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Fauci privately miffed about the message sent by the WHCA dinner
The nation’s top medical adviser expressed private frustration that elite D.C. no longer seems to take the Covid threat seriously.
CDC investigating more than 100 children with hepatitis of unknown cause
The case numbers in the U.S. and globally are still relatively low, but their severity has clinicians worried.
Fed set to launch fresh assault on inflation in new era for economy
Rates this year could reach their highest levels since before the 2008 Wall Street crash if surging prices continue.
Surprise GDP slump undercuts White House recovery story
The government said gross domestic product shrank at a 1.4 percent annualized rate in the first quarter.
U.S. economy shrank by 1.4 percent in Q1 but consumers kept spending
The steady spending suggested the economy could keep expanding this year even though the Federal Reserve plans to raise rates aggressively to fight the inflation surge.
IMF warns of ‘severe’ global economic risk from war in Ukraine
The war in Ukraine will “severely” set back the global recovery from Covid-19, according to the IMF.
What could go wrong with Biden’s booming economy? Here are the big risks.
The Fed’s campaign to raise interest rates — designed to reduce spending and curb inflation — will slow growth, which will have consequences for American workers.
Alex Jones Now Claims He’s A Hero For Trying To Stop Jan. 6 Insurrection
“Quite frankly, I’m not asking for a medal, but everybody else just stood there,” he said.
News Roundup: Contraception rights may be next to go; single Ukrainian bridge now of dire importance
As state Republican elected officials waste no time in their efforts to kill off not just abortion rights, but even the right to use contraception, attempts by strategy-minded Republicans to get their party to temper such extremism for the sake of upcoming midterm elections aren’t going very far. Republicans know what they want: a rollback of the entire civil rights era. The leaked Alito draft opinion rejecting Roe v.
Ukraine update: This ‘Victory Day’ comes without much in the way of victory for Russia
For those who gathered in Moscow for the May 9 parade, there was one big let down on the pomp-and-circumstances front: Reportedly, very few aircraft passed over the city, with none of the low altitude flyovers from fighters, bombers, and support aircraft that marked such occasions in years past. Many planes that were practicing about the city just two days earlier turned out to be no-shows on the day itself.
Maybe most notably — there was no flying ‘Z.
Trump Claims He Was ‘Running Military’ Alone. Twitter Critics Go DEFCON 1.
“Trump RAN FROM the military,” one person quipped.
Ex-GOP strategist fumes: Sarah Palin is a ‘degenerate liar’ and Meghan McCain is an ‘entitled bully’
Sarah Palin is running for a seat in the House of Representatives now that a vacancy has been left open by the late Don Young. Meghan McCain, the daughter of the late Arizona Sen. John McCain, is hawking a struggling memoir to renew interest in herself, and presumably in the “traditional values” of the Republican Party.
Steve Schmidt is having none of it. And he had no problem airing out the reasons why over the weekend.
U2’s Bono and The Edge ‘Stand By Ukraine’ in surprise concert in Kyiv subway station shelter
U2’s frontman Bono and guitarist The Edge made a surprise visit to Kyiv on Sunday to perform a 40-minute concert at a subway station converted into a shelter from Russian attacks. After the two members of the Irish rock band listed some of the many cities where U2 has performed, Bono said, “We’d like you to know … there is nowhere in the whole world that we would rather be than in the great city of Kyiv.
Senate Unanimously Votes To Expand Security For Families Of Supreme Court Justices
Protesters marched and chanted in front of the homes of several conservative justices to protest the court’s apparent decision to gut abortion rights.
Joe Biden: Vladimir Putin May Have No Way Out Of Ukraine War
The president said Russia’s sloppy, vicious invasion of Ukraine hasn’t achieved its goals, but he worries Putin does not know how to end it.
Overruling Roe will unleash an economic and social calamity. Guess who will end up paying for it?
A lot of the commentary in the past week regarding the leaked Supreme Court opinion overruling Roe v. Wade has understandably focused on the sheer malevolence of its attack on women’s and others’ rights to make reproductive decisions free of government intrusion. Some have focused on the political ramifications, which may turn out to be profound.
In A Post-Roe World, Illinois Vows To Be The Midwest’s Abortion Safe Haven
Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker said that the state will fight to remain a “beacon of hope” for abortion-seekers as the rest of the region restricts access.
