Here’s a sobering fact: Even if the entire world transitions away from fossil fuels, the way we farm and eat will cause global temperatures to rise 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels — the critical threshold set in the Paris Climate Agreement. The further we go above that limit, the more intense the effects of […]

President Donald Trump announced the latest addition to his personal branding empire this week: TrumpRx, a government website that claims it will offer deeply discounted drugs to many Americans. News of the website’s forthcoming launch was accompanied by an announcement from Pfizer that it would voluntarily reduce the prices it charges the Medicaid program. It […]

When Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth summoned around 800 top military officers to Quantico, Virginia, this week, there was widespread speculation about mass firings, new geopolitical priorities, even a declaration of war. None of that happened. Instead, President Donald Trump showed up to deliver many of his usual boasts and grievances to a largely subdued […]

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: The Trump administration is claiming that the US is engaged in an “armed conflict” with drug cartels, after it killed at least 17 people aboard […]

The government shutdown that began Wednesday might have been one of the most anticlimactic developments yet: President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans were never going to negotiate, and Democrats had just about every incentive to obstruct. And fueling that Democratic motive is a furious base, begging their leaders to mount a more visible and inspiring […]