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Here is the thing about the referral Vice President Vance sent to the Justice Department on Thursday. It has almost nothing to do with pronouns, and that is exactly why it should worry the hospitals on the receiving end. Read More

In November 2024, a Florida woman named Kyla Simpson gave birth to triplet boys. They were not hers. She had carried them under a surrogacy arrangement for Ted Zhou, a single man in China who had commissioned the pregnancy. Read More

There is a particular kind of political story that restores your faith in the essential comedy of the universe, and Burlington County, New Jersey has delivered one. Read More

For six years we were instructed that questioning the COVID vaccine rollout made you a crank, a conspiracist, or a threat to public health. The approved position was that the science was settled, the messaging was honest, and anyone asking about risks in pregnancy was spreading misinformation. Turns out the man delivering that message had questions of his own. He just kept them on his phone. Read More

The party that spent a decade lecturing America about protecting democracy has apparently located a race where democracy is inconvenient. It is in Montana. And the candidate they want off the ballot is theirs. Read More

In what may be the most perfectly executed act of satire in sports history, former NBA first-round pick Enes Kanter Freedom has officially declared himself a prospect for the 2027 WNBA Draft. No, really. And yes, he's completely serious about pointing out that the league has lost its mind. Read More

Abdul El-Sayed had one job on Wednesday morning. Win a nasty primary, then start looking like a general election candidate. He managed the first part. The second lasted about ninety seconds. Read More

In what can only be described as a masterclass in gaslighting parents with your own tax dollars, Anne Arundel County Public Schools in Maryland decided that it knew better than two parents what should happen with their daughter. The school secretly helped the girl transition to using male pronouns at school, then lied about it when the parents asked. The Trump administration just gave them seven days to change course, or face federal enforcement action. Read More

In a stunning revelation that will fundamentally reshape how we think about high school science, actor Elliot Page has determined that the problem with American education is not failing math scores, deteriorating infrastructure, or student debt—it's that biology teachers are conspiring against queer and trans people by teaching... biology. Read More

or years, critics have called for accountability. Now, with potential prosecution looming, Americans face a pressing question: Is this the moment the system actually delivers justice, or just another reminder that Washington's most powerful players get to write their own rules? Read More

Anthony Fauci has appeared before Congress more than 250 times across nearly four decades of public service. On Wednesday he set a personal record by answering none of the questions. Read More

Great news, patriots. The world's greatest deliberative body has once again deliberated its way to the only conclusion it ever reaches in late July, which is that it is time to go home. Read More

Democrats insisted Republicans were exaggerating when they warned that the Democratic Socialists of America wanted to fundamentally remake America. Turns out the DSA's response was essentially: Actually... yes. Read More

The people's House did something this week that ordinary Americans have been demanding for years, and it did it with a directness that Washington rarely manages. In a 232-198 vote, the House of Representatives passed legislation that would bar members of Congress and their immediate families from buying individual stocks while also requiring photo identification to vote in federal elections. Read More

Every so often a public figure says something so wildly, dangerously controversial that the entire sports world stops spinning to process it. This week, Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham delivered just such a bombshell. Brace yourself, because it is a doozy: she thinks women's sports should be played by women. Somewhere, a fainting couch is being wheeled into an ESPN green room. Read More