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Why You Need To Be Thinking About Menopause Early

ReproductiveRights.Gov Vanished, So We Brought It Back

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.

Two State Elections Could Shape Trump's Agenda

April 1 | Wisconsin — land of cheeseheads and cherries — is now also home to the most expensive judicial race in US history (drawing more than $90 million, including a casual $20 million from Elon Musk and his allies).

April 1, 2025

April 1, 2025

Inside America's Pronatalist Push

March 31 | America has long idealized big families, as seen in everything from reality TV shows to films like Cheaper by the Dozen.

From the Group Chat: Justice for Benny Blanco, "Boneless" Lashes, and "The Studio"

March 30 | A recap of the week’s most fun and interesting stories.

Eat, Read, Go: Pappardelle With Peas and Prosciutto, “Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One,” and European Waterfront Towns

March 29 | One recipe, one book, and one travel destination worth your time.

RFK Jr.'s Public Health Gamble

March 28 | The nation’s top health agency is undergoing its biggest staff shakeup in decades.

The Art of the Denial Just Met the Art of the Screenshot

March 27 | President Donald Trump’s administration publicly dismissed the leaked Houthi attack chat as overblown.