Trump and Elon Musk Crushed USAID. Hunger and Violence Followed.
Researchers are still grappling with the consequences of America’s abrupt retreat.
May 2026
admin Trump Wasn’t on the Primary Ballot in Georgia. He Still Won.
Several primary races won’t have winners until mid-June. We can still read the (peach) tea leaves.
HHS Refuses to Say What An Anti-Vaccine Activist Is Doing at the Agency
Senators demanded to see David Geier’s contract last month. HHS still hasn’t produced it.
Trump Has Been Investing in Companies and Then Pumping Them in His Speeches
Yet another extraordinary example of a president milking his office for personal profit.
Meet the Mastermind Behind Trump’s Definition of “Woman”
May Mailman’s anti-trans crusade could threaten gender equality for all.
The Folly of Trump Taking a “Wrecking Ball” to a Crucial Science Advisory Board
Without independent oversight, the National Science Foundation is “fully at the behest of the White House.”
“Who the Fuck Are These Men?”
How extremists reconquered Idaho—and how some locals are fighting back.
A New Climate Democracy Is Taking On the Petrostates
Nearly 60 countries gathered in Santa Marta to chart a path away from fossil fuels—even as oil shocks tighten their…
GOP Push for $1 Billion to Fund Trump’s Ballroom Hits Roadblock
A Senate official determined that a budgeting bill runs afoul of rules.
A New Film Explores the Not-So-Distant History of Gay Cruising Arrests
In “Plainclothes,” director Carmen Emmi examines the toll that constant surveillance takes on the LGBTQ community.