• Politics & Policy

Republicans were supposed to run on their tax cuts. Instead, they’re running away from them.

Turns out a tax bill that overwhelmingly benefits rich people and corporations isn’t the most winning issue with voters.

“This is voter suppression”: black seniors in Georgia ordered off of bus to the polls

Voting rights advocates are accusing local officials of voter intimidation after the incident.

California and Florida voters could change the lives of millions of animals

Animal welfare, stalled in the legislature, could make major progress at the ballot box.

Republicans are ramming through more judges — by holding hearings when everyone is out of town

They’re doing so despite vocal Democratic opposition.

Trump says selling weapons to Saudi Arabia will create a lot of jobs. That’s not true.

The impact of foreign arms sales on the US economy is minuscule.

Why Google wants to sell its gadgets in Goop stores

A pseudoscience lifestyle brand and a tech giant can get a lot from teaming up.

The weird hegemony of “birthday cake” flavor

When did birthday cake get so vanilla?