{"id":2502,"date":"2026-05-22T11:39:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T11:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usglobalnews.com\/2026\/05\/22\/progressive-democrats-criticize-2024-election-autopsy-for-silence-on-gaza-first-thing\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T11:39:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T11:39:37","slug":"progressive-democrats-criticize-2024-election-autopsy-for-silence-on-gaza-first-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/?p=2502","title":{"rendered":"Progressive Democrats criticize 2024 election autopsy for silence on Gaza | First Thing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"border-color:var(--article-border);background-color:var(--article-inner-background)\" class=\"dcr-wqti5a\">\n<div class=\"dcr-2zxs1v\">\n<div style=\"--grid-area:media\" data-gu-name=\"media\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-tr9ye5\">\n<figure id=\"b4e63e24-6143-4ecd-9ab7-d0c2b9a7db7a\" class=\"dcr-142siv7\">\n<div id=\"img-1\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at the Munich Security Conference earlier this year. She wears a black suit and holds a mic.\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/532012e5600b6336ae2641a2691fbcc2b36e47c7\/458_0_4583_3667\/master\/4583.jpg?width=465&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"465\" height=\"372.06087715470215\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><span class=\"dcr-v822l1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-gup2gr\">\n<div class=\"dcr-fntg6k\"><label for=\"the-checkbox\" class=\"dcr-1xgwz8b\"><\/label> <\/p>\n<div id=\"the-caption\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1os51wo\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: \u2018Pretty unbelievable that Gaza would not be mentioned once in the autopsy report.\u2019<\/span> Photograph: Liesa Johannssen\/Reuters<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><a href=\"#img-1\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"b4e63e24-6143-4ecd-9ab7-d0c2b9a7db7a\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-n4pnam\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1hdkqum\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: \u2018Pretty unbelievable that Gaza would not be mentioned once in the autopsy report.\u2019<\/span> Photograph: Liesa Johannssen\/Reuters<\/figcaption><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:border\" data-gu-name=\"border\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:headline\" data-gu-name=\"headline\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1aqe7zu\">\n<h1 class=\"dcr-1k1a1x\">First Thing: Progressive Democrats criticize 2024 election autopsy for silence on Gaza <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:standfirst\" data-gu-name=\"standfirst\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-15in7js\">\n<p>The 192-page report does not mention Gaza or Joe Biden\u2019s age. Plus, is the world heading for another Ebola crisis?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/info\/2018\/sep\/17\/guardian-us-morning-briefing-sign-up-to-stay-informed\" data-link-name=\"in standfirst link\">Don\u2019t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:body\" data-gu-name=\"body\" class=\"dcr-kn9unn\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1a4fred\">\n<div id=\"maincontent\" class=\"dcr-ydnaza\">\n<div class=\"article-body-commercial-selector article-body-viewer-selector dcr-1c9t5u6\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Good morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">On Thursday, the Democratic party <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/21\/democrats-2024-election-autopsy\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">published a postmortem<\/a> \u2013 spanning 192 pages \u2013 of its 2024 election defeat, after an initial decision to withhold the document prompted an angry backlash.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Ken Martin, the chair of the Democratic National Committee, <a href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/May-20-2026.pdf\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">released the report<\/a> alongside an apology to party members angered by his initial decision to keep the analysis secret. Martin said the report \u201cdoes not meet my standards, and it won\u2019t meet your standards\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Progressive Democrats criticized the report\u2019s content. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the congresswoman from New York, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/live\/2026\/may\/21\/donald-trump-ballroom-reconciliation-bill-republicans-democrats-war-powers-iran-epa-ai-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-6a0f8aef8f080414a3d98af1#block-6a0f8aef8f080414a3d98af1\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">told reporters <\/a>on Thursday that it was \u201cpretty unbelievable that Gaza would not be mentioned once in the autopsy report\u201d, saying it was \u201cvery clearly a major dynamic and a major thread that was happening in 2024\u201d. Ro Khanna, the congressman from California, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/live\/2026\/may\/21\/donald-trump-ballroom-reconciliation-bill-republicans-democrats-war-powers-iran-epa-ai-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-6a0f83ba8f080414a3d98ac9#block-6a0f83ba8f080414a3d98ac9\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">said that<\/a> \u201cone of the reasons we lost is our blank check to Israel and Netanyahu while they committed genocide in Gaza\u201d.