Iowa judge blocks state’s new abortion law
That means abortion is once again legal in Iowa up to 20 weeks of pregnancy while the courts assess the new law’s constitutionality.
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FDA approves first treatment to grant infants protection against RSV
Beyfortus, an antibody from Sanofi and AstraZeneca, is given to babies ahead of their first RSV season.
Birth control pills could soon be over the counter. What’s next?
The FDA on Thursday approved Opill, the first over-the-counter daily birth control pill.
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.
Top U.N. Human Rights Official & Fmr. Swedish FM on Palestine, Sudan & U.S. Cluster Bombs to Ukraine
On Friday, July 14, Amy Goodman moderated a wide-ranging panel on human rights in Venice, Italy, to mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The panel’s speakers included United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, former Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström and Eamon Gilmore, the European Union special representative for human rights. They discussed the U.S.
Chris Christie Gives Snarkiest Pence-Themed Response When Asked If He’d Be Trump’s VP
The former New Jersey governor explained why he won’t be teaming up with his previous longtime ally to take on Joe Biden in 2024.
Biden Shares New Campaign Ad With Marjorie Taylor Greene As Star Endorser
The White House said the far-right lawmaker had caught the president trying to “make life easier for hardworking families.
Before Israeli Leader’s Speech, House Passes Resolution Saying Israel Isn’t A Racist State
House Republicans use the “racist country” resolution to gin up controversy even though the outcome of vote was never in doubt.
Missouri Woman Tells Congress How She Self-Managed Her Abortion
Rev. Dr. Love Holt spoke before a House committee about the harm that a national abortion ban could cause.
Rep. Lauren Boebert Threw Away A Pin That Honored A Uvalde Victim
“She threw it away in plain sight, going to show once again that she does not give a damn.
What’s the Matter With Barbie?
Life in Barbie Land, the utopian pink paradise that’s home to life-size versions of every Barbie doll that has ever existed, is one long party. Barbie (played by Margot Robbie) wakes up in her dream house every morning, hangs at the beach all day with the other Barbies and many admiring Kens, then hosts a girls’ night that’s one long choreographed dance sequence.
How Hollywood’s Businessmen Got It So Wrong
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.Last week, the roughly 160,000 members of SAG-AFTRA went on strike, joining the Writers Guild of America, which has been on strike since May. As my colleague Xochitl Gonzalez put it, “The Hollywood machine … has officially ground to a halt.
Obsessed With the Life That Could Have Been
In the early days of the pandemic, it became harder for us to see one another. The human face, the ultimate marker of individuality, what the philosopher Emmanuel Levinas called “the first disclosure,” was suddenly sheathed in fabric. Strangers encountered on the street were even stranger—and the masks that covered their visage became a screen on which to project anxious thoughts.
Donald Trump’s ‘Horrifying News’
Though Donald Trump has sometimes been called “Teflon Don”—a label that connects not just to his own name but to his modus operandi—the truth is not that he has escaped consequences for everything, just his most egregious behavior. He has lost defamation cases, his company got dinged for tax evasion, and he has been charged with byzantine business crimes. But his biggest sins—especially trying to steal the 2020 presidential election—have gone unpunished.
Historian John Womack: Unions Need to Exploit “Choke Points” in Economy to Grow Working-Class Power
As Hollywood actors enter their fifth day on the picket lines and some 340,000 Teamsters working at UPS prepare to carry out one of the largest single-employer strikes in U.S. history, we speak with historian and labor organizer John Womack Jr. about his new book, Labor Power and Strategy, focused on how to seize and build labor power and solidarity. Labor actions around the world are gaining headlines this week.
Israeli Forces Blindfold & Handcuff Palestinian Reporter Who Filmed Settler Attack in Masafer Yatta
On Saturday, Basel Adra, reporter for Local Call and +972 Magazine, was detained while covering an Israeli settler attack in the West Bank area of Masafer Yatta. After he refused to hand over his video footage, Israeli soldiers handcuffed and blindfolded him and then sat him in a chair in the blazing sun for hours. The Union of Journalists in Israel denounced Basel’s detention, describing it as a “serious violation of freedom of the press.
Palestinian Attorney Noura Erakat: The U.S. Is Normalizing Apartheid by Hosting Israel’s President
As President Biden meets with Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the White House today, several progressive Democrats have announced plans to boycott Herzog’s address to a joint session of Congress. This comes after Biden invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit the United States this year despite recently criticizing the makeup of Netanyahu’s far-right Cabinet as “one of the most extremist” he has seen.
Biden’s HIPAA expansion for abortion draws criticism, lawsuit threats
Congressional Democrats say the Biden administration’s privacy rule doesn’t go far enough
Birth control pills could soon be over the counter. What’s next?
The FDA on Thursday approved Opill, the first over-the-counter daily birth control pill.
FDA approves first over-the-counter birth control pill
Opill is a daily pill made by the company Perrigo.
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.
U.N. Warns Pandemic, Climate & Ukraine War Have Dramatically Increased World Hunger
The United Nations this week released its annual report on nutrition, finding that the pandemic, extreme weather shocks and the war in Ukraine have all contributed to food insecurity around the world — now higher than it was before the COVID-19 pandemic. Officials estimate that the world saw an increase of more than 100 million people facing hunger in 2022 compared to 2019.
What Is the Point of NATO? Historian Grey Anderson on How U.S. Has Used Alliance to Strengthen Power
This week’s NATO summit in Lithuania ended with the military alliance agreeing to extend membership to Ukraine at some point in the future but declining to give a firm timeline. Meanwhile, Sweden is set to become the newest member, bringing the alliance to 32 countries, after it started in 1949 with just 12 founding members.
White House Goes ‘Dark Brandon’ On Marjorie Taylor Greene, Flips Attack Back On Her
“Caught us,” the Biden White House mockingly responded to criticism from the far-right Georgia congresswoman.
Turning Point Action’s Student Activists Were Torn Between Trump, DeSantis Last Year. Not Now.
Attendees at this year’s meeting booed at even the suggestion of a contested GOP primary. Trump, they overwhelmingly said, is their pick.
Texas Trooper Emailed Boss To Warn Of ‘Inhumane’ Razor Wire ‘Traps’ At Border: Report
Border officers have been ordered to deny water to migrants and push them back into the Rio Grande at times, the San Antonio Express-News reported.
Iowa judge blocks state’s new abortion law
That means abortion is once again legal in Iowa up to 20 weeks of pregnancy while the courts assess the new law’s constitutionality.
Joe Manchin On 2024 Campaign: ‘If I Get In The Race, It’ll Be To Win’
The West Virginia Democrat wouldn’t rule out a third-party presidential bid, saying in New Hampshire on Monday that his goal is to “save the nation.
Georgia Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Request To Shut Down Election Probe
The court dismissed the petition and ruled that the former president’s team had failed to present “extraordinary circumstances” to warrant its intervention.
Why the Remote-Work Debate Stays So Heated
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.The physical space in which a person works, or hopes to work, intersects with their most personal choices. Today we’re checking in on the remote-work debate and why it remains so heated.First, here are four new stories from The Atlantic:
The businessmen broke Hollywood.