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Why You Need To Be Thinking About Menopause Early

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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...

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]."

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.

Paid Family Leave: Why the US Falls Behind

The US is the only developed country in the world that doesn’t offer national paid family leave. We Skimm’d what the hold up is and how it’s impacting families.

April 11, 2025

April 10, 2025

April 10, 2025

The Government Wants Your Master File

April 10 | If you already hate how much your phone knows about you, imagine that on a federal scale.

April 9, 2025

April 9, 2025

A Not-So-Conscious Uncoupling

April 9 | Just after midnight, the US hit China with a tariff trifecta — a crushing 104% levy that blends the existing 20% tariffs, a 34% “reciprocal” duty, and a fresh 50% retaliatory hike.

SCOTUS Greenlights Trump's Deportation Push, but Raises Due Process Concerns

April 8 | Yesterday, the Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to restart deportations of Venezuelan migrants with alleged gang ties.