There are no heroes in Libby v. Fecteau, a decision about an anti-trans lawmaker that the Supreme Court handed down on Tuesday. With only two justices publicly dissenting, the Court handed down a brief order temporarily lifting sanctions against that lawmaker. The lawmaker at the heart of the case, Maine Republican Rep. Laurel Libby, was […]

Democrats have a lot to be excited about when they look at President Donald Trump’s polls. Scores of voters have soured on his job performance since he took office. And that group of unhappy voters includes some of Trump’s new 2024 converts — the young voters, disaffected voters, and voters of color who left the […]

Joe Biden lost it before he even won the presidency. This is the most notable revelation in Original Sin, a new book-length exposé of the Biden White House by Axios’ Alex Thompson and CNN’s Jake Tapper. Thompson and Tapper mostly fill in the details of a story we already knew: Biden’s cognition declined sharply over […]

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 Supreme Court today ruled the Trump administration could strip deportation protections from nearly 350,000 Venezuelans living in the US — a victory for President […]

America’s lack of affordable child care has brought a long-simmering question to a boil: What exactly makes child care “good”?  Everyone wants quality care for kids, and the need for child care or preschool to be considered “high quality” has been embraced by researchers, providers, parents, and policymakers for years. But with rising costs and […]