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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.

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...

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

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

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Ray Hamel

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

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

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

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

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Are We Heading For “Pearl Harbor in Space”?

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...

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What Did the Kennedy Center Ever Do to Donald Trump?

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?...

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The Pathogen Yersinia Pestis Is Responsible for Which Disease?

The Pathogen Yersinia Pestis Is Responsible for Which Disease?

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Ray Hamel

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

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

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A Promising Young TV Star Was Sentenced to 92 Years for a Brutal Crime He Says He Didn’t Commit. Then a Prison Guard Delivered a Life-Changing Message.

A Promising Young TV Star Was Sentenced to 92 Years for a Brutal Crime He Says He Didn’t Commit. Then a Prison Guard Delivered a Life-Changing Message.

The prison guard found Winston Walters in January. “I need to talk to you,” he said. “One-on-one, though.” Walters, a citizen of the Comanche...

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I Spent 9/11 With Abdul El-Sayed on the Trail in Michigan. What I Saw Shows What’s at Stake.

I Spent 9/11 With Abdul El-Sayed on the Trail in Michigan. What I Saw Shows What’s at Stake.

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. I noticed Abdul El-Sayed...

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We Might Finally See Consequences for Gerrymandering Abuses

We Might Finally See Consequences for Gerrymandering Abuses

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...

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Republicans Found an Ugly New Way to Undo Losses in Abortion and Gerrymandering Cases

Republicans Found an Ugly New Way to Undo Losses in Abortion and Gerrymandering Cases

A case before the Utah Supreme Court will determine whether judicial panels created under a new law to hear constitutional challenges will be allowed...

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Michael Milov-Cordoba

The Supreme Court Put Efforts to Ban the Abortion Pill on Hold. Louisiana Decided It Can’t Wait That Long.

The Supreme Court Put Efforts to Ban the Abortion Pill on Hold. Louisiana Decided It Can’t Wait That Long.

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Who’s to Blame for Higher Prices? Trump’s Own Fed Chair Just Pointed a Subtle Finger.

Who’s to Blame for Higher Prices? Trump’s Own Fed Chair Just Pointed a Subtle Finger.

This story is adapted from the Slatest newsletter. You can sign up here to get it in your inbox every day. On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve raised...

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The Jewish Leaders Celebrating Macklemore’s Dismissal From Ed Sheeran’s Tour Have Lost the Plot on Antisemitism

The Jewish Leaders Celebrating Macklemore’s Dismissal From Ed Sheeran’s Tour Have Lost the Plot on Antisemitism

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John Roberts’ New Role Model Demonstrates Everything Wrong With the Supreme Court

John Roberts’ New Role Model Demonstrates Everything Wrong With the Supreme Court

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Nikolas Bowie And Daphna Renan

“Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick” Summed Up the Foreign Policy of Which President?

“Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick” Summed Up the Foreign Policy of Which President?

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Ray Hamel

We Found the Most Galling Argument of the Upcoming Supreme Court Term

We Found the Most Galling Argument of the Upcoming Supreme Court Term

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Jacob D. Charles

Trumpworld Has Found Its New Jeffrey Epstein

Trumpworld Has Found Its New Jeffrey Epstein

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Joshua Kolb

Despite the Supreme Court’s Ruling, Trump’s Still Trying to Tip the Midterms

Despite the Supreme Court’s Ruling, Trump’s Still Trying to Tip the Midterms

This story is adapted from the Slatest newsletter. You can sign up here to get it in your inbox every day. On Monday, the Supreme Court blocked Donald...

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Which Country Is the All-Time Leader in Medals Won in the Winter Olympics?

Which Country Is the All-Time Leader in Medals Won in the Winter Olympics?

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Ray Hamel

Let’s Celebrate the Supreme Court Not Outright Rigging the 2026 Election

Let’s Celebrate the Supreme Court Not Outright Rigging the 2026 Election

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Richard L. Hasen

Trump Wants to Prevent Future Presidents From Fighting Climate Change

Trump Wants to Prevent Future Presidents From Fighting Climate Change

This story is adapted from the Slatest newsletter. You can sign up here to get it in your inbox every day. It’s a great day for people who hate the...

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The Trump Proposal to Pay Moms for Childcare May Sound Like a Good Thing. But There’s a Truly Disturbing Catch.

The Trump Proposal to Pay Moms for Childcare May Sound Like a Good Thing. But There’s a Truly Disturbing Catch.

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. For decades now, American...

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What Type of Structure Is a Redoubt?

What Type of Structure Is a Redoubt?

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Ray Hamel

Democrats Are Laughing at Trump’s Midterm Plan. They Shouldn’t.

Democrats Are Laughing at Trump’s Midterm Plan. They Shouldn’t.

