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Trump’s new talks with Iran could end in a deal — or a war
American negotiators are headed to Oman this weekend for a round of high-level talks with Iran over its nuclear program. President Donald Trump dropped the surprise announcement Tuesday during his Oval Office meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu. (Netanyahu was reportedly surprised by the news as well, one of a number of disappointments for the Israeli prime […]
Trump defied a court order. The Supreme Court just handed him a partial loss.
The facts underlying Noem v. Abrego Garcia are shocking, even by the standards of the Trump administration’s treatment of immigrants. The Supreme Court just ruled that the immigrant at the heart of the case get some relief — but that relief is only partial. In mid-March, Trump’s government deported Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to El […]
Trump defied a court order. The Supreme Court just handed him a partial loss.
The facts underlying Noem v. Abrego Garcia are shocking, even by the standards of the Trump administration’s treatment of immigrants. The Supreme Court just ruled that the immigrant at the heart of the case get some relief — but that relief is only partial. In mid-March, President Donald Trump’s government deported Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia […]
Trump’s Orwellian rewrite of 2020
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Economic chaos from President Donald Trump’s tariffs continues to dominate headlines, but today I want to focus on his continuing effort to rewrite the history of the 2020 election […]
Oops, we accidentally drugged the world’s fish
For those of us with anxiety (hello!), the class of prescription drugs known as benzodiazepines, or benzos, can be a boon in times of crisis. Though they are addictive, they’re pretty good at chilling us out. But it turns out that by drugging ourselves with these pills, we are inadvertently drugging wild animals as well. […]