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Christa Pike’s Botched Execution Is a Travesty. Blame the Supreme Court’s MAGA Majority.

Christa Pike’s Botched Execution Is a Travesty. Blame the Supreme Court’s MAGA Majority.

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Austin Sarat

Trump’s Latest Attempt to Cheat in the Midterms Faces Little Blowback

Trump’s Latest Attempt to Cheat in the Midterms Faces Little Blowback

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Scurvy Is Caused by a Deficiency of Which Vitamin?

Scurvy Is Caused by a Deficiency of Which Vitamin?

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Ray Hamel

How Trump’s Big Mouth Sabotaged His Press Ban

How Trump’s Big Mouth Sabotaged His Press Ban

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Dahlia Lithwick

The Trump Administration’s Most Dangerous Man

The Trump Administration’s Most Dangerous Man

This story is adapted from the Slatest newsletter. You can sign up here to get it in your inbox every day. By reputation, the FBI is the world’s...

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To Which of His Six Wives Was King Henry VIII Married for the Longest Time?

To Which of His Six Wives Was King Henry VIII Married for the Longest Time?

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Ray Hamel

Someone In the Administration Is Finally Willing to Tell Donald Trump the Truth. It’s a Robot.

Someone In the Administration Is Finally Willing to Tell Donald Trump the Truth. It’s a Robot.

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Ian Prasad Philbrick

This Mortifying Attempt to Trap Jack Smith in Perjury Was Like Something Out of The Office

This Mortifying Attempt to Trap Jack Smith in Perjury Was Like Something Out of The Office

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Shirin Ali

The Supreme Court Is Furious at These Defiant Judges. The Justices Should Look in the Dang Mirror.

The Supreme Court Is Furious at These Defiant Judges. The Justices Should Look in the Dang Mirror.

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The Supreme Court’s Term-Opening Blockbuster Will Test the Conservative Justices Like No Other Case

The Supreme Court’s Term-Opening Blockbuster Will Test the Conservative Justices Like No Other Case

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Trump Used to Be Good at Attacking the Press. Things Have Changed.

Trump Used to Be Good at Attacking the Press. Things Have Changed.

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It Was the Essential Home of Supreme Court News. Now It’s a Joke. What Happened?

It Was the Essential Home of Supreme Court News. Now It’s a Joke. What Happened?

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The Logo for Which Automaker Features a Horizontal Lightning Bolt, Cutting Through a Circle?

The Logo for Which Automaker Features a Horizontal Lightning Bolt, Cutting Through a Circle?

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Ray Hamel

Good News for People Who Love Bad News (and Bad Weather)

Good News for People Who Love Bad News (and Bad Weather)

This story is adapted from the Slatest newsletter. You can sign up here to get it in your inbox every day. If you live along the East Coast, you’ve...

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A Delightful New Way to Flip a Deep-Red District

A Delightful New Way to Flip a Deep-Red District

This November, Bobby Pulido is trying to flip a Republican congressional seat blue, right on the Texas border. That would be reason enough to talk to...

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The Blue Tsunami Sets Its Sights on the Texas Governor’s Race

The Blue Tsunami Sets Its Sights on the Texas Governor’s Race

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Trump’s White House Press Ban, Other Attacks on Free Speech Are Impeachable

Trump’s White House Press Ban, Other Attacks on Free Speech Are Impeachable

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Something Described as Rupestrian Is Made Up of Which Material?

Something Described as Rupestrian Is Made Up of Which Material?

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Ray Hamel

The Great Republican Panic Is Upon Us

The Great Republican Panic Is Upon Us

The Surge is your weekly political sanity check: What matters, what might, and what’s just political theater. Sign up here to get it in your inbox....

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Trump Is Being Oddly Cozy With Xi Jinping

Trump Is Being Oddly Cozy With Xi Jinping

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Trump Perfected His Favorite New Legal Pretext in Environmental Cases

Trump Perfected His Favorite New Legal Pretext in Environmental Cases

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25.09.2026 6

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The Supreme Court Bets That Trump and GOP States Will Follow the Law on Voter Purges. Uh-Oh.

The Supreme Court Bets That Trump and GOP States Will Follow the Law on Voter Purges. Uh-Oh.

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25.09.2026 6

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Kamala Harris Is Quietly Reaching Out to the Voters She Thought She Didn’t Need in 2024. They’re Listening—Carefully.

Kamala Harris Is Quietly Reaching Out to the Voters She Thought She Didn’t Need in 2024. They’re Listening—Carefully.

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. As the national political...

25.09.2026 5

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Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate Senior Editor? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate Senior Editor? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

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Ray Hamel

What Are Progressives Supposed to Do About Public Education?

What Are Progressives Supposed to Do About Public Education?

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Over the weekend, the New...

24.09.2026 3

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The Latest Sign Donald Trump Is Feeling Scared About the Midterms

The Latest Sign Donald Trump Is Feeling Scared About the Midterms

This story is adapted from the Slatest newsletter. You can sign up here to get it in your inbox every day. For weeks, the country has braced for...

