What are 360s? Grid’s answer to stories that deserve a fuller view. The State of the Union is a chance for Joe Biden to boast about what he’s …
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Biden's Second State Of The Union: A Primer
Ukraine
The war in Ukraine has led to a huge surge in U.S. ammunition production. You can still see the old train tracks along the factory floor of the …
Why the world’s weapons stockpiles weren’t ready for this kind of war. Ukraine is using a lot of ammunition. Western countries have agreed to send a …
US officials had said from the war’s early days that there were many reasons not to give Patriots to Ukraine. What changed? In Ukraine, the realm of …
The Ukrainian leader’s dangerous journey highlights the importance of U.S. aid to his cause. On the 300th day of Russia’s assault on Ukraine, …
Health
Gone are the days of single variants sweeping the globe. We need to adopt a more holistic framework. When it comes to watching the coronavirus’s …
A drug that has helped millions is also killing tens of thousands of Americans. Grid’s science reporter explains why. Most people probably have some …
The president wants to cut cancer deaths in half within a quarter-century. Decades into the war on cancer, the United States is once again redrawing …
Survey also finds strong support for a ban on menthol cigarettes, which the Biden administration is pursuing. More than half of American adults …
Tyre Nichols
Body cameras, once touted as an important tool to reduce police misconduct, have had decidedly mixed results. Police surveillance and body cameras …
Democrats are reiterating their support for the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021. In the days following the release of footage showing the …
Approaches like implicit bias training or procedural justice show promise, but their impact may be limited without deeper structural reforms in …
A database launched four years ago, but police departments aren’t cooperating. Nearly four years on, the FBI’s once-vaunted effort to track police …
China
The U.S. and China were about to come together for a rare meeting. Then the balloon appeared. For several days, a giant white orb was the subject of …
The incident raised questions about the balloon itself, espionage generally, and the future of the U.S.-China relationship. Secretary of State Antony …
China built 650,000 public EV chargers last year — 10 times the number in the US. The car is undoubtedly an American icon, and so too — in its own way …
Beijing’s nuclear strategy has long been surprisingly modest. So why did it just double its nuclear arsenal? There are currently nine nuclear powers …
Republicans
Republicans who asked for pardons for their involvement in Jan. 6 will have wide-ranging powers over intelligence and law enforcement agencies. A bloc …
What are 360s? Grid’s answer to stories that deserve a fuller view. Members of the Freedom Caucus — the far-right House Republicans setting themselves …
The Economy
Tech, media, and finance layoffs didn’t translate to a weaker labor market in January. The latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows, …
The Fed’s announcement indicates whether we should expect more interest rates in the future. Investors, economists, and analysts are pretty sure what …
It won’t be because of lower prices. For the Federal Reserve, victory over inflation is a specific mark: core inflation rising around 2 percent, the …
It may take pressure from Wall Street. Going into the new Congress, the debt ceiling was an obvious flashpoint — and that was before a multiday …
Abortion
Congressional Republicans’ priorities on abortion signal they’re still figuring out how far to push the post-Dobbs landscape at the national level One …
A look at grassroots efforts in the latest fight for access. While supporters of the Supreme Court decision that ended federal abortion rights …
An abortion pill maker is suing to end West Virginia’s pill ban, an opening salvo in an expected long line of court cases nationwide triggered by the …
One of the most commonly associated searches for “miscarriage” is now “manslaughter.” The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health …
Climate
Meeting climate targets would mean a rapidly shrinking oil and gas sector, but companies are raking in money and expanding aggressively. The world’s …
NOAA and NASA rank 2022 as the fifth or sixth hottest year in well over a century of record keeping, and warn that aspirational international warming …
The soon-to-be law incentivizes consumers to buy electric cars and make energy-efficient home upgrades. Only a few weeks ago, the Democrats’ signature …
Though it has some holes, the climate legislation offers some new credibility on the global stage. American negotiators have been walking something of …
Student Loans
Tucked in proposed regulatory improvements is a plan to make community college free. In April 2021, President Joe Biden announced a grand plan to …
