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The world’s biggest animal cruelty problem, explained in one chart

When you think about animal cruelty, you might think of chained-up dogs left to suffer in the cold, stray cats struggling to survive on the streets, or depressed polar bears at the zoo. As terrible as many cats, dogs, and zoo animals have it, the animals that are both the most numerous and that have […]

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, President Donald Trump’s government deported Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia […]

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’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 […]