This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. In two weeks, I’ll bundle my daughter into her snowsuit and trek over to the pediatrician’s office, where a harried nurse in cartoon-print scrubs will stick my wailing child with her second […]

Could a $9 toll change notorious traffic? New York became the first American city to find out.  A year ago, it began charging drivers for entering Manhattan’s busiest central neighborhoods during peak hours. Critics called it a cash grab, and President Donald Trump even vowed to kill it. But a year in, congestion pricing has […]

This year, North America will host the world’s largest sporting event: the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will be played in 11 cities in the United States, three in Mexico, and two in Canada. The World Cup is the most-watched sporting event on the planet, drawing more viewers than the Super Bowl and the World […]

Let’s be honest. The question of whether transgender athletes have a right to play school-sponsored sports was always the toughest legal issue facing trans advocates.  The Supreme Court’s trans rights precedents are particularly ill-suited for plaintiffs challenging state laws prohibiting trans women from playing on women’s sports teams. The politics of this issue are absolutely […]

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: Today marks five years since the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol by a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters. To commemorate the […]