Politics
Republicans dig in on debt limit
Republican Senators said Wednesday that they will not help address the debt limit as the...
Biden pulls punches on rights abusers
Foreign Policy
The president says that human rights are at the "center" of his foreign policy....
Democrats grapple with faltering filibuster push
Congress
As progressives re-coalesce around election reform as a vehicle to nix the filibuster, they're running...
Gavin Newsom’s political fate in balance as polls close in California recall
Gavin Newsom’s political fate hung in the balance as polls closed on Tuesday night in...
Dems hurtle toward a new fiscal cliff
Congress
Congress is approaching hard deadlines on the debt ceiling and funding the government, at the...
Health
Straffr is a smart resistance band that helps you exercise on...
Smart fitness gear is often limited by being static and non-portable. (And, well, eye-wateringly expensive.) Think Peloton‘s stationary bike for spin classes or wall-mounted...
The Delta variant is keeping the US economy from getting back...
The US economy is further from being back to normal again. Thanks, Delta.
The more infectious variant of Covid-19 is making people anxious about being...
Cigarette group takes control of asthma inhaler maker
Cigarette giant Philip Morris International has taken control of UK inhaler maker Vectura despite objections from health care charities.
The producer of Marlboro and Parliament...
Covid data dearth at New York public housing continues a pattern...
New York
The city has not released NYCHA-specific Covid data in more than a year.
Delta and disasters push FEMA close to the breaking point
health care
Internal senior leadership briefings obtained by POLITICO show the disparate nature of FEMA’s activity across the country.
President Joe Biden arrives at the National...
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Republicans dig in on debt limit
Republican Senators said Wednesday that they will not help address the debt limit as the...
How to pre-order the Microsoft Surface Duo 2 and the Surface Pro 8
Microsoft announced a deluge of new Surface gadgets today and most of them are already...
US default would wipe out nearly 6 million jobs, Moody’s says
A US default would be a "catastrophic blow" to America's economic recovery from Covid-19, setting...
Carbix spins emissions into gold — or at least useful minerals
Pollutants pouring from smokestacks around the world may be bad news for the atmosphere, but...
Straffr is a smart resistance band that helps you exercise on the go
Smart fitness gear is often limited by being static and non-portable. (And, well, eye-wateringly expensive.)...
Joe Biden keeps Boris Johnson guessing
Foreign Policy
They have discovered they need each other to reset their reputations on the world...
Pentagon’s top nuclear policy official ousted in reorganization
Defense
Leonor Tomero, who has served as the deputy assistant secretary of defense for nuclear and...
Schnuck Markets goes bigger with local produce
Schnuck Markets expects the “most expansive local produce season” in its history with the help...
The Delta variant is keeping the US economy from getting back to normal
The US economy is further from being back to normal again. Thanks, Delta.
The more infectious...
Google’s updated iOS 15 apps support Focus Mode and iPad widgets
With iOS 15 now available to download, developers both big and small have started updating...