Maine Could Determine Abortion Rights for the Nation. Why Aren’t Reproductive Rights Groups Acting Accordingly?
Maine’s 2026 Senate race has become a bellwether for the Democratic quest to regain a Senate majority, with Governor Janet Mills positioning herself as the party’s most viable challenger to incumbent Susan Collins. Reproductive‑rights groups such as EMILY’s List and Reproductive Freedom for All have endorsed Mills despite her public support for retaining the filibuster, a rule that blocks most abortion‑protective legislation. In contrast, primary opponent Graham Platner, who backs eliminating the filibuster, leads in polls by a wide margin. The endorsement calculus highlights a tension between electability and procedural reform in the post‑Roe political landscape.
I Underwent “Conversion Therapy” As a Kid. As a Psychiatrist, I Can’t Believe the Supreme Court Might Approve This.
The Supreme Court is set to decide Chiles v. Salazar, a case challenging Colorado's ban on conversion therapy for minors. The dispute centers on whether talk‑based treatments aimed at changing sexual orientation or gender identity constitute protected speech or regulated...
Where Is the Baikonur Cosmodrome, the World’s Largest Space Launch Facility?
The Baikonur Cosmodrome, the world’s largest space launch facility, sits in southern Kazakhstan about 200 km west of the city of Baikonur. Operated by Russia’s Roscosmos under a 1994 lease, it has supported more than 400 orbital launches since its first...
One of Trump’s Earliest Authoritarian Moves Is Starting to Explode in His Face
President Trump’s second‑term administration issued executive orders that punished law firms representing liberal causes or the Mueller investigation, prompting four firms to sue. Federal judges declared the orders unconstitutional, and the Department of Justice briefly moved to dismiss its appeals...