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

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By This Point, We Should All Be Able to Accept Abdul El-Sayed’s Characterization of 9/11

By This Point, We Should All Be Able to Accept Abdul El-Sayed’s Characterization of 9/11

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Abdul El-Sayed, the...

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I Have a Theory About Who Leaked a Story About Iran, and It Rhymes With A.P. Mance

I Have a Theory About Who Leaked a Story About Iran, and It Rhymes With A.P. Mance

This story is adapted from the Slatest newsletter. You can sign up here to get it in your inbox every day. Sometimes the existence of a newspaper...

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The Roberts Court Is Taking an Even More Conservative Turn. Why?

The Roberts Court Is Taking an Even More Conservative Turn. Why?

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

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

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Ray Hamel

Can Trump Buy Back Americans’ Love at $5,000 a Piece? Guess We’ll Find Out.

Can Trump Buy Back Americans’ Love at $5,000 a Piece? Guess We’ll Find Out.

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. The first Republican...

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This Trump Speech Sent a Dangerous Message to Iran—and the Rest of the World

This Trump Speech Sent a Dangerous Message to Iran—and the Rest of the World

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Sometimes I wonder...

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Democrats Have Several Ways to Take Control of the Senate. Let’s Break Down Their Best Chance.

Democrats Have Several Ways to Take Control of the Senate. Let’s Break Down Their Best Chance.

This story is adapted from the Slatest newsletter. You can sign up here to get it in your inbox every day. Welcome to Part 2 of our explainer about...

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Oscitation Is the Medical Term for Which Activity?

Oscitation Is the Medical Term for Which Activity?

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Ray Hamel

Charlie Kirk’s Death Was Supposed to Change Everything. It Did—but Not How Trump Imagined.

Charlie Kirk’s Death Was Supposed to Change Everything. It Did—but Not How Trump Imagined.

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Exactly one year ago, on...

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The IRS Gave ICE Some Information That It Really Shouldn’t Have. What Now?

The IRS Gave ICE Some Information That It Really Shouldn’t Have. What Now?

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...

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He Quit a Major Tech Company Because He Thinks It’s Risking Human Extinction. We Should at Least Hear Him Out, Right?

He Quit a Major Tech Company Because He Thinks It’s Risking Human Extinction. We Should at Least Hear Him Out, Right?

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. People have worried about...

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Who Was the Victor in the Battle of Marathon?

Who Was the Victor in the Battle of Marathon?

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Ray Hamel

Democrats Keep Looking for the “Next Obama.” They Should Do This Instead.

Democrats Keep Looking for the “Next Obama.” They Should Do This Instead.

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. The first time I remember...

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We’re Pretty Sure We Know Who’s Going to Win the House

We’re Pretty Sure We Know Who’s Going to Win the House

This story is adapted from the Slatest newsletter. You can sign up here to get it in your inbox every day. With the primaries mostly behind us,...

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Jared Kushner’s Incompetence Was on Full Display This Weekend

Jared Kushner’s Incompetence Was on Full Display This Weekend

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Ivanka Trump—and Everyone Else—Sees One European Country as the Next Mediterranean Tourist Mecca. I Went to See Why People Are So Mad.

Ivanka Trump—and Everyone Else—Sees One European Country as the Next Mediterranean Tourist Mecca. I Went to See Why People Are So Mad.

It is difficult to imagine what it is like to have nearly unlimited money. What it might be like to arrive at a Mediterranean island on a yacht and to...

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Trump Has Brutalized Blue States in His Second Term. There’s a Way for Democrats to Fight Back.

Trump Has Brutalized Blue States in His Second Term. There’s a Way for Democrats to Fight Back.

This is the second in a series of articles, “Try, Try Again?,” drawn from my new book—Great and Dangerous Offences: The Case For (and Against)...

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Frank Bowman

Which Flower-Loving Bull Was the Subject of a 1936 Children’s Book?

Which Flower-Loving Bull Was the Subject of a 1936 Children’s Book?

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Ray Hamel

Which Creature’s Name Originates From a Middle English Word Meaning “Earth Thrower”?

Which Creature’s Name Originates From a Middle English Word Meaning “Earth Thrower”?

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Ray Hamel

What Was in the Mind of the Holdout Juror in the Lindsay Clancy Trial? I Can Certainly Speculate.

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. On Friday, the judge in...

05.09.2026 10

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Jill Filipovic

Trump Has the Opportunity to Do the Funniest Thing

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Jim Newell

The Lindsay Clancy Case Has Ended in a Mistrial. What Happens Now?

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04.09.2026 10

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Shirin Ali

Can You Really Get Fired From Fox News for Being Too Trumpy? I’m Skeptical.

This story is adapted from the Slatest newsletter. You can sign up here to get it in your inbox every day. Maria Bartiromo, the conservative TV host...

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Trump’s Attack on the Postal Service Echoes Another President’s Shameful Plot

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