Survival Mode

Biden's "aggressive" push to stay in the race. [For the best experience, read in browser.]( July 10, 2024 We’ll start off this morning in D.C., where I asked the NYT’s chief White House correspondent all about Biden’s battle for the Democratic nomination — and [the political panic going on behind closed doors](. Then in Aspen, I had [an all-too-important conversation about women’s rights in America](. For other expert insight, check out [doctors’ wisdom on pelvic floor therapy](, [a journalist’s deep dive into weight loss drugs](, and [a fitness coach’s go-to pre-workout snack](. Read on...   In the News [Katie Couric and Peter Baker ]( KCM/Getty Images Hot off the Presses The Democratic Party's internal showdown over the viability of Joe Biden's presidential candidacy shows no signs of slowing down. To make sense of the latest, I turned to my friend Peter Baker, chief White House correspondent at the New York Times, for [an expert take on what's next for the president](. Baker says White House staffers are currently in "survival mode" — and they're taking their cues from Biden himself as they mount a defense against calls for him to leave the race. "In some ways, they're taking a page from the other guy's handbook by attacking the elites and the media, and even their fellow Democrats — the 'bedwetters,' as they like to put it," Baker tells me. "They're saying, 'Enough of this. [Biden] is staying, so get over it.' There's an aggressive feeling right now in the White House." We've got more of Baker's take on [what could happen at the Democratic National Convention](, what this means for Vice President Kamala Harris, and the conversation on the other side of the aisle about the extremist plan, Project 2025. 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A judge has ruled that {NAME}'s role as a producer on the set of Rust, where [Halyna Hutchins was shot dead](, is irrelevant. A new study has found that tampons contain traces of some metals, including arsenic and lead. Its lead author says "very little" has been done to measure chemicals in tampons, despite the potential for systemic exposure to harmful substances.   Must-Reads [papayas]( Ins and Outs Doctors specializing in the pelvic floor explain what to know about those misunderstood muscles, and when to seek help. [Read More »]( [Syringe whose shadow is a rocket taking off]( Hot Shot Ozempic's taken the world by storm — but is it for the better? A journalist who's researched the drug and taken it himself sounds off. [Read More »]( [Man reading a book on the beach]( Book Talk What is it about being at the beach that makes us want to devour a novel? A published author shares what she's reading this summer. [Read More »](   In Focus [Katie Couric, Melissa Murray, Roberta Kaplan, and Katie Porter]( Aspen Ideas Between the rollback of reproductive freedoms, the right's push to end no-fault divorce, and the looming threat of an autocracy, women's rights are under attack. I moderated a frank discussion at Aspen Ideas Festival about the state of equality and how women can preserve their freedoms with law professor Melissa Murray, attorney Roberta Kaplan, and U.S. Rep. Katie Porter. I hope you'll [tune in right here](. [WATCH HERE](   Be Your Best Self Get weekly guidance from doctors we trust in our newest newsletter, [Body and Soul](, presented alongside our partner, [the menopause experts at Midi Health](. The next edition hits inboxes today, so subscribe now to make sure you don't miss it! 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