D.C. Mayor: Jan. 6 Security Failed Over Belief White Nationalists Are Police Friendly
“People didn’t think that these white nationalists would overthrow the Capitol building,” Mayor Muriel Bowser testified to Jan. 6 House committee members.
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Democrat Questions If Former Opponent George Santos Has 1 More Lie Up His Sleeve
Robert Zimmerman, who lost to Santos in November, called on the House Ethics Committee to investigate his former opponent over his lies.
Elon Musk Still Getting Slammed For Elevating Predictions By Putin Ally
After Musk was swamped by criticism, he mocked Dmitry Medvedev for the “most absurd predictions I’ve ever heard.
Trump’s Jan. 6 ‘Blanket Pardon’ Plan Bares ‘Consciousness Of Guilt’: Ex-Prosecutor
“This is evidence of what prosecutors refer to as consciousness of guilt,” Barbara McQuade told MSNBC’s Nicole Wallace in an interview Wednesday.
Jim Jordan tried to jump the gun on oversight requests; Biden White House tells him to pound sand
Congressional Republicans have worked for two years to block investigations of their own members’ acts of support for the Jan.
Pour one out for Fox News’ Sean Hannity, who’s lost the support of pro-Trump seditionists
The Daily Beast’s Zachary Petrizzo went to the trouble of soliciting some mean quotes from people who now hate Fox News host Sean Hannity, and if that’s not doing God’s work I don’t know what would be. All the trouble stems from Hannity’s admission in a legal deposition that no, he didn’t believe “for one second” the election fraud claims being peddled by Trump’s willing team of coup-egging propagandists.
Democrats dare the GOP to try to repeal another popular health care achievement
Democratic lawmakers who have spent decades devoted to health care reform are celebrating a relatively minor legislative victory of 2022, expecting it to pay big dividends down the line. The first year of the Biden administration was going to be when Medicare drug price negotiation finally happened. That didn’t happen in full, but Democrats succeeded in inserting a wedge and intend to keep pushing it until they break Big Pharma’s hold entire.
In dispatch from Loserdom, Trump threatens third-party run if he loses GOP nomination
As the Republican Party continues its post-midterm meltdown, Donald Trump is rising to the occasion.
Trump used his Truth Social platform Wednesday to remind the Republican Party that he plans to destroy it if it cuts him loose. He included no text, he simply blasted out an article from the pro-MAGA site American Greatness titled, “The Coming Split.
Ukraine update: 10 moments from a war that already contains a million unforgettable moments
As the end of the year rolls up, each of us who has been involved in writing Ukraine updates in the 300+ days of this illegal, unprovoked invasion has been charged with the task of picking their own “top 10” moments in this struggle.
How to Build a Happier 2023
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.Rebecca Rashid produces an Atlantic podcast called How to Build a Happy Life. The series, hosted by Arthur C. Brooks, joins scientific data with snapshots of human experience to help listeners find the path to a more fulfilling existence.
House Dems raise issues with ‘atypical’ FDA review process for Alzheimer’s drug
The panels began investigating Aduhelm’s approval and pricing in June 2021, just weeks after it won the FDA’s backing despite questions about the drug’s clinical benefit to patients.
People Are Fed Up With Rapid Tests
Max Hamilton found out that his roommate had been exposed to the coronavirus shortly after Thanksgiving. The dread set in, and then, so did her symptoms. Wanting to be cautious, she tested continuously, remaining masked in all common areas at home. But after three negative rapid tests in a row, she and Hamilton felt like the worst had passed. At the very least, they could chat safely across the kitchen table, right?Wrong.
Sudden Russian Death Syndrome
Here is a list of people you should not currently want to be: a Russian sausage tycoon, a Russian gas-industry executive, the editor in chief of a Russian tabloid, a Russian shipyard director, the head of a Russian ski resort, a Russian aviation official, or a Russian rail magnate. Anyone answering to such a description probably ought not stand near open windows, in almost any country, on almost every continent.
