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When a 2-Year-Old US Citizen Is Put on a Deportation Flight

April 2 | Three children — all US citizens — were put on deportation flights to Honduras with their families over the weekend, marking the latest chapter in President Donald Trump’s escalating immigration crackdown.

Democrats' Soul-Searching Tour

April 29 | Like any self-aware person knows, it’s healthy to ask what went wrong — but what if you can’t decide what’s right, who should say it, or where to even start?

Trump's Fight With the Judiciary Just Escalated

April 28 | The Trump administration’s conflict with the courts over immigration enforcement came to a head Friday, when FBI agents arrested Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan.

From the Group Chat: Addison Rae's Pop Star Reinvention, Ben Affleck's Dad Game, and "Étoile"

April 27 | A recap of the week’s most fun and interesting stories.

Eat, Read, Go: Pine Nut and Preserved Lemon Pasta, "Great Big Beautiful Life," and Boise

April 26 | One recipe, one book, and one travel destination worth your time.

April 25, 2025

April 25, 2025

Women Are About To Know Even Less About Their Bodies

April 25 | In 1991, researchers across the country set off to study a little-known subject: women’s health.

What 17,000+ Skimm Readers Told Us About Trump’s First 100 Days

17,000+ Skimm'rs told us what’s keeping them up at night — from IVF access to economic survival.

CDC Contraceptive Guidance Disappeared, So We Brought It Back, Too

Why You Need To Be Thinking About Menopause Early

ReproductiveRights.Gov Vanished, So We Brought It Back

Should There Be Limits For Presidential Candidates?

Rose McDermott, a political scientist at Brown University, weighs in on presidential age limits, saying "part of the reason the founders of the Constitution didn’t have an upper age limit is that nobody lived long [enough]."

What the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Presidential Immunity Means

theSkimm checked in with Caroline Polisi, legal analyst and lecturer in law at Columbia Law School, to break down the Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity. Here’s what she had to say...

Skimm the Vote 2024

Paging all Skimm'rs. Ahead of November 5 (that's Election Day), we'll be asking for your take on the state of US politics. Weigh in and Tell Us right here.

What Is Project 2025?

As the Trump-Vance ticket campaigns to win the White House, conservatives have created an extensive plan called Project 2025 to outline what a second Trump presidency could look like.