,” Trump’s former national security adviser told The New York Times.
The New Era of Political Violence Is Here
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’ve been thinking about the threats against law enforcement and Trump’s barely veiled warning to Attorney General Merrick Garland about a “country on fire.” We should no longer wonder if we can avert a new era of political violence in the United States. It’s already here.
Artificial intelligence was supposed to transform health care. It hasn’t.
Machine learning could improve medicine by analyzing data to improve diagnoses and target cures, but technological, bureaucratic, and regulatory obstacles have slowed progress.
The Odds of Getting COVID From Your Housemate Are ‘About a Coin Flip’
By this point, the pandemic saga has introduced us to a cast of recurring characters. Among them are the Chill Friend, who is totally over COVID precautions at this point, and the Unlucky Acquaintance, who has had COVID three times and brings it up whenever someone else falls sick. And then there is the Person Whose Roommate Has COVID.
Caitlin Dickerson on the Moral Catastrophe of Family Separations
Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic’s editor in chief, joined staff writer Caitlin Dickerson to discuss her cover story, a years-long investigation into the secret history of the Trump administration’s family-separation policy. Dickerson’s story argues that separating children was not an unintended side effect, as previously claimed, but its core intent.
“Will We Become Our Enemy?”: After Salman Rushdie Assassination Attempt, See Rare Free Speech Address
Renowned Indian British novelist Salman Rushdie is in critical condition and faces a long road to recovery after he survived an assassination attempt Friday morning in western New York. Rushdie is one of the most highly acclaimed writers in the world today and has lived underground for many years after facing systematic threats of assassination for his writing.
After One Year of Taliban Control, “Women and Girls of Afghanistan Have Lost Their Right to Be Human”
One year ago today, the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, promising to bring stability after two decades of war and U.S. occupation. But the country now faces a grave humanitarian crisis and a severe rollback of women’s rights. We speak with Afghan journalist Zahra Nader, editor-in-chief of Zan Times, a new women-led outlet documenting human rights issues in Afghanistan.
Trump’s “Call to Violence” Against FBI as He Faces Espionage Act Charges Is “Replay” of Jan. 6 Riot
A search warrant made public on Friday reveals the FBI is investigating former President Donald Trump for three federal crimes, including violating the Espionage Act, obstruction of justice and criminal handling of government records, after removing top-secret documents when they raided former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate last week. Meanwhile, Trump is calling the investigation a hoax, and Republican threats are growing against the FBI.
The Bigger This Fungus Gets, the Worse We’re Doing
Deep in the loamy soil of forests around the world, there exists a fungus called the honey mushroom that makes its living on death. A parasite that preys on weak trees, it sucks its victims dry of nutrients, then feasts on their postmortem flesh. Orchards and vineyards have fallen to it; gardeners, farmers, and foresters spend their days fruitlessly fighting the pesticide-resistant scourge.
Becerra in the hot seat, again, over monkeypox response
The HHS secretary faces renewed White House criticism over his ability to manage a public health crisis
Boats, planes and automobiles: Projects aim to travel around restrictive state abortion laws
It’s not illegal to get an abortion off the Gulf coast or in a van in Colorado, critics and lawyers seem to agree. But other challenges remain.
A bittersweet health care win for Democrats
Democrats are widely expected to lose control of one or both chambers in November, and members are aware that today’s vote on the Inflation Reduction Act may be their last chance for some time to enact major reforms to the U.S. health system.
Where the Fed’s inflation-crushing campaign may hurt the most
As the U.S. central banks raises interest rates, the rest of the world is feeling the squeeze.
Biden enters the Always Be Closing phase of his first term
Suddenly, overnight, real progress has been teed up for the White House.
Biden touts record jobs but faces new headwinds as GDP shrinks
Republicans are poised to cast aside all the economic technicalities and bash Democratic candidates up and down the midterm ballot over an economy that is already deeply unpopular with voters in both parties.