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Senate Republicans Might Be Tricking Trump Into Ending the TSA Disaster

Senate Republicans Might Be Tricking Trump Into Ending the TSA Disaster

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Jim Newell

Trump Just Caved On One of His Biggest Power Grabs

Trump Just Caved On One of His Biggest Power Grabs

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Mark Joseph Stern

Serj Tankian Is Best Known as the Lead Vocalist of Which Band?

Serj Tankian Is Best Known as the Lead Vocalist of Which Band?

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Ray Hamel

The Alito Wing of the Supreme Court Sure Sounds Sold on Trump’s Voter Fraud Lies

The Alito Wing of the Supreme Court Sure Sounds Sold on Trump’s Voter Fraud Lies

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Mark Joseph Stern

The Word Paddy Comes From the Malay Word Padi, Meaning Which Plant?

The Word Paddy Comes From the Malay Word Padi, Meaning Which Plant?

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Ray Hamel

If You Think Iran Is a Political Disaster for Trump, You Have Another Thing Coming

If You Think Iran Is a Political Disaster for Trump, You Have Another Thing Coming

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The Man Who Broke His Own Family

The Man Who Broke His Own Family

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21.03.2026 1

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David Plotz

The Sleeper Supreme Court Case That Could Smuggle Trump’s Voter Suppression Bill Into Law

The Sleeper Supreme Court Case That Could Smuggle Trump’s Voter Suppression Bill Into Law

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21.03.2026 2

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This Content Is Available For Slate Plus Members Only True Dahlia Lithwick And Mark Joseph Stern

The Price of Oil Is Surging. Here’s How It Could Get Much Worse.

The Price of Oil Is Surging. Here’s How It Could Get Much Worse.

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21.03.2026 10

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Jim Newell

One Furious Judge Just Laid Out Exactly How Trump and Bondi Are Wrecking the DOJ

One Furious Judge Just Laid Out Exactly How Trump and Bondi Are Wrecking the DOJ

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20.03.2026 2

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This Content Is Available For Slate Plus Members Only True Dahlia Lithwick And Mark Joseph Stern

Everyone Who Is Furious at ICE Might Be Missing an Even More Deserving Target

Everyone Who Is Furious at ICE Might Be Missing an Even More Deserving Target

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20.03.2026 5

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Alexander Sammon

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

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

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Ray Hamel

A Profoundly Tragic Refugee Death in Buffalo Adds to a Grim Border Patrol Toll in 2026

A Profoundly Tragic Refugee Death in Buffalo Adds to a Grim Border Patrol Toll in 2026

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19.03.2026 2

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Me Me Khant

Robert Recorde Introduced What Symbol Into Mathematical Usage in 1557?

Robert Recorde Introduced What Symbol Into Mathematical Usage in 1557?

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19.03.2026 10

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Ray Hamel

One Judge Just Showed Why Jerome Powell Is Free to Stand Up To Trump’s Bullying

One Judge Just Showed Why Jerome Powell Is Free to Stand Up To Trump’s Bullying

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...

19.03.2026 10

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Shirin Ali

Republicans Have a New Plan to Trick People Into Voting Against Abortion Rights. This One Is Working.

Republicans Have a New Plan to Trick People Into Voting Against Abortion Rights. This One Is Working.

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18.03.2026 3

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Mary Ziegler

Markwayne Mullin’s Confirmation Hearing Was the Funniest in Ages—and Might Have a Stunning Outcome

Markwayne Mullin’s Confirmation Hearing Was the Funniest in Ages—and Might Have a Stunning Outcome

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18.03.2026 4

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Jim Newell

The Supreme Court’s Birthright Citizenship Decision Hinges on a Case You’ve Never Heard Of

The Supreme Court’s Birthright Citizenship Decision Hinges on a Case You’ve Never Heard Of

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18.03.2026 2

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Smita Ghosh

Reporters Keep Calling Trump’s Cell. The Answers He’s Giving Them Are Revealing One Core Truth.

Reporters Keep Calling Trump’s Cell. The Answers He’s Giving Them Are Revealing One Core Truth.

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18.03.2026 2

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Ian Prasad Philbrick

During the American Revolution, Which Leader of the Green Mountain Boys Captured Fort Ticonderoga?

During the American Revolution, Which Leader of the Green Mountain Boys Captured Fort Ticonderoga?

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18.03.2026 9

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Ray Hamel

The Supreme Court Just Heeded One of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Sharpest Dissents

The Supreme Court Just Heeded One of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Sharpest Dissents

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17.03.2026 2

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This Content Is Available For Slate Plus Members Only True Mark Joseph Stern

Sam Alito’s Latest Reversal at the Supreme Court Is an Absolute Embarrassment

Sam Alito’s Latest Reversal at the Supreme Court Is an Absolute Embarrassment

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17.03.2026 2

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Hannah Story Brown

A Top Official Just Quit in Protest of the Iran War. His Resignation Letter Reveals One of the Biggest Fallacies About Trump.

A Top Official Just Quit in Protest of the Iran War. His Resignation Letter Reveals One of the Biggest Fallacies About Trump.

