Health insurers are dodging mental health bills, White House says
The administration is proposing rules to force them to cover mental health like other care.
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GOP looks to spending fights for wins on abortion, trans care, contraception
The Republicans’ health care hopes are riding on the must-pass bills.
The VA’s new medical records system has gone haywire. Congress is alarmed
Four veterans are dead and the projected budget for the system has ballooned to more than $50 billion.
Biden puts all his chips on the table with a push on ‘Bidenomics’
The push to own the economy, by literally branding it with the president’s name, is not without risk.
Ben Crump: Florida’s New Curriculum, Claiming “Benefits” of Slavery, Will Cause “Psychological Trauma”
We speak with civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump about two recent cases of anti-Black racism making headlines in the United States: Florida’s new curriculum standards that teach students the “benefits” of transatlantic slavery to enslaved people, and a set of lawsuits against Northwestern University accusing the school’s athletic teams of widespread and institutionalized hazing, including physical, racial and sexual abuse.
GOP Gov Chris Sununu Surprises CNN Host With Bold Prediction About 2024 Candidates
“I’m not a conspiracy theorist by any means, but I just think that’s the way it’s playing out,” said the New Hampshire Republican.
Tim Scott Rebukes Ron DeSantis Over Florida’s Slavery Curriculum
“There is no silver lining in slavery,” Scott, the only Black Republican senator, said Thursday, echoing criticism of Florida’s new educational standards.
Eric Swalwell Called Kevin McCarthy A ‘P***y’ During House Dust-Up: Report
Things got heated between the California politicians after a recent vote to censure Rep. Adam Schiff.
Senate Votes To Compensate Victims Of ‘Oppenheimer’ Nuclear Test
A bipartisan effort seeks to provide health care benefits and compensation to communities impacted by the test of the first atomic nuclear bomb.
Wisconsin House Member Accused Of Yelling At Teenagers In Senate Page Program: Reports
Youths were looking up at the ceiling of the U.S. Capitol Rotunda when accosted.
Israel’s Avalanche
Israel’s democracy is still intact, but the country has already lost something essential.First, here are three new stories from The Atlantic:
Fatigue can shatter a person.
“I saw the movie ‘they’ don’t want you to see.”
American family life should not be this volatile.
Utter CollapseAs Israel nears the end of a week of turmoil, its democracy remains intact.
Abortion fight clouds AIDS-fighting program’s future
Republicans rejected a Democratic bid to re-up PEPFAR via the annual defense policy bill.
How Comedy Movies Are Changing
Welcome to Up for Debate. Each week, Conor Friedersdorf rounds up timely conversations and solicits reader responses to one thought-provoking question. Later, he publishes some thoughtful replies. Sign up for the newsletter here.Question of the WeekI’m still rounding up your emails about the song “Fast Car” and coverage of race in journalism––they’ll run early next week and then we’ll be back on our regular newsletter schedule.
TikTok Is Doing Something Very Un-TikTok
Krysten Wagner, a Los Angeles–based TikTok influencer, is defending her decision to promote products on TikTok while wearing a face mask that’s on sale for $50. In a video from June, Wagner squeezes white cream from a shiny blue tube and begins applying it to her taut, perfectly clear skin. “If you’re not familiar,” she says, smearing the cream on her forehead, “you can now shop in the TikTok app.
So Maybe Facebook Didn’t Ruin Politics
“DEMOCRACY INTERCEPTED,” reads the headline of a new special package in the journal Science. “Did platform feeds sow the seeds of deep divisions during the 2020 US presidential election?” Big question.
U.S. economy grew at a faster 2.4% rate in April-June quarter despite Fed rate hikes
Thursday’s estimate from the Commerce Department indicated that the gross domestic product picked up from the 2% growth rate in the January-March quarter.
Racism Unleashed: Attack Dogs Maul, Bite & Terrorize Prisoners Across United States
A shocking new investigation by Insider reveals patrol dogs in U.S. prisons have attacked at least 295 people since 2017, with Virginia setting dogs on prisoners more than any other state. These attacks can leave people with grievous physical and psychological scars, sometimes permanently disabling and disfiguring them. The report also finds ties between procedures in U.S. prisons and the abuses committed by U.S.
Brutal Ohio Police Dog Attack on Black Truck Driver Highlights Pattern, Echoes Violence of Slavery
An Ohio police officer filmed unleashing a police dog on an unarmed Black truck driver during a July 4 traffic stop has been fired. We speak with legal scholar Madalyn Wasilczuk, who has helped represent teenagers in Louisiana attacked by police dogs and who says that dogs do not receive the proper amount of scrutiny when used in policing. “They’re seen as these valorized K-9 cop heroes, and we don’t focus so much on the real violence that they do,” says Wasilczuk.
Judge Puts Hunter Biden Plea Deal on Hold as Republicans Ramp Up Attacks on President & Son
On Wednesday, a federal judge in Delaware halted a plea deal reached between Hunter Biden and federal prosecutors in which the president’s son would avoid facing prosecution on a separate gun charge by pleading guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges. Trump-appointed Judge Maryellen Noreika said the deal lacked legal precedent, and identified several sections of the agreement that were interpreted differently by the prosecution and defense.
Health insurers are dodging mental health bills, White House says
The administration is proposing rules to force them to cover mental health like other care.
GOP looks to spending fights for wins on abortion, trans care, contraception
The Republicans’ health care hopes are riding on the must-pass bills.
The VA’s new medical records system has gone haywire. Congress is alarmed
Four veterans are dead and the projected budget for the system has ballooned to more than $50 billion.
Biden puts all his chips on the table with a push on ‘Bidenomics’
The push to own the economy, by literally branding it with the president’s name, is not without risk.
100 Years of Statelessness: Kurdish Activist Walks 300 Miles from D.C. to U.N. to Demand Kurdish Rights
Kurdish peace activist Kani Xulam is in New York City after his solo 300-mile, 24-day walk from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., to the United Nations headquarters. His arrival Monday coincided with the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Lausanne, which partitioned Kurdistan into four parts — British Iraq, French Syria, Turkey and Iran — which left the Kurdish people without a recognized sovereign state.
Trump Once Condemned The Jan. 6 Rioters. Now He’s One Of Their Biggest Supporters.
Any sign of regret or reprimand from the former president has vanished as he prepares to face federal criminal charges for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Musk’s Fascination With the Letter X
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.Elon Musk has a long history with the letter X. What does it signify?First, here are four new stories from The Atlantic:
Moralism is ruining cultural criticism.
The 2024 election could be the end of the cases against Donald Trump.
The wrath of Goodreads
American girlhood culture is really strange.
UFOs Are Officially Mainstream
Earlier today, three witnesses came before Congress to testify about their experiences with unidentified flying objects. A former Navy pilot spoke of the mysterious objects that he has seen with his own eyes and through radar, and how frequently pilots encounter them in the air. A retired Navy commander described the time he pulled his jet up to a Tic Tac–shaped object hovering over the ocean, then watched it suddenly speed up and vanish.
Federal Reserve Gives Up Predicting A Recession
Economic forecasters increasingly see a soft landing for the economy, a win for President Joe Biden.
Michigan Governor Bans Conversion Therapy For LGBTQ Youth
The bill signed Wednesday by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer makes the Wolverine State the 22nd state to outlaw the controversial treatment.
DeSantis Says He Would Let Anti-Vax Conspiracy Theorist RFK Jr. Run The CDC
Kennedy, who is himself running for president, but as a Democrat, recently opined that the COVID-19 virus was engineered to spare Chinese and Jewish people.