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One Nation, Under (a Lot of) Debt

June 4 | The US has always had a bit of a spending habit.

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June 3 | Call it “June Madness.” In the coming weeks, the Supreme Court is expected to issue dozens of rulings — including on gender-affirming care for transgender youth and efforts to restrict access to porn sites.

Elon's Exit Interview

June 2 | Elon Musk famously wielded a literal chainsaw and swore he’d slash government spending.

From the Group Chat: Patti LuPone’s Beef With Audra McDonald, Dianna Agron’s French Accent, and “Mountainhead”

June 1 | A recap of the week’s most fun and interesting stories.

Eat, Read, Go: Salmon En Papillote, “Atmosphere: A Love Story,” and Chatham

May 30 | One recipe, one book, and one travel destination worth your time.

From Liberation Day to Litigation Day

May 30 | A federal appeals court threw President Donald Trump’s tariff plans a lifeline Thursday, temporarily allowing them to move forward.

White-Collar Jobs Are the Next AI Casualty

May 29 | Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei just delivered a gut punch to anyone with a desk job and a LinkedIn profile.

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.