The Jan. 6 hearings have given us a treasure trove of new revelations, and even those of us who’ve closely followed Donald Trump’s increasingly flailing attempts to pound a big, square loser peg into a round non-jerk-face hole have learned some things.
The Latino families that launched the landmark lawsuit that guaranteed a public school education to all children regardless of immigration status went to court at great risk to themselves. An NBC News report marking the 40th anniversary of the Plyler v. Doe case this week said that when one of the four Texas families went to court to testify, they took their belongings with them because they were afraid they’d be deported.
The case would eventually go to the U.S.
For decades, the number of abortions performed in the U.S. had been trending downward.
His Democratic opponent, Monica Tranel, has asked the U.S. attorney’s office in Montana to launch an investigation.
As the former White House adviser spoke to the media, a protester made sure his sign with the words “Failed Coup” appeared in as many photos as possible.
The Republican Senate nominee in Georgia has spoken out against kids being raised in fatherless homes but has reportedly had limited contact with this child.
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.Democracy is under attack everywhere, and today I want us all to remember that while we’re calmly peeling back the layers of the January 6 conspiracy, people are dying for their right to be free in Ukraine.But first, here are three new stories from The Atlantic.
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Fauci “will isolate and continue to work from home,” NIH said, adding he has not recently been in close contact with Biden or other senior officials.
For the past 18 months, Senate Democrats have been trying to find a climate deal acceptable to all 50 of their members. The main obstacles, so far, have been Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia, the owner of a coal-trading company, who wants any deal to reduce the federal budget deficit, and Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, who refuses to increase tax rates, the easiest way to satisfy Manchin’s deficit-reduction goal.
The video was the very definition of cringe. One day after Donald Trump endorsed her Republican primary opponent, freshman Representative Nancy Mace filmed a two-minute clip of herself outside the shiny black facade of Trump Tower in Manhattan—approximately 800 miles from her South Carolina district—to remind her followers that she was still loyal to the former president.
The FDA is expected to quickly authorize the vaccines for emergency use.
Fears have mounted that the central bank might trigger a recession sometime in the next year with its aggressive rate action.
An executive order will call on HHS to clarify that federally funded programs cannot offer conversion therapy.
President Biden’s formally announced plan to visit Saudi Arabia next month is a dramatic reversal of earlier promises to treat the Arab nation as a “pariah” in light of its repeated human rights violations. Calls are growing for Biden to hold the Saudi government accountable for the brutal murder and dismemberment of American resident and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
President Biden addressed the economy and labor rights in an address Tuesday to the AFL-CIO convention as delegates elected Liz Shuler to become the AFL-CIO’s first female president and Fred Redmond to be its first African American secretary-treasurer.
The 50th anniversary of the Watergate burglary in 1972 this Friday comes as public hearings are underway by the House committee investigating the January 6 Capitol insurrection. We speak with Garrett Graff, author of “Watergate: A New History,” about critical lessons and historical parallels between the defining controversies of the Nixon and Trump presidencies. Rather than isolated crimes, Watergate and January 6 should be seen as culminating events of U.S.
The new data comes as the Supreme Court is expected to allow up to half of states to ban the procedure.
Activists said they spoke to officials not only about their fears of the international impact if Roe were to fall but also proposed changes to U.S. policy that has long restricted funding for abortions abroad.
The FDA analyzed the vaccines’ ability to induce neutralizing antibody responses in kids that were comparable to young adults, a concept known as immunobridging. Both met the agency’s success criteria.
The possible end to federal abortion protections is spotlighting down-ballot races in the upcoming midterm elections.
The swing state could soon lose all abortion access if Roe is overturned. It could also become a destination for patients across the midwest.
America’s rampant inflation is imposing severe pressures on families, forcing them to pay much more for food, gas and rent.
Jim Marchant, who spread lies about 2020 and helped organize a national slate of election-denying candidates, nears goal to oversee elections in the key state.
Laxalt will take on incumbent Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto in one of the most closely watched races this year.
With Donald Trump’s blessing, Katie Arrington questioned Mace’s conservative credentials.
The congressman was one of 10 House GOP members who voted in favor of impeaching Trump after the U.S. Capitol riot.
Monday’s House select committee hearings on the Jan. 6. coup attempt raised new questions about just how much of Trump’s post-election fundraising was just a money-seeking grift, but his most likely Republican presidential competitor in 2024 won’t play second fiddle to anyone when it comes to making off with other people’s money: It turns out that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ various “culture war” laws are costing Florida taxpayers a fortune.
Four states are conducting primaries Tuesday, while Texas’ 34th Congressional District is also holding a special all-party primary for the remaining months of Democratic Rep. Filemon Vela’s term. We’ll be liveblogging the results here and also covering the returns closely on Twitter.