Our Strange New Era of Space Travel
In December of 1972, astronaut Eugene Cernan left his footprints and daughter’s initials in the lunar dust. In doing so, he became the last man to set foot on the moon. Now, after 50 years, humanity is going back. But in the half-century since Apollo 17, a lot has changed in how we explore space—and how we see our place in it.While those early missions were all run by governments, much of modern spaceflight is the domain of billionaires and their private companies.
Are Peace Talks Possible? Prof. Gilbert Achcar on Whether Russia & Ukraine Can Negotiate End to War
The war in Ukraine is now in its 11th month, and Russia unleashed a new bombardment this week of cities across the country, including the capital Kyiv. This comes as both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin have expressed a willingness to negotiate an end to the war — but their positions remain so far apart that there are no real hopes of peace talks, says longtime antiwar activist, author and international relations scholar Gilbert Achcar.
Iran Protests Pass 100 Days as Demonstrators Facing Brutal Crackdown Request International Solidarity
Anti-government protests in Iran, launched in September following the death of Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran’s morality police, have passed their 100th day, even as demonstrators have been met with widespread arrests, brutal violence by police and executions. The Human Rights Activists News Agency reports thousands of protesters have been arrested and more than 500 protesters have been killed so far, including 69 children.
‘The slippery slope is powerful’: Dems believe drug pricing law will pay dividends
This year’s passage of the Inflation Reduction Act will empower Medicare to negotiate drug prices for the first time.
White House sees light at the end of the monkeypox tunnel
The administration’s mpox response advisers asked for trust, patience and a chance. Even their critics say the work ‘paid off.
These states tried an Obamacare public option. It hasn’t worked as planned.
An early look at Washington, Colorado and Nevada show their plans to provide more affordable coverage to hundreds of thousands of people aren’t working out as hoped.
Packed ICUs, crowded crematoriums: Covid roils Chinese towns
As China grapples with its first-ever national Covid-19 wave, emergency wards in small cities and towns southwest of Beijing are overwhelmed.
In one state Senate race, signs of a national struggle over abortion
Gov. Glenn Youngkin has proposed prohibiting the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy in his recently released budget, but doesn’t yet have the votes to enact that ban.
U.S. inflation slowed sharply to 7.1 percent over past 12 months
Even with last month’s further easing of inflation, the Federal Reserve plans to keep raising interest rates.
Fed jacks up rates again but Powell hints it might slow down
Inflation has cooled only slightly and job growth remains strong.
Voters remain gloomy despite recent economic gains
A new POLITICO-Morning Consult poll suggests voters’ views of the economy are baked in.
Pandemic Poverty: Ray Suarez on How COVID-19 Set Back Low-Income Workers in the U.S., Especially Women
A new series of video reports by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and The Intercept called “Insecurity” looks at women leaving the workforce, the impact of the expanded child tax credit, and the wave of union organizing during the pandemic. The series spotlights people navigating food, housing and healthcare insecurity — who are falling through the cracks of the social safety net in the process.
Fox News Blames Pete Buttigieg Personally For Stranding Southwest Customers
The transportation secretary is the conservative network’s scapegoat for the airline company’s meltdown.
More Outrageous George Santos Lies Revealed: Report
The Republican congressman-elect also appears to have fabricated stories about his “Jewish” family name, going to prep school, and his mother’s death.
McCarthy’s political life continues to be hell. Just what he deserves
This should have been Kevin McCarthy’s week of celebration and victory laps, with the U.S. House of Representatives set to flip to the Republicans next week on his watch. He should be unveiling all the big policy proposals and plans the GOP House has for the nation. He should be holding court with the D.C. press, talking about his rise to power.
Buffalo police declare dollar store break-ins a top priority in wake of deadly blizzard
Following a massive blizzard that has killed at least 34 people in Erie County, New York, and continues to leave many people stranded, Buffalo police know where their priorities are: investigating thefts at dollar stores and ticketing drivers, not recovery missions.
The area has been devastated. A travel ban was issued too late, leaving many people trapped in cars or away from home when the storm moved in soon after.
Ukraine update: Revisiting my first strategic analysis of Russia’s mistakes
I’ve had fun these last few days revisiting some of my early writing on the war. I’m actually surprised at how well it held up to the test of time. While that may sound self-congratulatory—and it obviously is—it’s also a huge relief.