katephillips

Senior Editor for NYT Health/Science Dept. Ex-DC, online politics. NYC/DC habitats. TV/politics junkie.

[Paul Kane @pkcapitol]

Watch this. A coincidence? Wow.

[Gene Weingarten @geneweingarten]

The Wapo is killing its Sunday Magazine, which was my home for 20 years. It carried some great journalism over the years, winning 2 Pulitzers. All staffers --talents all -- were just ... fired. The termination notice was as cold as the surface of Uranus. https://t.co/hFkng4T9qu

[Christina Jewett @By_CJewett]

The F.D.A. wants Makena, a drug meant to prevent preterm birth, off the market after a long study showed no benefit to moms or babies. The company is fighting for more time. We'll cover advisory vote on Wednesday and here's a story from March: https://t.co/Q1i7k1ATW9

[NYT Science @NYTScience]

She recognized the young chimpanzees in the video as Monga, César and Hussein. They had been abducted from a sanctuary she runs, and the kidnappers were threatening to behead one of them and sell the others to traffickers if a ransom wasn’t paid. https://t.co/1Cst17MIDK

[zeynep tufekci @zeynep]

Hearing a lot of stories like this... High-risk people who clearly qualify needing an MD or similar in the family intervene and advocate to have Paxlovid even considered

Does any other city have an antiviral treatment hotline like NYC? Haven't seen another example.

[Cecilia Kang @ceciliakang]

honestly this is the purest and best use of this site. CONGRATS - he did it!

[katephillips @katephillips]

folo @hillhulse -- https://t.co/YqYCxDpahU

[The New York Times @nytimes]

"There is audible groaning and noises of protest from many of the spectators here as Senator Graham again interrupted Judge Jackson," @CatieEdmondson reports from Capitol Hill. "Graham then immediately left the dais."

Follow updates: https://t.co/BDnpk7KUtQ

[Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC]

Frank Sinatra at rehearsal for JFK inaugural gala, 1961: #Stock

[Adam Liptak @adamliptak]

NEW: A statement from Justices Sotomayor and Gorsuch:

"Reporting that Justice Sotomayor asked Justice Gorsuch to wear a mask surprised us. It is false. While we may sometimes disagree about the law, we are warm colleagues and friends."

[katephillips @katephillips]

Supreme Court Blocks Biden’s Virus Mandate for Large Employers -- @liptak w// the authoritative take https://t.co/HNWjWbux4G

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: The first U.S. case of the Omicron variant has been detected in California. Over 20 other nations now have cases of the Omicron variant, as questions about its impact remain. Track its spread here. https://t.co/o06X5GOLTj

[Jennifer Jacobs @JenniferJJacobs]

"I don't think about the former president," Biden says when asked if Trump put him at risk for coronavirus during the presidential debate last year.

[Jonathan Martin @jmart]

Follow Megan !

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: The Supreme Court seems poised to uphold Mississippi's law, which bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, after hearing arguments on Wednesday. But the court's conservative majority appeared split about overruling Roe v. Wade entirely. https://t.co/Cj9TYacIp6

[Pew Research Center @pewresearch]

Key facts about the abortion debate in America https://t.co/jrFrnWw4Xs

[Margot Sanger-Katz @sangerkatz]

If you’re a Medicare beneficiary taking expensive drugs, the prices themselves affect you—but so does Medicare’s benefit design. The combination means that some cancer patients are paying $15,000 a year for their drugs. https://t.co/9hwbkCsiez

[katephillips @katephillips]

@queerguru @AndrewHebden1 @BFI @TerenceDavies @jacklowdenfans @petercapaldi @MatthewTennyson @gemmajones @BanksideFilms @emufilms @ILoveGayMovies very very excited re this. but you've got the wrong kate! tho i am quite happy to be included.

[katephillips @katephillips]

Thanks @benyt for pressing this issue. behavior and actions do matter.

[Ben Smith @semaforben]

News: Axel Springer has relieved Julian Reichelt of his duties https://t.co/2e3RWVZldf

[Heather Tal Murphy @heathertal]

Some personal news! Send me your questions and stories of getting (intentionally?) stuck in remote places with your commune-bubble. What confuses you about traveling right now? What aspects of travel are causing fights with your family and which ones are giving you hope?