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17.03.2026 5

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Jim Newell

They’ve Been Measuring the Health of Democracies for Years. Guess What Their New Report Says About America.

They’ve Been Measuring the Health of Democracies for Years. Guess What Their New Report Says About America.

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17.03.2026 2

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Christopher Ingraham

Maine Could Determine Abortion Rights for the Nation. Why Aren’t Reproductive Rights Groups Acting Accordingly?

Maine Could Determine Abortion Rights for the Nation. Why Aren’t Reproductive Rights Groups Acting Accordingly?

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17.03.2026 2

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Susan Rinkunas

The Line “The Quality of Mercy Is Not Strained” Is Part of a Speech in Which Shakespeare Play?

The Line “The Quality of Mercy Is Not Strained” Is Part of a Speech in Which Shakespeare Play?

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17.03.2026 10

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Ray Hamel

The Fundamental Lie Behind Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Supreme Court Case

The Fundamental Lie Behind Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Supreme Court Case

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16.03.2026 5

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This Content Is Available For Slate Plus Members Only True Dahlia Lithwick

We May Not Be on the Ground in Iran. But the Cost to Our Soldiers Is Still Unthinkable.

We May Not Be on the Ground in Iran. But the Cost to Our Soldiers Is Still Unthinkable.

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16.03.2026 4

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Myke Cole

In Bowling, Which Term Is Used for Three Strikes in a Row?

In Bowling, Which Term Is Used for Three Strikes in a Row?

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16.03.2026 10

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Ray Hamel

The Iron Law of TACO Faces Its Ultimate Test

The Iron Law of TACO Faces Its Ultimate Test

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14.03.2026 10

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Jim Newell

Trump Has Seized More Ballots as Part of His Effort to Take Over the 2026 Midterms

Trump Has Seized More Ballots as Part of His Effort to Take Over the 2026 Midterms

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13.03.2026 6

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Shirin Ali

A Beauty Queen Turned MAGA Mouthpiece Is Racking Up Supporters on Both Sides of the Aisle. She’s the Face of a Dangerous New Brand of Conservatism.

A Beauty Queen Turned MAGA Mouthpiece Is Racking Up Supporters on Both Sides of the Aisle. She’s the Face of a Dangerous New Brand of Conservatism.

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13.03.2026 6

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Molly Olmstead

The Oscars Ignored the Most Timely, Haunting Movie of 2025. You Should Watch It Immediately.

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13.03.2026 2

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Ian Prasad Philbrick

We Have a Winner for Most Grotesque Supreme Court Audition Yet

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13.03.2026 7

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Dahlia Lithwick And Mark Joseph Stern

Trump’s Voting Nemesis Is at the Supreme Court. We Can’t Afford for SCOTUS to Get It Wrong.

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13.03.2026 3

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David H. Gans

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

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13.03.2026 10

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Ray Hamel

This Could Be the Real Decisive Factor in the War With Iran—and Hegseth Seems Oblivious to It

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13.03.2026 10

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Fred Kaplan

Trump Has a New Policy on Veteran Homelessness. It Could Go Very Wrong.

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12.03.2026 6

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Steve Kennedy

The Supreme Court’s Favorite New Excuse to Rule Against LGBTQ+ Kids

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12.03.2026 4

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Naomi Cahn

I Went to One of Trump’s Mass Deportation Warehouses. It Was Eerie.

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12.03.2026 10

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Shirin Ali

When It Formed, Which Planet Was Twice Its Current Size and Had a Magnetic Field 50 Times Stronger Than Today?

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12.03.2026 20

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Ray Hamel

One of Trump’s Worst U.S. Attorneys Just Stepped on the Dumbest Possible Rake

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11.03.2026 10

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Mark Joseph Stern

As the Iran War Fallout Widens, Trump Seems to Be Turning to an Old Tactic. He’s in for a Rude Awakening.

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11.03.2026 10

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Ian Prasad Philbrick

These State Constitutions Might Ban State and Local Cooperation With ICE

Suppose your local police department decided to collaborate with a masked man who, under the guise of catching criminals, was routinely grabbing...

11.03.2026 7

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Matthew r. segal and liana wang

Why Iran’s New Supreme Leader Is So Dangerous

In Iran, where the supreme leader was killed just a few days ago, clerics gathered to elect his replacement. The supreme leader is a unique figure, in...

11.03.2026 5

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Mary Harris

I Underwent “Conversion Therapy” as a Child. As a Psychiatrist, I Know How Professionally Derelict It Is.

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11.03.2026 10

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Matt r. salmon

Napoleon Bonaparte Died on Which Island in 1821?

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11.03.2026 10

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Ray Hamel

For Millennials Like Me, the Iran War Feels Horribly Familiar

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11.03.2026 10

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Jill Filipovic

Pete Hegseth’s Secret Weapon

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10.03.2026 8

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This Content Is Available For Slate Plus Members Only True Dahlia Lithwick

The U.S. Bombed an Elementary School in Iran. Trump’s Response Makes It Worse.

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10.03.2026 10

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This Content Is Available For Slate Plus Members Only True Fred Kaplan