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May 14, 2025

President Trump Touts Lower Drug Prices

May 13 | Swearing at your prescription bill is basically a national pastime — and on Monday, President Donald Trump tapped into that frustration.

Trump Heads East for Deals First, Then Diplomacy

May 12 | President Donald Trump will kick off the first major international trip of his second term this week.

From the Group Chat: Papal Conclave Meme Madness, Caveman Skincare, and "Poker Face"

May 11 | A recap of the week’s most fun and interesting stories.

Eat, Read, Go: Big Fat Greek Salad With Souvlaki-ish Chicken, "My Friends," and Copenhagen

May 10 | One recipe, one book, and one travel destination worth your time.

Holy Shift: An American Is Now Pope

May 9 | After much speculation on PopeTok, the College of Cardinals selected the first-ever American pope.

India-Pakistan Tensions Hit a New High

May 8 | Early this morning, the Pakistani military said it shot down 25 drones from India overnight into today, calling it a “serious provocation.”

Newark's Turbulence Raises Broader Air Safety Concerns

May 7 | Air traffic control? Try, out of control. Last week, a 90-second communication blackout at a Philly airspace monitoring center triggered chaos at Newark Airport.

What 17,000+ Skimm Readers Told Us About Trump’s First 100 Days

17,000+ Skimm'rs told us what’s keeping them up at night — from IVF access to economic survival.

CDC Contraceptive Guidance Disappeared, So We Brought It Back, Too

Why You Need To Be Thinking About Menopause Early

ReproductiveRights.Gov Vanished, So We Brought It Back

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]."

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...

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.