24.09.2026 4

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At Which Temperature Are the Fahrenheit and Celsius Scales Equal?

At Which Temperature Are the Fahrenheit and Celsius Scales Equal?

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24.09.2026 7

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Ray Hamel

Trump Found a New Horrifying Way to Disappear ICE Detainees

Trump Found a New Horrifying Way to Disappear ICE Detainees

This is Executive Dysfunction, a newsletter that highlights one under-the-radar story about how Trump is changing the law—or how the law is pushing...

24.09.2026 6

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Trump’s Threats Against the 2026 Election Are Far From Over

Trump’s Threats Against the 2026 Election Are Far From Over

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23.09.2026 6

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Republican Judges Defy Supreme Court to Try to Boost GOP in Midterms

Republican Judges Defy Supreme Court to Try to Boost GOP in Midterms

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23.09.2026 8

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When Immigration Agents Killed People in January, the Nation Took Notice. What’s Different Now?

When Immigration Agents Killed People in January, the Nation Took Notice. What’s Different Now?

This story is adapted from the Slatest newsletter. You can sign up here to get it in your inbox every day. The year began with a news story that...

23.09.2026 3

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We Finally Found Out What It Would Take for Republicans to Abandon Donald Trump

We Finally Found Out What It Would Take for Republicans to Abandon Donald Trump

This story is adapted from the Slatest newsletter. You can sign up here to get it in your inbox every day. For more than a decade, Democrats in...

23.09.2026 6

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The Ancient Roman Province of Lusitania Encompassed Most of Which Modern-Day Country?

The Ancient Roman Province of Lusitania Encompassed Most of Which Modern-Day Country?

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23.09.2026 8

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Ray Hamel

The Reaction to Trump’s Speech at the U.N. Was Revealing

The Reaction to Trump’s Speech at the U.N. Was Revealing

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Over the past year,...

22.09.2026 7

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The Supreme Court Is Poised to Strangle Climate Lawsuits in the Cradle

The Supreme Court Is Poised to Strangle Climate Lawsuits in the Cradle

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22.09.2026 7

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Which Actress Sued Pitbull Over His 2011 Song “Give Me Everything”?

Which Actress Sued Pitbull Over His 2011 Song “Give Me Everything”?

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22.09.2026 9

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Ray Hamel

Trump Posted About Magic Beds That Cure Cancer. Millions of Americans Believe They’re Real. I Found the Guy Who Started It All.

Trump Posted About Magic Beds That Cure Cancer. Millions of Americans Believe They’re Real. I Found the Guy Who Started It All.

The video that sent me spiraling looks like a Fox News report. There’s President Donald Trump in a screen within a screen, sitting at the Resolute...

22.09.2026 10

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Trump Went So Far This Time That Even Fox News Won’t Stand for It

Trump Went So Far This Time That Even Fox News Won’t Stand for It

This story is adapted from the Slatest newsletter. You can sign up here to get it in your inbox every day. Liberals have long accused journalists of...

21.09.2026 10

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Most U.S. States Are Divided Into Counties. What Are Similar Divisions in Alaska Called?

Most U.S. States Are Divided Into Counties. What Are Similar Divisions in Alaska Called?

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21.09.2026 9

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Ray Hamel

Does James Talarico Have a Chance?

Does James Talarico Have a Chance?

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21.09.2026 10

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The Theory Behind Government’s Cruelest Paperwork

Listen to Political Gabfest: Gabfest Reads is a monthly series from the hosts of Slate’s Political Gabfest podcast. This month, David Plotz talks...

19.09.2026 9

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David Plotz

Trump Loves a Populist Crusade. Why Does He Hate This One?

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19.09.2026 10

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They’re the Greatest Political Villains in America. Trump Can’t Stop Talking About Them. I Went Into Their Shadowy Lair.

The facade of the building betrays no affiliation—neither hammer nor sickle. At 235 W. 23rd St. in Manhattan, the lobby is similarly spartan. All...

18.09.2026 10

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Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate Website Developer? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

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18.09.2026 10

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Ray Hamel

The Supreme Court Is Being Asked to Intervene in a Texas Surrogacy Battle. The Justices Must Say No.

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17.09.2026 10

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Trump Is Aiming Again at a Familiar First-Term Target. The Consequences Could Be Deadly.

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17.09.2026 10

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Are We Heading For “Pearl Harbor in Space”?

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Secretary of the Air...

17.09.2026 10

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What Did the Kennedy Center Ever Do to Donald Trump?

This story is adapted from the Slatest newsletter. You can sign up here to get it in your inbox every day. Is it curtains for the Kennedy Center?...

17.09.2026 10

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The Pathogen Yersinia Pestis Is Responsible for Which Disease?

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17.09.2026 30

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Ray Hamel

Trump’s New Effort to Mess With Student Visas Was Shot Down in Humiliating Fashion

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17.09.2026 10

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