Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.By the time Pete Buttigieg arrived at the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, New Hampshire, on the night of April 5, the space was at capacity and the crowd had swelled to fill half the parking lot. It was drizzling, but word quickly spread that Buttigieg would speak before heading inside, so those denied admission stayed put, preparing to lift up their phones to document this moment in the twilight, when the suddenly famous mayor of a small city in a state they’d probably only ever visit by accident or under force would make...…Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.By the time Pete Buttigieg arrived at the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, New Hampshire, on the night of April 5, the space was at capacity and the crowd had swelled to fill half the parking lot. It was drizzling, but word quickly spread that Buttigieg would speak before heading inside, so those denied admission stayed put, preparing to lift up their phones to document this moment in the twilight, when the suddenly famous mayor of a small city in a state they’d probably only ever visit by accident or under force would make...WW…

Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.As the black SUV came to a stop on 33rd Street in Manhattan, its lights flashing, a pale hand stretched through the open window of the passenger door and gave a little wave. It was attached to Rudy Giuliani, who smiled from behind his tortoiseshell sunglasses. He apologized for being late. “Couldn’t go on sidewalks like I used to,” he said, mourning a perk of his past life as mayor.It was early in the afternoon on Sunday, December 8, and Giuliani had just returned from Ukraine, where he said he was looking for information to...…Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.As the black SUV came to a stop on 33rd Street in Manhattan, its lights flashing, a pale hand stretched through the open window of the passenger door and gave a little wave. It was attached to Rudy Giuliani, who smiled from behind his tortoiseshell sunglasses. He apologized for being late. “Couldn’t go on sidewalks like I used to,” he said, mourning a perk of his past life as mayor.It was early in the afternoon on Sunday, December 8, and Giuliani had just returned from Ukraine, where he said he was looking for information to...WW…

Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.Right now, on the outskirts of a hyper modern first world megapolis, at the end of a year in , a climate disaster of unimaginable horror has been unfolding for almost two full months, and the rest of the world is hardly paying attention.The New South Wales fires have been burning , destroying and remain almost entirely uncontrolled by the volunteer firefighting forces deployed to stop them; on November 12, greater Sydney declared an unprecedented “” fire warning. That was six weeks ago, and the blazes are almost certain to...…Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.Right now, on the outskirts of a hyper modern first world megapolis, at the end of a year in , a climate disaster of unimaginable horror has been unfolding for almost two full months, and the rest of the world is hardly paying attention.The New South Wales fires have been burning , destroying and remain almost entirely uncontrolled by the volunteer firefighting forces deployed to stop them; on November 12, greater Sydney declared an unprecedented “” fire warning. That was six weeks ago, and the blazes are almost certain to...WW…

Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.On May 7, Governor Brian Kemp of Georgia signed into law one of the most restrictive abortion bills in the country. If allowed to take effect, it will outlaw abortion once an ultrasound can detect electrical activity where a heart develops in an embryo; it’s known as a “fetal heartbeat” despite the technical absence, in many cases, of either a fetus or a heart. Not to be outdone, Governor Kay Ivey of Alabama signed an on May 15. House Bill 314 more directly flouts the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision by reclassifying...…Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.On May 7, Governor Brian Kemp of Georgia signed into law one of the most restrictive abortion bills in the country. If allowed to take effect, it will outlaw abortion once an ultrasound can detect electrical activity where a heart develops in an embryo; it’s known as a “fetal heartbeat” despite the technical absence, in many cases, of either a fetus or a heart. Not to be outdone, Governor Kay Ivey of Alabama signed an on May 15. House Bill 314 more directly flouts the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision by reclassifying...WW…

Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.It’s quite possible that Donald Trump would never have become president were it not for CNN. The network nurtured the reality star’s campaign in its infancy, , uninterrupted by correction or commentary. And it is likely that the president would be little more than a cultural artifact — a walking reminder of 1980s nihilism — were it not for the network’s president Jeffrey Zucker, who reintroduced Trump to the American public as a no-nonsense businessman in NBC’s The Apprentice.But CNN is a journalistic enterprise. Or, at least,...…Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.It’s quite possible that Donald Trump would never have become president were it not for CNN. The network nurtured the reality star’s campaign in its infancy, , uninterrupted by correction or commentary. And it is likely that the president would be little more than a cultural artifact — a walking reminder of 1980s nihilism — were it not for the network’s president Jeffrey Zucker, who reintroduced Trump to the American public as a no-nonsense businessman in NBC’s The Apprentice.But CNN is a journalistic enterprise. Or, at least,...WW…

Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.It is no secret that Donald Trump has a view of his own presidential powers that would have satisfied Genghis Khan, as evidenced by this famous statement about Article II of the U.S. Constitution enumerating executive prerogatives:TRUMP: "Then I have an Article 2, where I have the right to do whatever I want as president."(Article 2 does not in fact empower the president to do whatever they want.) — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar)That Trump still feels that way was illustrated by his bizarre assertion this week that he can stop voting...…Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.It is no secret that Donald Trump has a view of his own presidential powers that would have satisfied Genghis Khan, as evidenced by this famous statement about Article II of the U.S. Constitution enumerating executive prerogatives:TRUMP: "Then I have an Article 2, where I have the right to do whatever I want as president."(Article 2 does not in fact empower the president to do whatever they want.) — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar)That Trump still feels that way was illustrated by his bizarre assertion this week that he can stop voting...WW…

Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.We’re committed to keeping our readers informed. We’ve removed our paywall from essential coronavirus news stories. Become a subscriber to support our journalists. .This article was featured in , New York’s reading recommendation newsletter.  to get it nightly.In the middle of the night, Emily Wolfe slipped away from her patients and into the break room. She was aching to get out of her mask. The virus was probably everywhere in the break room, all over everything — on the locker Wolfe shared with two...…Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.We’re committed to keeping our readers informed. We’ve removed our paywall from essential coronavirus news stories. Become a subscriber to support our journalists. .This article was featured in , New York’s reading recommendation newsletter.  to get it nightly.In the middle of the night, Emily Wolfe slipped away from her patients and into the break room. She was aching to get out of her mask. The virus was probably everywhere in the break room, all over everything — on the locker Wolfe shared with two...WW…

Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.The Trump administration has been torn between a faction that takes public-health concerns seriously, and one that wishes to disregard it. The pro-public-health faction has argued that the country cannot resume normal economic activity until the public has some reassurances of safety, which can only be achieved through a combination of widespread testing, tracing, and perhaps effective remedies. The anti-public-health faction either believes the dangers of the coronavirus have been exaggerated, or that the cost of...…Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.The Trump administration has been torn between a faction that takes public-health concerns seriously, and one that wishes to disregard it. The pro-public-health faction has argued that the country cannot resume normal economic activity until the public has some reassurances of safety, which can only be achieved through a combination of widespread testing, tracing, and perhaps effective remedies. The anti-public-health faction either believes the dangers of the coronavirus have been exaggerated, or that the cost of...WW…

Please read our updated and , effective on December 19, 2019.CLOSEWe’re committed to keeping our readers informed. We’ve removed our paywall from essential coronavirus news stories. Become a subscriber to support our journalists. .The president who once into a solar eclipse is now offering researchers ideas on how to treat the . At his Thursday press conference, President Trump suggested that using disinfectants — which are generally harmful to the human body, or poisonous if consumed in large quantities — may help patients flush the virus from their system. Trump, who has said he has...…Please read our updated and , effective on December 19, 2019.CLOSEWe’re committed to keeping our readers informed. We’ve removed our paywall from essential coronavirus news stories. Become a subscriber to support our journalists. .The president who once into a solar eclipse is now offering researchers ideas on how to treat the . At his Thursday press conference, President Trump suggested that using disinfectants — which are generally harmful to the human body, or poisonous if consumed in large quantities — may help patients flush the virus from their system. Trump, who has said he has...WW…

Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.We’re committed to keeping our readers informed. We’ve removed our paywall from essential coronavirus news stories. Become a subscriber to support our journalists. .The origin story of the president’s Opening Our Country Council does not foretell success for the group. Last Friday, Trump that on April 14 he would debut a team full of “doctors and business people” to advise him in his rush to defibrillate the economy. Despite the five-day head start to assemble the team, the White House skipped a few recruiting basics for...…Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.We’re committed to keeping our readers informed. We’ve removed our paywall from essential coronavirus news stories. Become a subscriber to support our journalists. .The origin story of the president’s Opening Our Country Council does not foretell success for the group. Last Friday, Trump that on April 14 he would debut a team full of “doctors and business people” to advise him in his rush to defibrillate the economy. Despite the five-day head start to assemble the team, the White House skipped a few recruiting basics for...WW…