Author: Michelle Korhonen
A federal appeals court has rejected Trump’s claim of absolute immunity from criminal prosecution—and rightly so.Chip Somodevilla / GettyFebruary 6, 2024, 12:09 PM ETA federal appeals court ruled today that former President Donald Trump is not immune from criminal prosecution for his actions following the 2020 presidential election, upholding the basic principle that no American is above the law.“We cannot accept former President Trump’s claim that a President has unbounded authority to commit crimes that would neutralize the most fundamental check on executive power—the recognition and implementation of election results,” the D.C. Circuit Court’s unsigned, unanimous opinion states.David A. Graham:…
The Republicans who won’t take yes for an answerKevin Dietsch / GettyFebruary 6, 2024, 7 AM ETSometimes, a negotiation produces a deal.Sometimes, a negotiation reveals the truth.Negotiators in the Senate have produced a draft agreement on immigration and asylum. The deal delivers on Republican priorities. It includes changes to federal law to discourage asylum seeking. It shuts down asylum processing altogether if too many people arrive at once. Those and other changes send a clear message to would-be immigrants: You’re going to find it a lot harder to enter the United States without authorization. Rethink your plans.The draft agreement offers…
Rep. Shontel Brown, a Democrat from Ohio, is calling on the FDA to do further investigations into hair straightening products that contain chemicals flagged for health risks. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Rep. Shontel Brown, a Democrat from Ohio, is calling on the FDA to do further investigations into hair straightening products that contain chemicals flagged for health risks. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images In April, a dozen years after a federal agency classified formaldehyde a human carcinogen, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is…
The new sports-media reality is troubling—and paradoxical. Sports fans are awash in more “content” than ever before. The sports-talk-podcast industry is booming; many professional athletes host their own shows. Netflix cranks out one gauzy, player-approved documentary series after another, and every armchair quarterback or would-be pundit has an opinion to share on social media. Yet despite all of this entertainment, all of these shows, and all of these hot takes, true sports-accountability journalism is disappearing.Last month, after operating for years as a shell of its former self, Sports Illustrated announced mass layoffs that cast doubt on the magazine’s continued existence.…
Several years ago, my partner and I asked a priest for a blessing. We wouldn’t describe ourselves as particularly pious, but our Catholic faith has shaped our lives both as individuals and as a couple. We met more than a decade ago, volunteering on a spring-break service trip run by our university’s Catholic student center. We attend church most Sundays, volunteer occasionally at our parish, and try to live out the Gospel as best we can. We’re also gay, so when we approached the priest, we knew we were putting him in a difficult position: At the time, the Church…
The Purple Tomato, a genetically modified crop created by Norfolk Plant Sciences, is available to home gardeners to start from seed. Sasa Woodruff/Boise State Public Radio hide caption toggle caption Sasa Woodruff/Boise State Public Radio The Purple Tomato, a genetically modified crop created by Norfolk Plant Sciences, is available to home gardeners to start from seed. Sasa Woodruff/Boise State Public Radio As home gardeners in the U.S. page through seed catalogs and pick out their favorite heirlooms, there’s a new seed that has never been available to them before: a tomato the color of a concord grape with plum-colored flesh.…
If you do not have a child under the age of 16, or are not yourself under the age of 16, you might have no idea who Raina is. So it was with me. I called a friend with kids and said, “Have you heard of an author named Raina Telgemeier?”“Of course,” she said, sounding bemused, as if I’d asked whether she was familiar with the automobile.“Like the Beatles for children,” another parent friend explained.Explore the March 2024 IssueCheck out more from this issue and find your next story to read.View MoreLast spring, standing in the theater at the Billy…
Psilocybin mushrooms jarred and ready for distribution at Uptown Fungus lab in Springfield, Ore. Oregon has decriminalized the use of the psychedelic drug. Craig Mitchelldyer/AP hide caption toggle caption Craig Mitchelldyer/AP Psilocybin mushrooms jarred and ready for distribution at Uptown Fungus lab in Springfield, Ore. Oregon has decriminalized the use of the psychedelic drug. Craig Mitchelldyer/AP In recent years, there’s been growing interest in psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient in “magic mushrooms” or “shrooms” as a potentially beneficial therapy for mental health conditions. At the same time, drug busts of mushrooms went way up between 2017 and 2022, and the amount…
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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.We are heading into a rematch that promises to be weirder than any presidential election we’ve ever experienced. Let’s review where things stand.First, here are three new stories from The Atlantic:Where Things StandMore than two years ago, I wrote my first newsletter for The Atlantic, titled “An Unserious Country.” I was worried.We’re facing a slew of challenges, from reinvigorated foreign enemies to a dedicated authoritarian…