One of President Donald Trump’s boldest campaign pledges was to make in vitro fertilization (IVF) completely free. Yesterday, the Trump administration released its long-awaited proposals — which come nowhere near making IVF free, or even significantly more affordable.  That promise, a late gamble to win back women voters aggrieved by the GOP’s hostile stances on reproductive […]

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has become an unlikely critic of the Republican leadership.  Elected to office in 2020, Greene has become one of the most controversial figures in American politics, leaving a trail of racist and antisemitic statements and unapologetically embracing conspiracy theories. But even as Greene has remained a  staunch supporter of President […]

The federal government shutdown, now in its third week, is a big deal. Federal workers aren’t getting paid, and crucial public services are closed. Despite that, in media coverage and on Capitol Hill, it hasn’t exactly felt like a crisis. Matt Glassman, a senior fellow at Georgetown who studies Congress, and author of the Five […]

The largest herds of caribou in the world make their homes here. Polar bears give birth to cubs in dens dug into this soil, some of them more than 200 years old. And birds like the Arctic tern fly north every summer, some from as far south as Antarctica, to breed and lay their eggs.  […]

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: President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, John Bolton, was indicted today on charges of mishandling classified documents.  What did Bolton allegedly do? Bolton was […]