Supporters of a ballot measure to expand Medicaid to 230,000 Missourians are airing their first TV ad ahead of next month’s vote. The spot’s narrator says that Amendment 2, as the measure is known, would “fix” the problem of Missouri’s federal tax dollars helping to pay for health care in other states by bringing those funds “back to Missouri.
This isn’t the kind of news Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Marco Rubio want to see about the continually problematic Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) they got into this spring’s coronavirus relief bill: The U.S. Roman Catholic Church got at least $1.4 billion in those loans “with many millions going to dioceses that have paid huge settlements or sought bankruptcy protection because of clergy sexual abuse cover-ups.
The coronavirus surge in the West and the South is likely going to exacerbate the already vast racial disparities the disease has exposed in the U.S., the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) warns. “As of July 8th, we identified 33 states as hotspots (experiencing recent increases in cases and an increasing positivity rate or positivity rate over 10%), 23 of which were in the South and West,” KFF writes of their latest analysis.
Forget Bernie Kerik, Scooter Libby, Michael Milken—even Sheriff Joe Arpaio. This was the presidential reprieve President Donald Trump’s critics feared most.Trump’s move tonight to commute the sentence of his longtime associate Roger Stone, nearly five months after a federal judge sentenced him to more than three years in prison, was surely the least surprising of his many high-profile acts of executive clemency.
The president’s longtime confidant was convicted of lying, witness tampering and obstruction in the Russia probe.
Five years after claiming he didn’t want rich donors’ money, the president and the GOP have collected hundreds of millions of dollars from them.
The president repeated his baseless wishful thinking about COVID-19, saying states like Florida and Texas are “going to have it under control very quickly.
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 / ARSH RAZIUDDIN / THE ATLANTICAs another week closes, America isn’t any nearer to regaining control over this outbreak. Let’s recap four things we learned while reporting on the pandemic. Then, we’ll send you into the weekend with three new movie recommendations.
There’s a dangerous backlash against free speech brewing this week, in which a vindictive Twitter user, backed by mobs of followers, seeks to cow open discourse and instill fear in people who disagree with him.
“We’re with the president. We’re with this country,” Robert Unanue said.
At least one minor has died in Texas after testing positive for the coronavirus.
Palm Springs is set during a never-ending day. Sorry to give away the big plot point, which comes some 15 minutes into Max Barbakow’s wonderful new comedy, but that premise feels pertinent today in a way that it didn’t when the movie premiered at Sundance six months ago. The film belongs to the growing canon of time-loop stories, which ensnare their characters in a repeating cycle from which there’s no discernible escape.
Seven Supreme Court justices ruled yesterday morning that Donald Trump is not a king.But Trump still got what he wanted.Since Trump announced his candidacy for president in 2015, he has vowed to release his tax returns, and has also refused to release his tax returns.
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court has ruled that much of eastern Oklahoma, constituting nearly half the state, is Native American land, recognizing a 19th century U.S. treaty with the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Justice Neil Gorsuch, a Trump nominee, joined the court’s liberal wing in a narrow 5-4 ruling that found state authorities cannot criminally prosecute Indigenous peoples under state or local laws.
In a new book, Mary Trump — the president’s niece — describes Donald Trump as a “sociopath” who grew up in a dysfunctional family that fostered his greed and cruelty. Donald Trump’s younger brother, Robert, is seeking to block the sale of the book on the grounds that it violates a confidentiality agreement, but publisher Simon & Schuster says 600,000 copies of the book have already been distributed ahead of its July 14 publishing date.
In a pair of 7-2 rulings, the Supreme Court rejected President Trump’s claim of absolute immunity under the law. The court ruled a Manhattan grand jury could have access to the president’s tax returns, but it remains unlikely any of Trump’s tax records will be seen before the election. “Legally, Trump had a big loss,” says investigative reporter David Cay Johnston, founder and editor of DCReport.org. “Politically, he got a big win out of this court.
As Brazil faces the world’s second-worst COVID-19 outbreak after the United States, Trump ally and far-right President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive, after months of downplaying the severity of the pandemic. Brazil has gone almost two months with no health minister.
She’s always said funny stuff about herself, but these comments have become quite negative.
Parenting advice on pool invasions, horse drama, and child socialization.
Miracle-Gro Indoor Plant Food Spikes deliver nutrients gradually into the soil supporting your potted plants.
We’re economists, and our analysis suggests Congress is seriously underfunding efforts to combat Covid-19.
By making itself look absurd, Harvard is giving the rest of higher ed a little more breathing room.
“Black people are interested in a variety of things—we don’t only want to talk about race.
No matter where the virus strikes, communities of color bear the brunt.
“In the past few days, we’ve seen almost 500 new cases,” Dr. Bruce Dart said.
Recent surge in infections and Trump policies prompt a serious reassessment by forecasters, who now see no end in sight for coronavirus crisis.
Six years of organizing, infighting, and lawsuits led to a rare, massive win for rural communities.
An extension would give taxpayers until Oct. 15 to file their returns, though they would still have to pay what they owe by July 15.
