Several distinguished individuals have recently expressed grave reservations about the prosecutions of former President Donald Trump. Notably, they appear to have no dispute about the seriousness of his wrongdoing. Rather, their main concern is that “terrible consequences” may result, because the prosecutions “may come to be seen as political trials … and play directly into the hands of Trump and his allies.
A super PAC affiliate is spending $13 million far ahead of the normal advertising timeline.
“Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd questioned Newsom on why people shouldn’t consider him a “likely candidate” in 2024.
About 100 million Americans deal with medical debt, late notices, threatening voicemails and credit score declines.
The law governing the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief will lapse on Oct. 1.
Families grieving lost children want policymakers to take emergency action.
The president leaned into his achievements at a Labor Day event in Philadelphia, but a new poll reflects widespread disapproval.
“It’s a complicated relationship,” she said of the U.S. and China.
The unemployment rate rose from 3.5 percent to 3.8 percent, the highest level since February 2022 though still low by historical standards.
About 3 million children could lose child care after funding expires at the end of next month.
“Our economy is the lowest it’s been.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is seeing a dramatic deterioration of infrastructure and displacement of citizens as a result of armed violence, flooding and the world’s largest hunger crisis. In recent months, rampant violence of armed groups has forced more than half a million people to flee their homes, while the United Nations says some 3,000 families also lost their homes after recent intense flooding and mudslides in the eastern part of the country.
“What a joke,” Christie said after his 2024 presidential rival expressed interest in debating the Duchess of Sussex.
“What a joke,” Christie wrote after Trump showed “love” for the idea involving the Duchess of Sussex.
The California governor added that the Democratic presidential candidate’s politics have shifted and that he doesn’t buy it.
The Democratic governor said she is expecting legal challenges but felt compelled to act in response to a spate of gun violence.
The Biden administration and drugmaker Danco on Friday appealed a lower court ruling restricting access to the pills
The former White House chief of staff quickly appealed the decision.
The abortion medicine remains available nationwide under current FDA regulations.
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.Like millions of other Americans, I enjoy many of Sylvester Stallone’s movies. But in recent years, I’ve come to think that Sly might have also been teaching me something.First, here are four new stories from The Atlantic.
Streaming has reached its sad, predictable fate.
The first question plaguing omnivorous, content-hungry humans with a spare hour or two is this: What should I watch? In recent years, a second question has come to dominate our evening streaming rituals: How do I watch it? Drenching your eyeballs in sweet television can be surprisingly tricky, requiring some amount of research to determine which streaming platform has whatever you want to watch and, crucially, whether you pay for it already.
Over the past few days, hundreds of thousands of posts on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, have lambasted a Jewish organization that many people are only vaguely aware of: the Anti-Defamation League.
Have you ever loved a song without knowing what it means? That rarely happens when I listen to Olivia Rodrigo. The 20-year-old pop star has conquered the world by singing about unruly emotions with the precision of a court reporter. The songs on her new album, Guts, offer tidy thesis statements about the nature of heartbreak, declaring, “Love’s embarrassing” (on “Love Is Embarrassing”) or “Love is never logical” (on “Logical”).
This is an edition of the revamped Books Briefing, our editors’ weekly guide to the best in books. Sign up for it here.Sylvia Plath lived only to the age of 30—this year marks the 60th anniversary of her death. When you consider all that has been written about her, and the writers still thinking of her, the shortness of her existence is shocking.
The law governing the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief will lapse on Oct. 1.
Families grieving lost children want policymakers to take emergency action.
Republicans are working to persuade Americans that the Biden plan will stifle innovation and lead to price controls.
The president leaned into his achievements at a Labor Day event in Philadelphia, but a new poll reflects widespread disapproval.
“It’s a complicated relationship,” she said of the U.S. and China.
The unemployment rate rose from 3.5 percent to 3.8 percent, the highest level since February 2022 though still low by historical standards.