Ohio governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care, school sports for trans youth
Republican Gov. Mike DeWine said his veto was about “protecting human life” and defending parents’ rights.
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Mike Moore sued Big Tobacco and won. He has a warning about the opioid crisis.
States, cities risk squandering $50 billion windfall.
Georgia offered Medicaid with a work requirement. Few have signed up.
Only 1,800 people enrolled — and critics blame the paltry expansion on an overly complex program with too many hurdles for people to clear.
Biden administration pleads with states after millions of kids lose Medicaid coverage
According to HHS, nine states are responsible for 60 percent of children’s coverage losses between March and September.
US employers added a solid 199,000 jobs in November in sign of a still-sturdy labor market
Friday’s report from the Labor Department showed that the unemployment rate dropped from 3.9% to 3.7%, not far above a five-decade low of 3.4% in April.
Americans are losing benefits. That could hurt Biden in 2024.
Expiring Covid benefits and new limits on safety net programs threaten to hit Americans’ pocketbooks — especially among core parts of the Democratic electorate.
The alarming news progressive groups delivered to the White House
Top White House aides reviewed private polling showing Biden’s economic message falling flat and suggesting paths toward a turnaround.
Their Prophecy of Enduring Democratic Rule Fell Apart. They Blame College Grads.
Can Democrats overcome their college-campus branding and reclaim the working class?
Maine Joins Colorado Barring Trump from Ballot for Violating Constitution’s Insurrection Clause
On Thursday, the state of Maine joined Colorado in barring Donald Trump from the Republican primary ballot over his role in the January 6 insurrection. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows issued a written decision saying the insurrection clause in the 14th Amendment makes the former president ineligible to run for public office again.
“Utterly Illegal”: U.N. Special Rapporteur Slams Netanyahu’s “Voluntary Migration” Plan for Gazans
More United Nations workers have been killed in Israel’s ongoing assault on the Gaza Strip than in any other conflict in the organization’s history. As the death toll for U.N. workers ticks above 136, Israel has announced it will no longer grant automatic visas to U.N. workers, after accusing the organization of being “complicit partners” with Hamas after months of U.N. officials repeatedly calling for a ceasefire and the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza.
U.S. Complicit in “On-Air Genocide”: Palestinian Amb. Husam Zomlot Slams 12-Week Gaza Assault
Gaza health officials report the past 12 weeks of Israeli assault has killed more than 21,500 Palestinians as Israel admits to killing civilians in an attack on the Maghazi refugee camp on Christmas. We speak with Husam Zomlot, the head of the Palestinian Mission to the United Kingdom, where Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says “too many civilians” have died in Gaza and has called for a sustainable ceasefire.
As Biden Pushes Trump-Like Border Policies, Blinken Meets with AMLO, Who Has Criticized U.S. Sanctions
As many as 10,000 people a day are being arrested in the U.S.-Mexico border as the Biden administration adapts the GOP’s xenophobic anti-immigrant framework ahead of the 2024 election, says Laura Carlsen, director of the Mexico City-based think tank MIRA: Feminisms and Democracies. She joins us as the U.S. secretary of state and homeland security secretary met Wednesday with the Mexican president. The U.S.
Maine State Official Who Removed Trump From Ballot Was Targeted In Swatting Call At Her Home
A fake swatting call was made Friday night to the home of Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows.
Jack Smith Says Trump Immunity Claims ‘Threaten To Undermine Democracy’
Donald Trump argued that he can’t be prosecuted for alleged crimes he committed as president of the United States.
Nebraska Governor Stands By Rejection Of Federal Funds To Feed Hungry Kids
“I don’t believe in welfare,” Republican Gov. Jim Pillen said of declining a federal program that would feed food-insecure children in the summer of 2024.
New York Gov. Vetoes Bill To Add ‘Emotional Suffering’ Damages For Wrongful Deaths
Gov. Kathy Hochul once again declined to sign the act, saying it could have “significant unintended consequences.
A Better Way to Make New Year’s Resolutions
This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of stories to spark your curiosity and fill you with delight. Sign up here to get it every Saturday morning.Early in 2023, my colleague Caroline Mimbs Nyce chatted with the writer Oliver Burkeman about New Year’s resolutions. Burkeman is an expert on productivity, but he’s arguably also an expert on getting real about the time human beings have on Earth.
Pack Your Memories Into Your Disaster Bag
This April, when a 1,000-year storm drenched South Florida, my father and older sister were among the thousands of people abruptly hit with severe flash flooding. They made it out physically unscathed, but many of their possessions were reduced to waterlogged piles of debris. Among those ruined mementos were sets of baby clothes, which my sister had painstakingly preserved for the future but forgotten during the rush of the flood. More than half a year later, she’s still grieving them.
A Very, Very Expensive Emoji
A court in Washington, D.C., has been stuck with a tough, maybe impossible question: What does 🌝 mean? Let me explain: In the summer of 2022, Ryan Cohen, a major investor in Bed Bath & Beyond, responded to a tweet about the beleaguered retailer with this side-eyed-moon emoji.
An Incurable Disease Is Coming for Deer
It was already dark when my family and I climbed into the big white pickup truck with Marcelo Jorge. A drizzly May night in the Ozarks; everything seemed soggy and muted. Jorge was upbeat, though. It was the peak of fawning season, and so far this year, his team had captured and collared a dozen fawns. The more deer they could collar, the more data they could collect about a disease threatening deer and their relatives.
What a Collapse Could Look Like
Editor’s Note: Washington Week With The Atlantic is a partnership between NewsHour Productions, WETA, and The Atlantic airing every Friday on PBS stations nationwide. Check your local listings or watch full episodes here. In this year-end episode, some of the contributors to the The Atlantic’s January/February issue forecast what a second Trump term might look like.
Republicans Attacked This Issue All Year — And 2024 Could Be A Tipping Point
This year was marked by rising anti-trans rhetoric, a record number of anti-LGBTQ bills filed in statehouses across the country, and even violence.
Mike Moore sued Big Tobacco and won. He has a warning about the opioid crisis.
States, cities risk squandering $50 billion windfall.
Georgia offered Medicaid with a work requirement. Few have signed up.
Only 1,800 people enrolled — and critics blame the paltry expansion on an overly complex program with too many hurdles for people to clear.
Biden administration pleads with states after millions of kids lose Medicaid coverage
According to HHS, nine states are responsible for 60 percent of children’s coverage losses between March and September.
US employers added a solid 199,000 jobs in November in sign of a still-sturdy labor market
Friday’s report from the Labor Department showed that the unemployment rate dropped from 3.9% to 3.7%, not far above a five-decade low of 3.4% in April.
Americans are losing benefits. That could hurt Biden in 2024.
Expiring Covid benefits and new limits on safety net programs threaten to hit Americans’ pocketbooks — especially among core parts of the Democratic electorate.
The alarming news progressive groups delivered to the White House
Top White House aides reviewed private polling showing Biden’s economic message falling flat and suggesting paths toward a turnaround.
Their Prophecy of Enduring Democratic Rule Fell Apart. They Blame College Grads.
Can Democrats overcome their college-campus branding and reclaim the working class?
As Biden Pushes Trump-Like Border Policies, Blinken Meets with AMLO, Who Has Criticized U.S. Sanctions
As many as 10,000 people a day are being arrested in the U.S.-Mexico border as the Biden administration adapts the GOP’s xenophobic anti-immigrant framework ahead of the 2024 election, says Laura Carlsen, director of the Mexico City-based think tank MIRA: Feminisms and Democracies. She joins us as the U.S. secretary of state and homeland security secretary met Wednesday with the Mexican president. The U.S.