Inspector general: Medicare chief broke rules on her publicity contracts
HHS watchdog finds Seema Verma mishandled millions of dollars in federal contracts that ultimately benefited friends, former Trump officials.
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Inspector general: Medicare chief broke rules on her publicity contracts
HHS watchdog finds Seema Verma mishandled millions of dollars in federal contracts that ultimately benefited friends, former Trump officials.
‘I will not abandon you’: Biden reassures voters in first Texas ad as coronavirus cases surge
Democrats are staking out new ground in Texas, one of the Sunbelt states hardest hit by the most recent coronavirus surge.
Not only did the Biden campaign go up Tuesday with its very first general election ad there, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) reserved more than a million dollars in ad space in the Houston area, where the pandemic has pummeled local healthcare systems.
In 7-0 vote, city council approves reparations plan that focuses on long-term, systemic change
As people continue to protest for racial justice and against police brutality, efforts to make long-term, systemic change are gaining speed in the mainstream conversation. One example of progress comes out of the Asheville City Council. On Tuesday, the Asheville, North Carolina, council unanimously passed (7-0) a resolution to offer reparations to Black residents, as reported by ABC News.
As we roll toward November, don’t forget how many poll workers are older—and vulnerable to COVID-19
As the novel coronavirus pandemic rages on and we get closer to the November presidential election, many progressives are focused on getting support and enthusiasm up behind presumptive Democratic nominee former Vice President Joe Biden. Another issue for progressives to get behind, however, comes down to the literal act of voting itself.
Officials kicked out an asylum-seeker and her U.S.-citizen baby just days after she gave birth
Two advocacy groups have filed a complaint with the Department of Homeland Security watchdog saying that U.S. border officials forcibly separated a pregnant Honduran asylum-seeker from her family after they asked for safety at the U.S. border, ultimately forcing her and her U.S. citizen newborn back into Mexico just two days after she gave birth in a U.S. hospital.
“The Office of Inspector General complaint calls for an urgent investigation of the U.S.
Trump Demotes Campaign Manager Brad Parscale In Shake-Up
The White House said veteran political operative Bill Stepien will step into the role just four months before the 2020 election.
Alabama Democrats blitz Republican U.S. Senate nominee with belly-busting football smack talk
On Tuesday, famous racist former senator and Trump attorney general Jeff Sessions lost his bid for a comeback after losing in the Alabama Republican primary to former Auburn Tigers football coach Tommy Tuberville. Tuberville will face off in November for the Senate seat held by Democratic Sen. Doug Jones. Sen. Jones defeated alleged serial sexual assaulter and troller of high school schoolyards Republican Roy Moore in a special election in 2017.
Listen: Our Deadliest Pandemic Mistake
Over 40 percent of all coronavirus deaths in America have been linked to nursing homes. How did it happen, and how bad could it get?Staff writer Olga Khazan joins James Hamblin and Katherine Wells on Social Distance to explain.Listen here:Subscribe to Social Distance on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or another podcast platform to receive new episodes as soon as they’re published.What follows is an edited and condensed transcript of their conversation.
A Second Coronavirus Death Surge Is Coming
Editor’s Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers. Find the collection here. There is no mystery in the number of Americans dying from COVID-19.Despite political leaders trivializing the pandemic, deaths are rising again: The seven-day average for deaths per day has now jumped by more than 200 since July 6, according to data compiled by the COVID Tracking Project at The Atlantic.
Donald Trump Poses With Goya Products One Day After Ivanka Tweets Support
Both pics may violate federal regulations that forbid government employees to use their positions, titles or authority to endorse products.
Ana Navarro Slams Ivanka Trump: No Latin Would Cook Black Beans In White Silk
The CNN commentator also asserts that the first daughter has “broken a law” with the promo.
The Atlantic Daily: Coronavirus Deaths Are Rising Right on Cue
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.SHUTTERSTOCK; PAUL SPELLA / THE ATLANTIC1. There is no mystery in the number of Americans dying of COVID-19. This summer surge in deaths was entirely predictable by looking honestly at the case and hospitalization data that preceded it, Alexis C. Madrigal explains.2.
When It Comes to Sex, I’m Starting to Wonder if There Are Only Two Types of Men
My new husband is definitely Type 2.
The Atlantic’s 2020 Report on Diversity and Inclusion
The Atlantic has released its 2020 Report on Diversity & Inclusion, an annual report showing the race and gender composition of staff and leadership across the company. Data are included as of December 31 of each of the past seven years, and as of June 30, 2020.In addition to this data, the report details The Atlantic’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through our daily work, and in our workplace.
Susan Collins Loses Another Major Endorsement To Democrat Sara Gideon
The Human Rights Campaign is throwing its support behind Gideon in her bid to unseat Maine’s Republican senator.
Dr. Fauci Pushes Back On ‘Bizarre’ White House Attempts To Discredit Him
The nation’s top disease expert is not thinking about quitting, though. The problem is too big.
Joe Biden Is Campaigning On The Green New Deal, Minus the Crazy
Climate activists and the moderate Democratic nominee are finally on the same page.
Paging Dr. Hamblin: Should I Fly?
Editor’s Note: Every Wednesday, James Hamblin takes questions from readers about health-related curiosities, concerns, and obsessions. Have one? Email him at paging.dr.hamblin@theatlantic.com.Dear Dr. Hamblin, I’m a healthy 76-year-old thinking about taking a nonstop flight from Las Vegas to Baltimore. I want to see my daughter and her family, including my grandkids, who have been fantastic about quarantining. I could self-isolate in their basement.
Dear Care and Feeding: My Black Son Sold “N-Word Passes” to His White Friends
Parenting advice on racial slurs, babysitting payment, and siblings’ front-seat wars.
Fatal overdoses climbed to record high in 2019, reversing historic progress
Drug deaths are on the rise after a one-year dip, and Trump officials worry the pandemic is sparking a surge in overdoses.
Tucson Mayor Romero Slams Arizona Gov. Ducey for Downplaying COVID & Hasty Reopening as ICUs Fill
As COVID-19 cases soar in the U.S. South and Southwest, we go to the hot spot of Arizona, where 88% of ICU beds are full and the family of one man accuses Arizona Governor Ducey and President Trump of being directly responsible for his death, after they downplayed the threat of the virus and obstructed local officials from requiring masks even as Arizona’s case numbers were exploding.
The Left Remakes the World: Amna Akbar on Canceling Rent, Defunding Police & Where We Go from Here
We look at another looming crisis for the American public: mass evictions. More than four months into a pandemic that has left millions unemployed, eviction freezes across the country are ending, even as case numbers rise and states reimpose lockdown measures.
As COVID-19 Cases Spike, Epidemiologist Warns “The Road to an Uncertain Vaccine Is Paved in Death”
As the U.S. reports its highest one-day spike in infections and 11 states report record hospitalizations, the Trump administration is demanding states stop sending COVID patient data to the CDC, which then releases it to the public. We speak with Dr. Ali Khan, epidemiologist and the dean of the College of Public Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, about the Trump administration’s handling of the crisis and his hopes for a vaccine.
How to Interview Celebrities, With Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Step 1: Figure out how the press has treated them in the past.
Harvard Is Right to Keep Charging Full Tuition
By making itself look absurd, Harvard is giving the rest of higher ed a little more breathing room.
