U.S. prices pick up, showing inflation pressures persist
The Fed is paying particular attention to so-called core prices, which exclude volatile food and energy costs and are regarded as a better gauge of longer-term inflation trends.
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The under-the-radar issues that could shake up 2024
POLITICO asked a panel of strategists and elected officials what under-the-radar issue they think could play an outsize role in 2024.
US economy grew at weak 1.1% rate in Q1 in sign of slowdown
The slowdown reflects the impact of the Fed’s aggressive drive to tame inflation.
“World’s Deadliest Wars Go Unreported”: Journalist Anjan Sundaram
The acclaimed war correspondent Anjan Sundaram joins us to discuss the state of conflict reporting and why some of the world’s deadliest wars go unreported. We cover conflict in the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, as well as the future of the international media economy.
GOP Governor Grills Republican Candidates Over Not Campaigning Off Trump Indictment
“You almost look like you’re defending him at this point,” New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu said of Trump’s rivals for the presidential nomination.
GOP Governor Grills Republican Candidates Over Not Campaigning Off Trump Indictment
“You almost look like you’re defending him at this point,” New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu said of Trump’s rivals for the presidential nomination.
DeSantis Opts Not To Take On Trump Over Secret Documents Indictment
Trump’s closest GOP rival never mentioned the coup-attempting former president by name but suggested the prosecution against him was politically motivated.
7 Wild Takeaways From Donald Trump’s Indictment
“Oh no oh no,” one Trump employee allegedly texted about a photo of sensitive documents.
Trump’s Indictment Reveals a National-Security Nightmare
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.Former President Donald Trump, along with one of his aides, has been indicted for federal crimes involving highly sensitive national-security documents.
How Trump’s Classified Documents Case Differs From Those Of Clinton, Biden And Pence
The GOP’s complaints about disparate treatment have already begun. But there’s no real comparison.
The Indictment Is Stunning. Will Trump Supporters Care?
In the weeks before he took office as president, Donald Trump had a portentous, private chat with the broadcast journalist Lesley Stahl, a prelude to a 60 Minutes interview. As Stahl recounted later, she asked Trump why he so relentlessly brutalized the media. His answer, she said, was strikingly direct: “You know why I do it? I do it to discredit you all and demean you all so that when you write negative stories about me, no one will believe you.
Trump’s Victimization Cycle Means Another Indictment Will Only Help Him With GOP Base
The former president surged in the polls after his first indictment. There’s little indication it won’t happen again.
The Stupidest Crimes Imaginable
We knew it would be bad. Even so, it’s bracing just how bad the evidence laid out by the Justice Department against Donald Trump is.The indictment against Trump and his personal valet, Walt Nauta, unsealed this afternoon, lays out the federal case against the former president in vivid, shocking, and sometimes even wry detail. An indictment is not a conviction—it’s a set of allegations by prosecutors, without rebuttal from the defendant.
The ‘Uniquely Southern Storytelling’ of Charles Portis
This is an edition of the revamped Books Briefing, our editors’ weekly guide to the best in books. Sign up for it here.The great affection afforded the writer Charles Portis has largely to do with his voice on the page—not just the southern dialects that he captured so well, but a style of uniquely southern storytelling, dripping with pathos and humor.
An Exit from the GOP’s Labyrinth of Trump Lies
It’s as sincere as the grief at a Mafia funeral.Who believes that Governor Ron DeSantis—so badly trailing in the polls behind former President Donald Trump—is genuinely upset by his rival’s federal indictment? Or that Speaker Kevin McCarthy—so disgusted by Trump in private—does not inwardly rejoice to see Trump meet justice?The Fox News talkers have been trying for months to sideline Trump and promote DeSantis.
DOJ vs. African People’s Socialist Party: Omali Yeshitela Blasts Charges of Being Russian Agent
We look at a federal indictment of four U.S. citizens for alleged election interference that has received little press attention despite its major implications for free speech and activism in the country. In April, the Biden administration charged four members of a pan-Africanist group with conspiring with the Russian government to sow discord in U.S. elections.
Supreme Surprise: Court Upholds Voting Rights Act, Strikes Down Alabama’s Racially Gerrymandered Maps
In a surprise 5-4 decision Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a racially gerrymandered voting map in Alabama, upholding a key plank of the Voting Rights Act that the conservative majority has spent years whittling away at.
Indicted Again: Donald Trump Faces Federal Espionage & Conspiracy Charges in Classified Docs Probe
In a historic first, the Justice Department has indicted former President Donald Trump on multiple felony charges related to his mishandling classified documents and obstructing the government’s attempts to recover them. Trump is the first former president ever to face federal criminal charges and could potentially spend years in prison if convicted. He is set to be arraigned in a Miami court on Tuesday.
5 takeaways from POLITICO’s Health Care Summit
Government officials, lawmakers and health policy experts said the U.S. is prepared for the next pandemic but also detailed health care challenges.
Becerra says DeSantis bears responsibility for Covid’s outsized toll
By way of contrast, Becerra touted the work of the Biden administration and his Department of Health and Human Services in pushing out vaccines.
U.S. prices pick up, showing inflation pressures persist
The Fed is paying particular attention to so-called core prices, which exclude volatile food and energy costs and are regarded as a better gauge of longer-term inflation trends.
The under-the-radar issues that could shake up 2024
POLITICO asked a panel of strategists and elected officials what under-the-radar issue they think could play an outsize role in 2024.
US economy grew at weak 1.1% rate in Q1 in sign of slowdown
The slowdown reflects the impact of the Fed’s aggressive drive to tame inflation.
Cornel West on Running for President, Ending Ukraine War & Taking on “Corporate Duopoly” of Dems & GOP
Cornel West, the iconic academic and social critic, has declared his candidacy for president of the United States in the 2024 election. He is running with the People’s Party, a progressive alternative to the two major parties that grew out of Bernie Sanders’s 2016 campaign.
A National State of Emergency: Human Rights Campaign Sounds the Alarm over Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws in U.S.
The Human Rights Campaign has declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people in the United States over a wave of discriminatory laws passed in states across the country. There have been more than 70 anti-LGBTQ+ bills signed into law so far in 2023 — more than double last year’s number, which was previously the worst year for discriminatory legislation.
People Sure Think Marjorie Taylor Greene Just Admitted To A Crime On Live TV
The conspiracy theorist lawmaker described doing something that’s generally not allowed.
Trump Attorney Rages Over ‘Cute Little Message’ From Prosecutors After Indictment
Jim Trusty also explained the federal charges facing the former president.
FBI Arrests Texas Businessman Linked To Impeachment Of AG Ken Paxton
FBI agents have arrested a Texas businessman at the center of the scandal that led to the historic impeachment of state Attorney General Ken Paxton.
White House Announces New LGBTQ Protections Amid GOP Attacks
The Biden administration will appoint a new coordinator to address the surge in school book bans, as part of a multi-agency effort to support the LGBTQ community.
GOP Rushes To Trump’s Defense After He Is Indicted For A Second Time
Many Republicans were quick to defend former President Trump after he was indicted by the Department of Justice over his handling of classified materials.