House Speaker Mike Johnson and the House Republican leadership head to a closed-door Republican strategy session as Johnson pushes towards separate votes on aid for Israel and Ukraine, at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on Tuesday. J. Scott Applewhite/AP House Speaker Mike Johnson and the House Republican leadership head to a closed-door Republican strategy session as…
In Alua Arthur’s 2023 TED Talk, she said her ideal death would happen at sunset.Yeofi Andoh/HarperCollins As a death doula, Alua Arthur helps people to plan for the end of life and, when the time comes, to let go. She says that while we’re conditioned to fear death, thinking and talking about it is instrumental to…
This building in Rafah, in southern Gaza, was destroyed by Israeli bombardment in December. amid continuing battles between Israel and Hamas. Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty Images In the middle of an ongoing conflict, it’s difficult — if not impossible — to understand the true human cost of war. Casualties go uncounted and injuries untreated as…
When Australia’s black flying foxes are well-fed, they tend to be healthy. A lack of food stresses the bats — and stress causes them to shed, or release, viruses into the environment. Ko Konno/Getty Images/iStockphoto Almost every pandemic we’ve seen over the last century has come from a virus that’s spilled over into humans from…
From left: Irma Sitompul of Women’s Earth Alliance plants wee forests in Indonesia; Bernard Chiira, founder of the Assistive Technologies for Disability Trust, won’t hesitate to nix an early plan and cook up a better one; Rana Dajani, a biologist in Jordan who studies trauma and DNA, believes that “If you can imagine it, then it can happen.” Photos…
Former President Donald Trump stands with former first lady Melania Trump after voting in 2022. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Pundits and analysts have spent much of the past year debating the political impact should Donald Trump be convicted before November’s election of any of the 88 felony charges he faces. On Monday, jury selection begins for the first 34 of…
A drone show in advance of General Electric splitting into three companies: GE Aerospace, GE Vernova, and GE Healthcare Gary Hershorn/Corbis News/Getty Images General Electric has been staggering along for years as a conglomerate. But recently, it’s turned to a popular strategy to unlock new value … spinning off. Just last week, GE spun off…
The fight over abortion likely won’t end in November. Mat Staver, the founder of the anti-abortion group Liberty Counsel, said that if voters approve the initiative protecting abortion rights, “there is a prime lawsuit waiting to take it up to the Florida Supreme Court.” | Francis Chung/POLITICO TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Anti-abortion groups in Florida will…
A U.K. official said “it is standard practice for ministers to meet with opposition candidates.” TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Britain’s top diplomat is meeting with former President Donald Trump in Florida on Monday as part of a push to reaffirm support for Ukraine. David Cameron, the United Kingdom foreign secretary, is visiting Trump on the eve…
Trump is set to hold another high-dollar fundraiser on Wednesday in Atlanta. Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Grand Rapids, Michigan, April 2, 2024. | Paul Sancya/AP Former President Donald Trump raised more than $50 million at a Saturday evening fundraiser, where he once again pressed President Joe Biden to debate…