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The Coconut Revolution Has Begun

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Surge, which wants to begin with a quick reminder that you have until 6 p.m. on Tuesday to get 300 delegate...

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Jim Newell

One VP Contender Will Give Kamala Harris Her Best Chance With Swing Voters

Tweet Share Share Comment Kamala Harris has one job: Persuading currently undecided, indifferent, or loosely Trump-attached voters in Arizona,...

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Ben Mathis-Lilley

Three Ways That Jack Smith Could Resurrect the Classified Documents Case

Tweet Share Share Comment The federal government’s classified documents indictment was once considered a “slam dunk.” But this month,...

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Shirin Ali

Think You’re Smarter Than Slate’s UX Designer? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

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Ray Hamel

The Election Cycle Has Been Reset. What Does That Mean?

Tweet Share Share Comment And just like that, we have a completely new election cycle. What is this whole thing going to look like with Vice...

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Slate Staff

People Really, Really Dislike J.D. Vance! Maybe He Should Lean Into the Couch Thing?

Tweet Share Share Comment As far as we know, J.D. Vance has never had sex with a couch. That’s a rumor (misinformation!) that has been zinging...

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Luke Winkie

Wasn’t There Something Important Missing From Biden’s Big Speech About Dropping Out?

Tweet Share Share Comment President Joe Biden delivered a brief, 10-minute address from the Oval Office Wednesday night explaining his decision to...

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Jim Newell

It’s Clear Who Harris’ Best VP Pick Would Be

Tweet Share Share Comment Back when an open convention was the preferred choice of many who wanted President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024...

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David Faris

The Very People Netanyahu Claims to Represent Rejected Him

Tweet Share Share Comment Ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech before Congress on Wednesday, an old Washington Post...

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Emily Tamkin

The Typical GOP “Jezebel” Playbook Is a Loser in 2024

Tweet Share Share Comment It’s been said a lot already—and it’s going to need to be said a lot more through November and potentially for the...

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Dahlia Lithwick

We Read Project 2025 So You Don’t Have To

Tweet Share Share Comment There are plenty of reasons to fear a second Donald Trump presidency, but one of the most demonstrably extreme things his...

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Shirin Ali

What Is the Brightest Star in the Constellation Scorpius?

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Ray Hamel

Netanyahu’s Shameful Speech Was Nothing but Theater

Tweet Share Share Comment Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered an address to Congress on Wednesday that said almost nothing about a...

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Fred Kaplan

Who Immediately Followed Martin Van Buren as U.S. President?

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Ray Hamel

How Good Are Things Looking for Kamala Harris, Really?

Tweet Share Share Comment Welcome to  How Bad Is This, Really? —or maybe this time we should call it How Good Is This, Really? —a recurring...

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Ben Mathis-Lilley

The Secret Service Had a Long History of Screw-Ups Before the Trump Assassination Attempt

Listen to What Next: Apple Podcasts Spotify Tweet Share Share Comment On Tuesday morning, Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned from...

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Mary Harris

Joe Biden’s Legacy Is Not What You Think

Tweet Share Share Comment Joe Biden restored full employment as the bedrock economic commitment of the Democratic Party. It is a simple legacy of...

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Zachary D. Carter

Something Funny Is Going On With the Campaign Against Florida’s Abortion Initiative

Tweet Share Share Comment In one of the most important nonpresidential decisions voters will face this November, Floridians will consider an...

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Ansev Demirhan

Let Me Make Sure I Understand: Kamala Harris Is Too Hot and Childless to Be President?

Tweet Share Share Comment Just a few days after Kamala Harris entered the race for the presidency, the conservative attacks on her are already...

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Jill Filipovic

Which Poem Tells the Tragic Story of Elaine of Astolat?

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Ray Hamel

The Republican Spin About Biden Dropping Out That’s Just Wrong

Tweet Share Share Comment Republicans did not fall out of a coconut tree, and they had their talking points ready by the time Joe Biden left the...

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Jim Newell

The Quiet Epidemic of Predators in Uniforms

Tweet Share Share Comment A series of recent groundbreaking investigative reports unveiled what many advocates for police accountability have known...

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Parisa Dehghani-Taft

The Supreme Court Blew Up One of Biden’s Best Immigration Policies. How to Fix It.

Tweet Share Share Comment Last month, the White House announced a new policy to grant “parole in place” to undocumented spouses of U.S....

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Eric Lee

A Crucial Wisconsin Town Voted for Joe Biden by 19 Votes in 2020. People Here Have Thoughts About Kamala Harris.

Tweet Share Share Comment Deb Dassow has Midwest Mom vibes par excellence: short, well-styled gray hair; colorful blousy dress; statement necklace....

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Dan Kois

Democrats Finally Have Their Answer to Martyr Trump

Tweet Share Share Comment Earlier this month, but what now seems like a lifetime ago, after the horrific attempted assassination of Donald Trump,...

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Ian Bassin

Think You Know How to Say Kamala Harris’ Name? Think Again.

Tweet Share Share Comment For most of my life, as is true for a lot of Indians, no one in my family used my real name. Instead, I was called by a...

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Scaachi Koul

How Congress Can Limit the Damage of the Supreme Court’s Awful Trump v. U.S. Ruling

Tweet Share Share Comment Defenders of democracy are rightly lamenting the Supreme Court’s decision that presidents are immune from criminal...

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Elizabeth Goitein

How Long Will Democrats’ “Brat Summer” Last?

Tweet Share Share Comment This is  Totally Normal Quote of the Day , a feature highlighting a statement from the news that exemplifies just how ...

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Ivy Buck

Netanyahu’s Visit to Washington Is Already a Debacle

Tweet Share Share Comment Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Washington all week, and so far, the trip has been a debacle. No U.S....

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Fred Kaplan

The Absolute Thirstiest Politician in America Since Biden Stepped Aside

Tweet Share Share Comment Joe Manchin is not a Democrat anymore. The longtime West Virginia senator made that clear in May, when he reregistered as...

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Luke Winkie

The U.S. Supreme Court Doesn’t Have to Be This Way. Just Look at Canada!

Tweet Share Share Comment It is easy to believe that there is only one way to imagine a Supreme Court, and also only one way for Supreme Court...

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Dahlia Lithwick

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