HHS whistleblower Rick Bright resigns from government
Bright alleges that he was demoted because he opposed political pressure linked to an unproven Covid-19 treatment.
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House Democrats seek to block funds for ‘defeat despair’ Covid ads
House Democrats will introduce a bill intended to limit the administration’s ability to spend federal funds on certain coronavirus-related advertisements before the election.
White House lifts block on FDA’s stricter vaccine requirements
The agency’s decision to hold vaccine developers to the stricter criteria will likely push any vaccine authorization beyond Election Day.
CDC says coronavirus is airborne, but weakens language from earlier warning
The updated guidance comes just days after President Donald Trump was diagnosed with Covid-19.
Why Trump lost his battle against the trade deficit
The monthly deficit in U.S. goods trade with all other countries set a record high in August at more than $83 billion.
Trump campaign looks to small victories on trade to win the farmer vote
His campaign is targeting swing state voters by highlighting specific trade deal wins.
Trump is fuzzy on tax policy as Biden goes all in
Trump has raised various ideas in recent months, though his proposals remain much vaguer than during his 2016 presidential campaign.
Meet the College Senior Who Built a COVID Tracker After CDC Blocked from Tracing Trump’s Contacts
As the number of people in President Trump’s orbit who test positive for COVID-19 continues to grow, we meet a student journalist who is doing what the White House doesn’t want the CDC to do: tracing the contacts of people who may have infected or been infected by President Trump. Benjy Renton, a Middlebury College senior, helped develop a real-time tracking tool to monitor the growing number of people in President Trump’s circle who were exposed or infected with COVID-19.
Activist Who Lost Father to COVID Says Trump’s White House Photo Op Was Like “Sci-Fi Horror Film”
As the highest-profile coronavirus patient in the world returns to the White House while still infectious and a danger to others, we speak with activist Kristin Urquiza, whose father died from COVID-19 earlier this year. She says President Trump’s minimizing of the disease is a slap in the face to families who have lost loved ones. “I was appalled,” says Urquiza.
Without Trump Onstage, There Is No Chaos
In perhaps the most chaotic week of a chaotic presidency, what was most surprising about tonight’s vice-presidential debate was how oddly normal it felt.Five days ago, the president of the United States was hospitalized after contracting a virus that has killed more than 200,000 Americans. There were legitimate questions about whether Donald Trump could execute the powers of his office.
Mike Pence put contempt for truth and his opponent on display, but Kamala Harris was up to the job
Mike Pence sure showed Donald Trump how it’s done during Wednesday night’s vice presidential debate. Pence put on his smug, condescending, holier-than-thou pants and interrupted nonstop. He didn’t yell and spray spittle like Trump. He just calmly, doggedly ignored time limits, ignored moderator Susan Page’s pathetic attempts to hold him to his time, and ignored the question he’d been asked.
Your blow-by-blow recap of the only vice presidential debate, with a lot of help from Twitter
Vice President Mike Pence and California Sen. Kamala Harris descended upon Salt Lake City, Utah, Wednesday for the lone debate between the two people vying to be the nation’s No. 2.
Pence takes hard pass on explaining Trump’s nonexistent preexisting conditions ‘plan’
Mike Pence was asked point blank at Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate to explain Donald Trump’s plan to protect health care coverage for people with preexisting conditions. And despite Pence’s earlier claim that such a plan exists, he ran for the hills.
“You mentioned earlier, Vice President Pence, that the president was committed to maintaining protections for people with preexisting conditions,” said moderator Susan Page of USA Today.
One of the unsung heroes of the night: The fly on Mike Pence’s head
Wednesday night’s vice presidential debate came to a close with a lot less heavy breathing and yelling than last week’s presidential showdown. But Mike Pence does retain the sociopathic-seeming ability to just lie through his teeth about virtually anything and everything, and Sen. Kamala Harris had to do a lot of history lessoning and in-debate fact-checking.
Sen. Kamala Harris gives Mike Pence a much-needed history lesson about Abraham Lincoln
The Republican Party likes to remind people that Abraham Lincoln was a “Republican.” They like to do this because for all of their talk about “Founding Fathers” and the history of our country, the Republican Party is to history what a pile of balloons inside of a garbage fire is to history. The comparison is absurd.
The Man Who Pretended Not to Notice
“It’s a visual medium.” So often said the late Roger Ailes about television. He said it to justify hiring women who looked a certain way and requiring them to dress a certain way. Ailes’s abuse of the saying does not make it any less true. The most striking thing about the Pence-Harris debate was nothing that was said. It was what we saw.We saw a vice president with a pale face, his mouth cankered by a cold sore, his eyes pink.
Joe Biden Swats At Pence’s Debate Guest: ‘Truth Over Flies’
A fly parked on Mike Pence’s head for more than two minutes of the vice presidential debate.
A Fly On Mike Pence’s Head During The VP Debate Drew The Buzziest Reactions
People on Twitter joked that the bug on the vice president’s head during the debate with Kamala Harris should probably get tested for COVID-19.
Pete Buttigieg Drops Firebomb On Trump And Pence In Fox News Interview
Buttigieg wonders “why an evangelical Christian like Mike Pence wants to be on a ticket with a president caught with a porn star.
‘We need to step forward’: Fed leaders call for new focus on race in the economy
The comments from the leading Fed officials were the latest evidence of the central bank’s growing attention to persistent inequality in the economy.
Leading Medical Journal Calls For End To Trump Administration
The New England Journal of Medicine just issued its first editorial about an election in its 208-year history.
Trump Says Getting The Coronavirus Was A ‘Blessing From God’
The president spoke of COVID-19 as a “blessing” in a video message from the White House. Coronavirus has killed over 211,000 Americans so far.
Dear Care and Feeding: My 5-Year-Old Is Way Too Obsessed With Police Officers
Parenting advice on police obsessions, demanding teachers, and familial political divides.
The Atlantic Daily: What’s at Stake in the Pence-Harris Debate
Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox.DREW ANGERER / MICHAEL A. MCCOY / GETTYThe stakes of tonight’s vice-presidential debate are higher for Senator Kamala Harris than for Vice President Mike Pence, my colleague David A. Graham argues.
‘Trump just kicked over the chess board’: GOP faces an election with more pain
The president’s approval rating on the economy remained his bright spot. But he darkened that outlook by shutting the door on a comprehensive economic aid package just as millions of Americans start voting.
Why Kamala Harris Is Still Showing Up Tonight
Watching Kamala Harris take the stage tonight for her debate with Mike Pence, many Democrats may be wondering the same thing: Why would she agree to appear in person, just a few feet away from the vice president, amid a coronavirus outbreak that has ravaged the White House and infected President Donald Trump?
My Wife Is Terrible at the Thing I Enjoy Most in Bed
I don’t want to push her to do something she doesn’t enjoy.
Everything Parents Need to Arm Themselves for Winter
Outdoor experts on how to stave off cabin fever.
What Earth Owes to Black Holes
The first picture ever captured of a black hole, one situated in the center of another galaxy, was pretty blurry. Seen in silhouette, it appeared fuzzy, as did the ring of hot gas surrounding it. The reaction of the public did not necessarily match the unalloyed joy of astronomers accustomed to extracting cosmic wonders from lines in a graph. To anyone more familiar with black holes from epic space films, this one mostly looked like a flame-glazed donut.
Pantone Is Awful, Period
A menstruation-themed red is the latest cross-branded stunt color to dilute a once-vibrant brand.