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While the Supreme Court’s order eases immediate concerns, the underlying conceit and harm posed by Louisiana’s litigation is devastating and should not be ignored.

Louisiana’s Disregard for Pregnant People and Black Voters Must Not Be Ignored Louisiana’s Disregard for Pregnant People and Black Voters Must Not Be Ignored

The stakes are undeniable when voting rights are diminished and abortion access is on the line.

May 5, 2026 / Michele Goodwin

Incarcerated people make phone calls in the Little Scandinavia unit at SCI Chester in Pennsylvania on March 9, 2023.

What Happens When Jails and Prisons Make Phone Calls Free? What Happens When Jails and Prisons Make Phone Calls Free?

Thanks to policy changes in six prison systems and several dozen jail systems, families are talking more and saving money.

May 5, 2026 / Katie Rose Quandt

The sun sets behind a border fence separating Del Rio, Texas, and Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, Thursday, September 23, 2021.

The Long Nightmare of Trump’s Border Wall Is Still Going The Long Nightmare of Trump’s Border Wall Is Still Going

It may have fallen out of the news cycle, but rest assured, the the world’s least pragmatic and most performative construction project continues to prosper.

May 4, 2026 / William deBuys

Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on April 25, 2026.

Trump’s Ridiculous Ballroom Is No Place for Journalists Trump’s Ridiculous Ballroom Is No Place for Journalists

The president keeps suggesting that reporters have a party on his home turf. That’s a terrible idea.

May 4, 2026 / Ana Marie Cox

The Sniper in the House

The Sniper in the House The Sniper in the House

The gun lobby shapes a bloody America unchecked.

May 4, 2026 / OppArt / Jack Ohman

Signage left by demonstrators outside the US Supreme Court on March 26, 2024.

They Were Never Going to Stop After “Dobbs.” We Can Minimize the Harm. They Were Never Going to Stop After “Dobbs.” We Can Minimize the Harm.

Our collective liberation depends on our continued dedication to caring for each other through these threats and attacks on abortion access.

May 4, 2026 / Dr. Jamila Perritt

Telehealth abortion—in which a provider, patient, and pharmacy all interact online and pills are mailed to patients—accounts for more than a quarter of all abortions.

The Fifth Circuit Seeks to Unilaterally Reimpose an Outdated Abortion Pill Protocol The Fifth Circuit Seeks to Unilaterally Reimpose an Outdated Abortion Pill Protocol

What comes next is shifting terrain. The drug manufacturer has asked the Supreme Court to intervene, but the Food and Drug Administration could also step in.

May 2, 2026 / Rachel Rebouché

A café in Mardin.

A Turkish Border Town on the Brink of Change A Turkish Border Town on the Brink of Change

I visited the city of Mardin, where Turkish, Syrian, and Kurdish people live together. What I found was a culture of pluralism under siege.

May 2, 2026 / Saliha Bayrak

Republicans Can’t Contain Their Glee Over the Death of the VRA

Republicans Can’t Contain Their Glee Over the Death of the VRA Republicans Can’t Contain Their Glee Over the Death of the VRA

In this week’s Elie v. US, our justice correspondent explores the GOP’s glee over the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights decision. Plus: Elie's take on Musk v. Altman.

May 2, 2026 / Elie Mystal

Friend of the Court

Friend of the Court Friend of the Court

Cockles and Mussels.

May 1, 2026 / Steve Brodner

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