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>What\u2019s in the postmortem?<\/strong> It focuses on key demographics that Kamala Harris lost, including Latinos, men and rural voters in many states. \u201cHarris wrote off rural America, assuming urban\/suburban margins would compensate,\u201d the report says. \u201cThe math doesn\u2019t work.\u201d The autopsy says that Democrats must focus less on \u201cabstract issues and identity politics\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"house-republicans-cancel-vote-on-war-powers-resolution-to-end-us-war-in-iran\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>House Republicans cancel vote on war powers resolution to end US war in Iran<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"554b6fc5-2de9-420d-94d3-680a32f42e79\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div id=\"img-2\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Head and shoulders of the speaker of the US House, Mike Johnson \" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/0d28651559eda2c8603a68d11d95ca08678487f0\/268_0_3926_3141\/master\/3926.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"356.0226693835965\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><a href=\"#img-2\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"554b6fc5-2de9-420d-94d3-680a32f42e79\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">The speaker of the US House, Mike Johnson, in Washington DC on 20 May. <\/span> Photograph: J Scott Applewhite\/AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">House Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/21\/republicans-cancel-vote-war-powers-iran\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">canceled a scheduled vote on Thursday<\/a> over a war powers resolution aimed at ending the US war with Iran, a measure that likely would have advanced had the vote been held.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The three top House Democrats, Hakeem Jeffries, Katherine Clark and Pete Aguilar, called Republican leadership \u201ccowardly\u201d for cancelling the vote.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>What does the move tell us?<\/strong> The cancellation, which avoided political embarrassment for Donald Trump, is the latest signal that congressional support for the US president\u2019s war is diminishing.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>What happens next?<\/strong> The vote has been postponed until lawmakers return from a recess in June, when it appears likely that the resolution could pass.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"video-shows-ice-violently-arresting-oregon-farmworkers-and-using-facial-recognition\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>Video shows ICE violently arresting Oregon farm<\/strong><strong>workers and using facial recognition<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"ab69a665-918a-49fa-bcf7-91a42e94cfe5\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div id=\"img-3\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A still from bodycam footage shows a federal agent using a facial recognition app while a person, whose face has been blurred, sits on ground\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/2629c37336b81a3baaaf9d1f396d3458856487f6\/0_617_1745_1396\/master\/1745.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"356\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><a href=\"#img-3\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"ab69a665-918a-49fa-bcf7-91a42e94cfe5\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">A still from bodycam footage shows a federal agent using a facial recognition app on a detained person.<\/span> Photograph: Innovation Law Lab<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Newly released <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/21\/ice-immigration-oregon-facial-recognition\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">body-camera footage<\/a> shows US immigration officers stopping a van of farmworkers in Oregon, smashing their windows and using facial recognition software to try to identify one of them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Videos from a 30 October 2025 operation were disclosed in court as part of a continuing class-action lawsuit challenging Immigration and Customs Enforcement\u2019s (ICE) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/mar\/06\/ice-arrest-oregon-shop-owner\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">arrest tactics and racial profiling<\/a>. Lawyers for one of the detained farmworkers shared the footage with the Guardian.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The officers did not have warrants to detain the workers, and a federal judge later said the arrests appeared to be unlawful and unjustified.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>What does the footage show?<\/strong> It shows an agent using his phone to capture the face of one of the detained workers \u2013 and agents later admitted in court they used a facial recognition app during the operation. The case provides a window into ICE\u2019s expanding use of this surveillance technology across the US, which has raised significant privacy and civil liberties concerns, particularly since the app can yield inaccurate results.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"in-other-news\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>In other news \u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"ce56b600-89f3-4eca-966b-c05a3b73e6e9\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div id=\"img-4\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Two men on stretchers being wheeled through airport\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/4307e0518b11fe02151420d1440dcf2b9ad01d20\/980_0_7201_5760\/master\/7201.