The Atlantic’s Jennifer Senior Wins 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing
The Atlantic staff writer Jennifer Senior has won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing. She was awarded journalism’s top honor for her remarkable September 2021 cover story, “What Bobby McIlvaine Left Behind,” which looked at one family’s heartbreaking loss in the 9/11 attacks and their struggle to move on. This is The Atlantic’s second Pulitzer Prize, following Ed Yong’s 2021 Pulitzer for his reporting on the coronavirus pandemic.
‘I’m Very Conflicted’: Readers Share Complex Views on Abortion
This is an edition of Up for Debate, a newsletter by Conor Friedersdorf. On Wednesdays, he rounds up timely conversations and solicits reader responses to one thought-provoking question. Every Monday, he publishes some thoughtful replies. Sign up for the newsletter here.In the last Up for Debate I asked readers, “What are your views on abortion?”Joey shares a personal story:
I am a 78-year-old grandmother.
The Overlooked Reason Russia’s Invasion Is Floundering
Airpower should have been one of Russia’s greatest advantages over Ukraine. With almost 4,000 combat aircraft and extensive experience bombing targets in Syria, Georgia, and Chechnya, Russia’s air force was expected to play a vital role in the invasion, allowing the Russian army to plunge deep into Ukraine, seize Kyiv, and destroy the Ukrainian military. But more than two months into the war, Vladimir Putin’s air force is still fighting for control of the skies.
Introducing How to Start Over
Listen and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Google | Pocket CastsIn this series, Atlantic staff writer Olga Khazan analyzes what it takes to change our relationships, our work, and our perspective—with a practical approach to one of life’s greatest mysteries: how to start over.Change can be really hard. Inertia is powerful, mortgages and marriages are long-term, and personality traits can feel pretty hardwired. But we’re in an era characterized by change.
Is Irish Reunification on the Horizon? Sinn Féin Wins Historic Victory in Northern Ireland Election
In a historic victory, the Irish nationalist Sinn Féin party has won the most seats in Northern Ireland’s parliament for the first time ever. Sinn Féin is the former political wing of the IRA — the Irish Republican Army — and favors reunification with the Republic of Ireland.
Trans Lawyer Chase Strangio on Inclusivity: “People Like Me, Who Are Not Women, May Become Pregnant.”
After the leaked draft Supreme Court opinion that may overturn Roe v. Wade, Republican Senator Marco Rubio of Florida introduced a bill Friday to prohibit employers from deducting expenses related to their employees’ travel costs when seeking gender-affirming care for their children out of state, as well as for those seeking an abortion.
Chase Strangio: Alabama Ban on Trans Youth Healthcare Is Part of Wider GOP Attack on Bodily Autonomy
Alabama has become the first U.S. state to make it a felony to provide gender-affirming medical care to trans youth. A law went into effect Sunday that bans the use of puberty blockers and hormones, which can be lifesaving for trans children and teens. Doctors and others who are found in violation of the law could face up to 10 years in prison. The Alabama law is the latest in a series of escalating conservative attacks on LGBTQ people in the United States.
Anatol Lieven: U.S. Lawmakers’ Framing of Ukraine as Proxy War Is “Wonderful for Putin’s Propaganda”
Russian President Vladimir Putin has defended his invasion of Ukraine, saying it was a necessary blow against NATO. His remarks came during Russia’s annual Victory Day celebrations on May 9 marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. U.S. lawmakers, meanwhile, are increasingly describing the fighting in Ukraine as a proxy war between the U.S. and Russia.
Democratic AG candidates pitch themselves as the last line of defense on abortion
With the heightened possibility that abortion rights could, in a matter of weeks, be an issue left to the states, attorney general candidates across the country are reminding voters of the stakes.
U.S. to ask world for more on global Covid fight as its own cash dwindles
Ahead of the summit, some officials worry the Biden administration’s effort is hobbled by a lack of additional pandemic response funding.
Fauci privately miffed about the message sent by the WHCA dinner
The nation’s top medical adviser expressed private frustration that elite D.C. no longer seems to take the Covid threat seriously.
CDC investigating more than 100 children with hepatitis of unknown cause
The case numbers in the U.S. and globally are still relatively low, but their severity has clinicians worried.