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One Unlikely Sensation Has Given Rattled Americans Hope for Life After Trump. I Went to See It for Myself.

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Luke Winkie

The Bizarre Legal Theory Behind Mahmoud Khalil’s Detention

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Graeme Blair

Who Employed a Policy of Nonviolent Resistance CalledSatyagraha?

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Ray Hamel

What Song Do You Hear When You Get Rickrolled?

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Ray Hamel

One Aspect of Trump’s El Salvador Gulag Is Particularly Illegal

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Felipe De La Hoz

Why Did John Roberts Just Give Trump Such a Huge Supreme Court Win?

Why Did John Roberts Just Give Trump Such a Huge Supreme Court Win?

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Dahlia Lithwick And Mark Joseph Stern

Dreaming of Leaving the U.S. to Escape Trump? I Did, Too—but It’s Not What I Imagined.

Dreaming of Leaving the U.S. to Escape Trump? I Did, Too—but It’s Not What I Imagined.

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Hannah Docter-Loeb

The Biggest Political Scandal of Trump’s Term Has Gone Completely Ignored

The Biggest Political Scandal of Trump’s Term Has Gone Completely Ignored

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Frank Bowman

Pogonophilia Refers to a Deep Affinity for What?

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Ray Hamel

What the Story of a Wrongfully Deported Maryland Father Teaches Us

What the Story of a Wrongfully Deported Maryland Father Teaches Us

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Dahlia Lithwick

The Real Power of This Weekend’s Anti-Trump Protests

The Real Power of This Weekend’s Anti-Trump Protests

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Jill Filipovic

The Alabama Case That Could Undo the Right To Travel Out of State for an Abortion

The Alabama Case That Could Undo the Right To Travel Out of State for an Abortion

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Mary Ziegler

Why Are Trans People Such an Easy Political Target? The Answer Involves a Surprising Culprit.

Why Are Trans People Such an Easy Political Target? The Answer Involves a Surprising Culprit.

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Zein Murib

Trump Administration Debuts Legal Blueprint for Disappearing Anyone It Wants

Trump Administration Debuts Legal Blueprint for Disappearing Anyone It Wants

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Mark Joseph Stern

The Supreme Court’s New 5–4 Bailout for Trump Couldn’t Be More Ominous

The Supreme Court’s New 5–4 Bailout for Trump Couldn’t Be More Ominous

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Mark Joseph Stern

Quite a Day for the Stock Market (Derogatory)!

Quite a Day for the Stock Market (Derogatory)!

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Ben Mathis-Lilley

Slate Mini Crossword for April 6, 2025

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Quiara Vasquez

Congress Is Starting to Think It Could Do Something About Trump After All

Congress Is Starting to Think It Could Do Something About Trump After All

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Jim Newell

I Spent a Night Out With the Happiest Democrat in America. I Want to See What He Sees.

I Spent a Night Out With the Happiest Democrat in America. I Want to See What He Sees.

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Aymann Ismail

Trump’s Tariffs Sure Look Illegal. Will the Supreme Court Stop Them?

Trump’s Tariffs Sure Look Illegal. Will the Supreme Court Stop Them?

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Dahlia Lithwick And Mark Joseph Stern

Democrats Might Finally Be Learning an Important Lesson. Will They Run With It?

Democrats Might Finally Be Learning an Important Lesson. Will They Run With It?

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Shirin Ali

The Trump DOJ Is Barreling Toward Contempt of Court. There’s Still One Way Out.

The Trump DOJ Is Barreling Toward Contempt of Court. There’s Still One Way Out.

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Dahlia Lithwick And Mark Joseph Stern