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"355.9505624218859\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><a href=\"#img-4\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"ce56b600-89f3-4eca-966b-c05a3b73e6e9\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla are wheeled on stretchers through Istanbul airport yesterday.<\/span> Photograph: Emrah G\u00fcrel\/AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Israel said it has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/may\/21\/uk-israel-video-itama-ben-gvir\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">deported all the foreign activists<\/a> it seized from a Gaza-bound aid flotilla after a global outcry over their treatment in custody<\/strong>. It comes after Itamar Ben-Gvir, the country\u2019s national security minister, p<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/may\/20\/israeli-security-minister-itamar-ben-gvir-stirs-diplomatic-outrage-with-flotilla-activist-abuse-video\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">osted footage of Israeli security forces<\/a> abusing international activists, which was widely condemned by world leaders.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/news\/2026\/may\/21\/macron-pressure-reparatory-justice-france-slave-trade-legacies-enslavement\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">reparations for France\u2019s role<\/a> in hundreds of years of enslavement of African people <\/strong><strong>should be addressed,<\/strong> but he stopped short of making clear proposals.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>The Trump administration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/21\/minnesota-healthcare-fraud\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">announced charges against 15 people<\/a> accused of cheating a government healthcare program in Minnesota,<\/strong> in an alleged fraud worth $90m.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>The US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/21\/rfk-jr-fires-preventive-healthcare-leaders\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">fired the two leaders<\/a> of the <\/strong><strong>US Preventive Services Task Force,<\/strong> a health group that determines when insurance must provide free preventive care for millions of Americans.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"stat-of-the-day-bezos-calls-amazons-40m-melania-film-good-business-decision\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>Stat of the day: Bezos calls Amazon\u2019s $40m Melania film \u2018good business decision\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"3e156729-870d-43cf-bf66-d283b8c88208\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div id=\"img-5\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jeff Bezos wearing a suit.\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/6fa9c93d46324b1740e48c53f28fcb6f34928839\/334_0_2939_2352\/master\/2939.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"356.1211296359306\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><a href=\"#img-5\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"3e156729-870d-43cf-bf66-d283b8c88208\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Jeff Bezos was asked about the film during an interview on CNBC this week.<\/span> Photograph: Rebecca Blackwell\/AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and executive chair, was asked about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2026\/jan\/30\/melania-review-trump-film-is-a-gilded-trash-remake-of-the-zone-of-interest\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Melania documentary<\/a> during an interview on CNBC this week. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2026\/may\/20\/jeff-bezos-defends-amazon-melania-film\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Bezos said<\/a> he had not been involved, but it was \u201cjust not correct\u201d to say that buying the film for $40m was a way of currying favor with the Trump administration. \u201cBy the way, it appears it was a good business decision,\u201d Bezos added. \u201cIt did very well in theaters.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"culture-pick-lupita-nyongo-responds-to-rightwing-criticism-of-the-odyssey\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>Culture Pick: <\/strong><strong>Lupita Nyong\u2019o<\/strong><strong> responds to rightwing criticism of The Odyssey<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"971883b0-70a7-4799-a019-8c22a8c38ebf\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div id=\"img-6\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lupita Nyong\u2019o on the Oscars red carpet, March 2025. \" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/e958fdf72f33efb9457a27e1ae2d48106e8e3fa7\/17_56_2639_2110\/master\/2639.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"355.7976506252368\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><a href=\"#img-6\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"971883b0-70a7-4799-a019-8c22a8c38ebf\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Lupita Nyong\u2019o: \u2018Our cast is representative of the world. I\u2019m not spending my time thinking of a defense.