Voters pessimistic on economy, inflation as Election Day approaches
A new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll suggests economic woes are taking a toll on the electorate.
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Fed’s Powell ignores politics — and may pay a heavy price
It’s a rare moment for a Fed chair to toss aside all political considerations and ignore frantic investors.
The Fed’s Powell is squeezing the global economy
The Fed’s interest rate hikes have fueled market turmoil by boosting the value of the dollar and feeding higher borrowing costs.
Rep. Cori Bush on Being Raped, Her Abortions, Police Brutality & Her Journey from Activism to Congress
As President Biden vows to codify abortion rights if Democrats can control Congress after the midterms, we speak with Democratic Congressmember Cori Bush, who faces reelection this November as a first-term Democrat in Missouri, where abortion was banned after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June. She just wrapped up a “Roe the Vote: Reproductive Freedom Tour.
Venezuelans Seeking Asylum Are Now Turned Away at U.S. Border as Biden Expands Trump-Era Title 42
We get an update from immigrant justice advocate Guerline Jozef, who is in Mexico to look at the impact of the Biden administration’s expansion of Title 42 to turn away Venezuelan asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border. The Trump-era policy lets the government expel asylum seekers on public health grounds. “It is unacceptable today for the government to try to expand Title 42, and forcing people to continue to die,” says Jozef.
Haitians Protest Economic Crisis & Gang Violence, Demand U.S. Stay Out and Allow Domestic Solution
Protests are growing in Port-au-Prince as thousands fill the streets to demand the U.S.-backed Prime Minister Ariel Henry resign after he announced he would raise fuel prices amid an already dire humanitarian crisis. Countries including the U.S. and Canada have sent military equipment to assist the Haitian police in cracking down on the unrest, and the U.S.
Trump Doubles Down On Undermining Defense Against Defamation Case
Trump argued he was protected as president to verbally attack journalist who accused him of rape. Then he bizarrely repeated the attacks as a private citizen.
The Beautiful Banality of Taylor Swift’s Midnights
These days on the internet, the term theory refers to something between a rumor and a prayer: a wish so commonly expressed that it starts to seem true. And a very particular wish fueled all the theorizing about Taylor Swift’s 10th original studio album, Midnights. Fans who speculated that she was about to come out as pansexual, or make a Rumours-level masterpiece of soft rock, or finally manage to quiet down Kanye West for good all wanted the same thing: a breakthrough.
James Corden Addresses The Restaurant Fiasco
A New York City restaurant owner accused the “Late Late Show” host of abusing his wait staff on multiple occasions.
Elon Musk Reportedly Plans To Gut Twitter Staff By 75%
Drastic reductions would likely boost “offensive” content like porn, falsehoods and hate-filled attacks as more posts go unsupervised.
Oath Keeper sedition trial Day 12: Terror by the minute
On Thursday, prosecutors meticulously guided jurors through the terrifying minutes and hours when Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes allegedly oversaw and coordinated a highly organized storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Aiding the prosecution at trial was Whitney Drew, an FBI agent who started investigating mere weeks after the Capitol attack. Assistant U.S.
Ukraine update: Zelenskyy warns threat to Kakhovka dam, U.S. says Iran forces on ground in Ukraine
For the past three days, the big story out of Ukraine has been about Russia getting out of Ukraine—or at least, out of a key part of it. The area of Kherson Oblast west of the Dnipro River has been a key location for Russia since the start of the invasion. Now it seems they may be leaving that entire area, which would include the only regional capital Russia has managed to capture during the invasion.
Another extraordinary ruling takes Trump one step closer to being indicted on conspiracy
On Wednesday, Federal District Court Judge David Carter handed down another blunt ruling, stripping away attorney-client privilege from communications between Donald Trump and attorney John Eastman. These documents relate directly to claims that Eastman made before the Georgia state senate in an effort to justify reversing the results of the 2020 election and to support a scheme to halt the final certification of electors on Jan. 6.
