Day: July 1, 2024

The week had a tsunami like intensity that left abundant wreckage in its wake, both in the political and legal landscapes; and a fantastic roundtable of Andrea Mitchell, Charlie Sykes, and Jacob Weisberg bears down on what went awry and the unavoidable question—unthinkable one week ago—whether Biden needs to step aside. We then turn to the momentous week in the Supreme Court, which advanced the uber-conservative agenda especially in administrative law before previewing the immunity decision.

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The number of resignations among Biden administration officials and American military service members over U.S. policy in Gaza is small, but growing.

As Fourth of July festivities roll out across the nation this week, the celebrations hold special meaning for newly minted citizens.

The gymnastics team that will represent Team USA at next month’s Summer Olympics in Paris is set. Nearly 40 gymnasts competed over the weekend in Minneapolis.

There is no more state funding for the arts in Florida after Governor Ron DeSantis cut 32 million from the state budget. Now arts organizations are scrambling to make ends meet.

NPR’s Michel Martin talks to legal affairs journalist David Kaplan about the Supreme Court’s reversal of a longtime precedent giving government agencies leeway to interpret federal regulations.

Torn between a base that wants more restrictions on abortion and a moderate majority that does not, it seems many Republicans would rather avoid the topic. But they can’t escape talking about it.

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Longevity researchers are taking a generic drug they think may help extend people’s lives. Now a dentist is testing if rapamycin stops gum disease — a canary in the coal mine for age-related diseases.

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