\u2019<\/span> Photograph: Mario Anzuoni\/Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Lupita Nyong\u2019o, the Oscar-winning actor, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2026\/may\/21\/lupita-nyongo-responds-rightwing-odyssey-criticism\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">responded<\/a> to rightwing criticism of her role in Christopher Nolan\u2019s adaptation of The Odyssey, where she plays Helen of Troy alongside a cast including Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland and Zendaya. \u201cThis is a mythological story,\u201d Nyong\u2019o told Elle magazine. \u201cOur cast is representative of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"dont-miss-this-is-the-world-heading-for-an-ebola-crisis-podcast\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>Don\u2019t miss this: <\/strong><strong>Is the world heading for an<\/strong><strong> Ebola crisis? \u2013 podcast<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"21637b22-f30f-4849-a8c8-5bc082c8242c\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div id=\"img-7\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"People in PPE from head to foot outside low white building\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/49583dee91b5a91b99d9699dfd099e58da815fbb\/0_0_4193_3355\/master\/4193.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"356.0636775578345\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><a href=\"#img-7\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"21637b22-f30f-4849-a8c8-5bc082c8242c\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Red Cross workers gather to disinfect Rwampara general hospital before handling the body of a person who died of Ebola.<\/span> Photograph: Gradel Muyisa Mumbere\/Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">On 17 May, the World Health Organization categorised an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as a public health emergency of international concern. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/news\/audio\/2026\/may\/22\/are-we-heading-for-another-ebola-crisis-podcast\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">For Today in Focus<\/a>, the Guardian explored why experts are concerned about this outbreak, which has recorded approximately 600 cases and 139 suspected deaths.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"climate-check-below-average-2026-hurricane-season-predicted-for-us\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>Climate check: <\/strong><strong>Below-average 2026 hurricane season<\/strong><strong> predicted for US<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"e54d7667-e1a1-49d8-a095-e128847563ac\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div id=\"img-8\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Satellite view showing swirls of cloud\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/da9fed60a13d8acc97ac89466ae69dff0cbc6c84\/0_267_2400_1920\/master\/2400.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"356\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><a href=\"#img-8\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"e54d7667-e1a1-49d8-a095-e128847563ac\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">A weather system over Texas on 20 May.<\/span> Photograph: Noaa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The US will experience a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/21\/hurricane-season-2026-noaa\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">below-normal hurricane season<\/a> this year, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), which predicts eight- to 14 named storms with winds at 39mph or more. Experts say the US is unprepared for hurricane season amid cuts to the National Weather Service by the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"last-thing-per-my-last-email-how-to-stop-the-spiral-of-email-incivility\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>Last Thing: \u2018Per my last email\u2019 \u2013 how to stop the spiral of email incivility<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"87c9e95a-614f-4979-9fb6-747ae26b792e\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div id=\"img-9\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A Gmail inbox file photo.\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/9ea90abb57c1efe5834de87f26ef7a505cf5c1dd\/276_0_2426_1941\/master\/2426.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"356.03668590272054\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><a href=\"#img-9\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"87c9e95a-614f-4979-9fb6-747ae26b792e\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">\u2018Unlike a rude verbal comment, a rude email can be reread repeatedly, which compounds the psychological harm.\u2019<\/span> Photograph: Gareth Fuller\/PA\/Google<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">A recent study of more than 1,000 employees found that rude emails trigger work rumination, that very specific misery of replaying an exchange in your head, linked to higher rates of anxiety and depression, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/global\/2026\/may\/21\/email-incivility-can-affect-us-at-work\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Clarissa Brincat writes<\/a>. So, she asked experts how to stop the spiral of incivility? If in doubt, \u201cshut your laptop and go for a walk\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"sign-up\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>Sign up<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"93c007ac-7987-453b-b511-161a76639413\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.EmbedBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div data-testid=\"embed-block\" class=\"dcr-1vu3ut5\">\n<div class=\"dcr-p9o6z7\">Sign up for the US morning briefing<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">First Thing is delivered to thousands of inboxes every weekday. 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