Biden Administration Once Again Bypasses Congress On An Emergency Weapons Sale To Israel
For the second time this month, the Biden administration is bypassing Congress to approve an emergency weapons sale to Israel.
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Judge Blocks Most Of An Iowa Law Banning LGBTQ+ Topics In Schools
The law banned some books from school libraries and forbid teachers from bringing up gender identity and sexual orientation with students.
The Year’s Best Movies, TV Shows, and Books
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here.This was the year of the sold-out stadium tour, double-feature mania, celebrity memoirs (and documentaries), and superhero fatigue. It was also the year of the Hollywood strike, controversy over book bans, and the rise of AI music.
Michael Cohen Admits He Sent Fake, AI-Generated Legal Cases To His Lawyer
The former Donald Trump lawyer blamed his own attorney for failing to check the cases before submitting them to the judge.
Suddenly, Trump Is Interested in Democracy
Donald Trump won the presidency with fewer votes than his opponent?
We’re a republic, not a democracy.State Republican parties in Wisconsin, North Carolina, and other states gerrymandered themselves into supermajorities?
We’re a republic, not a democracy.Forty-one senators block laws favored by 59? A single senator blocks promotions across the Defense Department?
We’re a republic, not a democracy.
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.
The Year We Embraced Our Destruction
The sounds came out of my mouth with an unexpected urgency. The cadence was deliberate—more befitting of an incantation than an order: one large strawberry-lemon-mint Charged Lemonade. The words hung in the air for a moment, giving way to a stillness punctuated only by the soft whir of distant fluorescent lights and the gentle hum of a Muzak cover of Bruce Hornsby’s “Mandolin Rain.”The time was 9:03 a.m.; the sun had been up for only one hour.
Trump Request To Put Defamation Trial On Hold Rejected
Last week, Trump’s attorneys asked for a 90-day stay in the trial in a lawsuit brought by writer E. Jean Carroll.
Ohio’s GOP Governor Breaks From Party, Vetoes Ban On Gender-Affirming Care
GOP lawmakers hold enough seats to override DeWine’s veto, but if or when they would do so was not immediately clear.
Where Will AI Take Us in 2024?
This is Atlantic Intelligence, an eight-week series in which The Atlantic’s leading thinkers on AI help you understand the complexity and opportunities of this groundbreaking technology. Sign up here.What will next year hold for AI? In a new story, Atlantic staff writer Ross Andersen looks ahead, outlining five key questions that will define the technology’s trajectory from here.
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.
Taylor Swift at Harvard
Last month, Harvard announced that I would be teaching a class next semester called “Taylor Swift and Her World,” an open-enrollment lecture partly about Swift’s work and career and partly about literature (poems, novels, memoirs) that overlaps with, or speaks to, that work. When the news came out, my inbox blew up with dozens of requests, from as far away as New Zealand.
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.
Conservatives move to keep abortion off the 2024 ballot
“We don’t believe those rights should be subjected to majority vote.
230,000 more RSV shots on the way after pressure from Biden officials
The additional doses come amid shortages that have left parents and providers scrambling for shots.
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?
Palestine Exception: U.S. Colleges Suppress Free Speech, Academic Freedom for Students & Professors
We look at the “Palestine exception to free speech” on U.S. college campuses, where students and faculty face backlash and professional retribution for speaking up in defense of Palestinian rights amid the Israeli war on Gaza.
Trump Not Eligible For Maine Primary Ballot, Secretary Of State Says
Earlier this month, Colorado’s Supreme Court ruled Trump was ineligible for the presidency and disqualified him from the state’s primary ballot.
Florida Mayor Removes Confederate Monument Despite GOP Pushback
“Symbols matter,” Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan said.
What Gen Z Is Finding at the Library
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here.In the smartphone era, libraries might seem less central. But it turns out that young people actually use them.First, here are three new stories from The Atlantic:
How to be happy growing older
America should be more like Operation Warp Speed.
The Middle East conflict that the U.S.
Woman Who Set Fire To Wyoming Abortion Clinic Ordered To Pay Nearly $300,000 Fine
Lorna Green’s arson caused severe damage and delayed the clinic’s opening by nearly a year.
Judge Accepts New GOP-Friendly Georgia Congressional And Legislative Districts
The new districts were drawn by Republican lawmakers.
George Conway Gets Into Heated Dispute With CNN Legal Analyst Over Trump Colorado Ruling
The conservative attorney butted heads with Elie Honig over the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to bar Trump from the ballot.