Kelly Loeffler’s text messages—59 pages of them—reveal Jan. 6 plotting, political maneuvering
It’s not often a lawmaker’s partner steps into the muck of politics to defend them. But Tricia Raffensperger, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s wife, didn’t hesitate to stand up to then-Georgia Senator Kelly Loeffler and let her know what she thought of her.
Living paycheck to paycheck on $350,000 a year? A shocking number of people are saying so
It’s no surprise to hear someone in the U.S. say they’re living paycheck to paycheck. More than half of Americans do, by some measures. It’s a little more surprising to hear someone who earns well into six figures say they’re living paycheck to paycheck—but get used to hearing that, too.
Trump Rips ‘Partisan Hack’ Judge Who Ruled He Deliberately Lied About Vote Fraud In Suit
Trump yet again presses “rigged vote” claims in personal attack, even though a federal judge determined this week that he knows better.
Prankster Interrupts Herschel Walker Event To Hand Him Condoms
The anti-abortion Senate candidate is accused of funding an ex’s abortion and has acknowledged having kids with multiple women.
Yes, the Liz Truss debacle matters for Americans
The U.K. political drama will have ripple effects in the U.S.
The Moment in 2012 That Foreshadowed Trump’s Rise
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.Since Donald Trump won the Republican nomination in 2016, “an industry of rationalization and justification has thrived,” David French wrote last week.
What Europe’s COVID Wave Means for the U.S.
Winter is coming. Again. For the past two years, colder temperatures have brought seasonal COVID upticks, which turned into massive waves when ill-timed new variants emerged. In Western Europe, the first part of that story certainly seems to be playing out again. Cases and hospitalizations started going up last month. No new variant has become dominant yet, but experts are monitoring a pair of potentially troubling viral offshoots called BQ.1 and XBB.
How to Avoid the ‘White Savior Industrial Complex’
Ten years ago, the writer Teju Cole coined the term White Savior Industrial Complex to describe what he viewed as the all-too-familiar pattern of white people of privilege seeking personal catharsis by attempting to liberate, rescue, or otherwise uplift underprivileged people of color. “The White Savior Industrial Complex is not about justice,” Cole wrote in a viral Twitter thread, which he then expanded on in The Atlantic.
CDC advisers recommend adding Covid shots to routine immunization schedules for kids, adults
Covid vaccines’ inclusion on the schedules don’t constitute mandates.
“They Want a Democracy”: Iranian Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Shirin Ebadi on Protests, Regime’s Future
We look at the scope, scale and sustainability of the protests in Iran, which have entered their second month, after being sparked in September by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in the custody of Iran’s so-called morality police. More than a thousand protesters have been arrested, while some children have been sent to reeducation camps. The United Nations said Tuesday at least 23 children have been killed in the demonstrations.
Republicans who support abortion rights are fighting for their political future
A Pennsylvania statehouse race is testing whether the GOP’s last abortion rights supporters can survive post-Roe
Biden admin unveils new pandemic preparedness and biodefense strategy
The president will sign a national security memo directing his administration to implement a plan to prepare for future viral and biological threats.
Anti-abortion groups: It’s time for Republicans to stop avoiding the issue
In the final weeks of the campaign, groups that oppose abortion rights are urging Republican candidates to go on offense.
Biden Covid officials scramble to plan for Omicron subvariant threat
New strains seem to evade treatments used for vulnerable patients — and could complicate the latest White House messaging strategy on Covid.
‘Michigan could become Texas’ — Voters see stark choice on abortion referendum
A ballot initiative years in the making asks voters whether the state constitution should protect abortion rights.
Battle over pregnancy drug highlights risks of FDA expediting drugs to market
The years-long effort to yank the drug’s approval offers a case study of the agency’s accelerated approval program, which green-lit Makena in 2011.
Fed’s Powell ignores politics — and may pay a heavy price
It’s a rare moment for a Fed chair to toss aside all political considerations and ignore frantic investors.