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The Real Reason the DOJ’s Rampage Against Trump’s Enemies Kicked Up a Notch This Week

The Real Reason the DOJ’s Rampage Against Trump’s Enemies Kicked Up a Notch This Week

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yesterday 10

Slate

Jim Newell

Bad Marriages and Middle Age in Curtis Sittenfeld’s Stories

Bad Marriages and Middle Age in Curtis Sittenfeld’s Stories

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yesterday 7

Slate

Emily Bazelon

Trump and ICE Thought They Knew How to Handle Minneapolis. I Saw Up Close What’s Happening Instead.

Trump and ICE Thought They Knew How to Handle Minneapolis. I Saw Up Close What’s Happening Instead.

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previous day 80

Slate

Aymann Ismail

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

previous day 2

Slate

Ray Hamel

DHS Accused Me of a “Lazy Lie.” They’re Lying. Here’s the Proof.

DHS Accused Me of a “Lazy Lie.” They’re Lying. Here’s the Proof.

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previous day 40

Slate

Laura Jedeed

The Supreme Court Just Decided a Major Issue in Cases Like Renee Good’s Shooting—and Not How You Might Expect

The Supreme Court Just Decided a Major Issue in Cases Like Renee Good’s Shooting—and Not How You Might Expect

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thursday 100

Slate

Cynthia Lee

Which Metal Is Isolated From Ores Through the Patio Process?

thursday 4

Slate

Ray Hamel

An NFL Player Sued His Ex-Wife Over a Privates Revelation. The Case Could Be Huge.

An NFL Player Sued His Ex-Wife Over a Privates Revelation. The Case Could Be Huge.

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thursday 2

Slate

John Culhane

The Key to the Birthright Citizenship Case Could Be These Long-Forgotten Supreme Court Precedents

The Key to the Birthright Citizenship Case Could Be These Long-Forgotten Supreme Court Precedents

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thursday 30

Slate

Patrick Weil

She Fled Maduro’s Venezuela. Now Trump’s America Is Also a Nightmare.

She Fled Maduro’s Venezuela. Now Trump’s America Is Also a Nightmare.

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thursday 3

Slate

Tamara Shamir

The Project of Gaslighting Us About the Renee Good Execution Video Has Been Years in the Making

The Project of Gaslighting Us About the Renee Good Execution Video Has Been Years in the Making

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thursday 2

Slate

Julie Stone Peters

What Are the Chances of a Blue Wave in the Midterms?

What Are the Chances of a Blue Wave in the Midterms?

Copy Link Share Share Comment Listen to What Next: Apple Podcasts Spotify 2026 is going to be a chance to answer a pretty strange question: What if...

14.01.2026 30

Slate

Mary Harris

Ketanji Brown Jackson Was One of the Few Justices to Recognize the Trans Sports Cases Are About Real People

Ketanji Brown Jackson Was One of the Few Justices to Recognize the Trans Sports Cases Are About Real People

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14.01.2026 30

Slate

Robyn Nicole Sanders

The Real Reason the Supreme Court Reversed Its Position on Trans Rights

The Real Reason the Supreme Court Reversed Its Position on Trans Rights

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14.01.2026 20

Slate

Jay Willis

Fort Duquesne Sat on the Site of What Present-Day American City?

14.01.2026 3

Slate

Ray Hamel

It’s Responsible for One of the Worst Oil Disasters Ever. It’s Counting On Trump to Let It Do It Again.

It’s Responsible for One of the Worst Oil Disasters Ever. It’s Counting On Trump to Let It Do It Again.

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14.01.2026 2

Slate

Sam Sankar

Which 17th-Century Poet’s 19 Holy Sonnets Were Published Posthumously?

13.01.2026 3

Slate

Ray Hamel

I Can’t Stop Thinking About the Last Thing the ICE Agent Said to Renee Good

I Can’t Stop Thinking About the Last Thing the ICE Agent Said to Renee Good

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13.01.2026 10

Slate

Scaachi Koul

I Saw the Dark Side of Tort Law. It’s Way More Shocking Than You’d Expect.

I Saw the Dark Side of Tort Law. It’s Way More Shocking Than You’d Expect.

Copy Link Share Share Comment The following essay is excerpted from The Pain Brokers: How Con Men, Call Centers, and Rogue Doctors Fuel America’s...

13.01.2026 2

Slate

Elizabeth Burch

How One Clinic Saved Abortion Access in a Deep-Red State

How One Clinic Saved Abortion Access in a Deep-Red State

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13.01.2026 10

Slate

David S. Cohen And Carole Joffe

This Fundraiser for the ICE Shooter Speaks Volumes About What’s Happening Here

This Fundraiser for the ICE Shooter Speaks Volumes About What’s Happening Here

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13.01.2026 10

Slate

Molly Olmstead

Florida Just Made It Even More Likely It Will Execute an Innocent Person

Florida Just Made It Even More Likely It Will Execute an Innocent Person

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13.01.2026 4

Slate

Sarah Kessler And Kathrina Szymborski Wolfkot

It’s Time to Rethink the Politics of “Abolish ICE”

It’s Time to Rethink the Politics of “Abolish ICE”

Copy Link Share Share Comment This essay was reprinted from Brian Beutler’s site Off Message.  Subscribe here . The mantra “Abolish ICE” first...

12.01.2026 2

Slate

Brian Beutler

Trump Finally Found the One Thing That Could Cause Senate Republicans to Grow a Spine

Trump Finally Found the One Thing That Could Cause Senate Republicans to Grow a Spine

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12.01.2026 6

Slate

Jim Newell