Some of the most leading-edge medical breakthroughs are moving faster than the health care system can absorb, panelist after panelist said at the Aspen Ideas: Health conference this week.
Why it matters: The buzziest advances — like personalized gene therapies or AI-discovered drugs — aren't going to deliver on their potential if regulatory structures or the commercial sector can't enable them.
New June temperature records were set in the U.K. and France this week as a deadly heat wave grips much of Europe.
Why it matters: A new World Weather Attribution analysis found human-caused climate change made this week's extreme heat "virtually impossible" 50 years ago.
A seismic shift has been proposed for federal grantmaking that would fundamentally alter how billions of dollars in federal funding are awarded across the United States, with far-reaching implications for grant-supported programs, services and organizations nationwide and the communities they serve.
Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela about 100 miles west of Caracas on Wednesday, killing at least 164 people, injuring 971 others and causing widespread damage.
The big picture: The U.S. Geological Survey issued its highest-level alert, signaling the back-to-back magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes were expected to cause extensive casualties and severe economic damage.
American politics, reordered and reimagined by a decade of President Trump's rise, fall and resurrection, is imploding in substantial ways.
MAGA is splintering between Trump enthusiasts and true "America First" believers.
Socialism is rising in popularity and clout. Democratic leaders are flailing.
Israel is bleeding support with both parties. Pro-Palestinian politicians are winningelections.
AI is dividing both sides of the aisle, with strong pro-worker coalitions forming among Republicans and Democrats.
And Trump's unpopularity seems set and locked around 60%.
Why it matters: Everything is up for grabs — and wildly uncertain. House and Senate control are coin tossesin the November midterms, the 2028 presidential races are wide open, and both parties are equally despised by the electorate.
