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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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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...

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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...

23.07.2024 10

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The Democratic Establishment Is Falling in Line Behind Harris. It’s Worth Noting Who Hasn’t.

Tweet Share Share Comment Twenty-seven minutes after President Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential race, he announced that...

22.07.2024 10

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Trump’s Third RNC Was a Parade of His Mortal Enemies Kissing the Ring

Tweet Share Share Comment Eight years ago in Cleveland, I was on the floor of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland...

19.07.2024 10

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The Delegate Whose Trump Tribute Is “Starting a New Fashion Trend” at the RNC

Tweet Share Share Comment On Monday night, former President Donald Trump emerged at the Republican National Convention in...

17.07.2024 2

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Republicans Feel Invincible Right Now

Tweet Share Share Comment The 2024 Republican National Convention is a happy place. That’s unusual. In recent cycles, whether...

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How the Trump Assassination Attempt Will Change What Comes Next

Tweet Share Share Comment The Republican National Convention was set to be pretty straightforward this year. Donald Trump had...

14.07.2024 10

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Nancy Pelosi Is Waiting for Her Signal

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Surge, a politics newsletter that has learned the hard way never to ask for a slow presidential election to...

13.07.2024 20

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Biden Is Banking On the Democrats’ Dithering. They’re Doing Great.

Tweet Share Share Comment “Oookey dokey,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer opened his weekly press conference on...

10.07.2024 8

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The Agonizing Consequences of That Catastrophic Debate

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Surge, the only politics newsletter that would CRUSH either Joe Biden or Donald Trump on the golf course and...

29.06.2024 10

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The Big Takeaway from Biden’s Extremely Rough Debate Night

Tweet Share Share Comment Almost exactly five years ago to this day, following the first Democratic presidential primary debate...

28.06.2024 10

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A Republican’s IVF-Ban Amendment Is the Last Thing the GOP Needs Right Now

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

27.06.2024 6

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Why the Trump Campaign Is Suddenly Saying Biden Is on Drugs

Tweet Share Share Comment What message do you think Donald Trump would like to broadcast about President Joe Biden ahead of the...

25.06.2024 10

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Lauren Boebert’s Big Political Gambit Just Might Work Out—This Time

Tweet Share Share Comment It hasn’t been the easiest couple of years for Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert. Her image as an...

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Enjoy Normalcy Before It Ends for Us All Next Week

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Surge, the newsletter that digests the previous seven days of Slate’s coverage of Lansing, Michigan. This...

22.06.2024 10

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Trump Is Being Nice to His Critics. Wait, What?

Tweet Share Share Comment Something unusual happened last week when former President Donald Trump visited Capitol Hill for the...

18.06.2024 10

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A Scheming Father’s Nefarious Plot to Convict His Son in Federal Court

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Surge, the politics newsletter that wonders what anti-gay slurs Pope Francis had for President Joe Biden. ...

15.06.2024 10

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She’s the Most Baffling Member of Congress. If Only You Knew What She’s Really Been Up To.

Last October, when Kevin McCarthy was ousted as speaker of the house, one Republican of the eight who voted against him stood out as the odd bedfellow...

10.06.2024 7

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Why Trump Has Gone to War With the Freedom Caucus’ MAGA Chairman

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Surge, a newsletter whose 150 meals a year at Morton’s the Steakhouse suddenly look like child’s play. ...

08.06.2024 7

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Everyone Thinks They Know How the Trump Conviction Will Play Out Politically. About That.

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Surge, the first edition since the United States became a banana republic. So long as newsletter gags are...

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Someone Check on Don Jr. The Republicans Are Absolutely Losing It.

Tweet Share Share Comment Donald Trump was found guilty on 34 of 34 felony counts in New York court on Thursday afternoon. That...

31.05.2024 30

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What Exactly Does Nikki Haley Expect Her Voters to Do Now?

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Surge, Slate’s weekly newsletter on politics, which, after reading some tweets about the Alitos’ front...

25.05.2024 30

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It’s Amazing What $60 Million Can’t Buy

Welcome to this weekend’s edition of the Surge, Slate’s politics newsletter in which all of the bad entries are Mrs. Alito’s fault. A lot of...

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Biden and Trump Announce Two Nights of Dread This Campaign Season

Tweet Share Share Comment And just like that, Joe Biden and Donald Trump have two debates on the books, with the first coming in late June and the...

16.05.2024 20

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America’s Most Bruising, Brutal, Bitter Senate Primary Is Finally Here

14.05.2024 30

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Congress’ Perpetual Coup Machine Is Merely Resting

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Surge, Slate’s beloved politics newsletter, which neatly occupies the space in your brain eaten by worms....

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Marjorie Taylor Greene Would Like to Fade Into the Bushes Now

Tweet Share Share Comment Update, May 8, 2024, at 4:53 p.m.:  Shortly after this article was published, Greene brought to...

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Sure, Kristi Noem Killed Her Dog. But Did She Meet Kim Jong-un?

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

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Only One Thing Will End the Protests—and Relieve Joe Biden of This Gigantic Headache

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Surge, Slate’s weekly politics newsletter. We have barricaded ourselves inside the C-suite at Slate Tower...

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Trump Is Trying Something New With the 2024 Campaign. It’s Smart—and Terrifying.

Tweet Share Share Comment Beautiful things can’t last forever: The relationship between Donald Trump and Kari Lake is...

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Have College Protesters Saved Mike Johnson’s Job?

Tweet Share Share Comment A version of this story was featured in the Surge , Slate’s weekly newsletter about all the...

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Them Supreme Court Boys Are at It Again

Welcome to this weekend’s edition of the Surge, the best reading material for when you’re bored in your tent on a college encampment. We’ve...

27.04.2024 9

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Some Badly Needed Clarifications About That “TikTok Ban” Biden Signed

Tweet Share Share Comment On Wednesday, the president signed into law the $95 billion aid package providing security assistance...

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How the Far-Right Wing of Congress Squandered All Its Leverage

Tweet Share Share Comment In November, a characteristically impassioned Texas Rep. Chip Roy unloaded in a House floor speech...

24.04.2024 10

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Mike Johnson’s Epiphany Would’ve Been a Lot Cooler Months Ago

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Surge, your guide to the top 10 Easter eggs hidden inside the most anticipated release of the year: the...

20.04.2024 10

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A Wild Day in the House Could Cost Speaker Mike Johnson His Job

Tweet Share Share Comment During a House vote Thursday, Speaker Mike Johnson found himself surrounded by members of the...

18.04.2024 7

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Trump’s Given His Enemies Plenty to Work With on His Worst Issue

Hello friends, and welcome to a Surge unlike any other. Well, we guess it’s a lot like the other Surges (perfect). This week, hoo boy, we’ve...

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Arizona Republicans Are On the Run From the Abortion Issue

Tweet Share Share Comment In 1864, which was not a tremendous time for women’s rights, Arizona passed a near-total abortion...

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Nancy Pelosi’s Israel Shift May Not Be What It Seems

Tweet Share Share Comment On Friday, 40 House Democrats sent a letter to President Biden urging him “to reconsider your recent...

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Just How Mad Is Joe Biden at Israel, Really?

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Surge, your politics newsletter that encourages all readers to rest your eyes this weekend before staring...

06.04.2024 10

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Sure, Rename Dulles Airport After Trump. In Exchange for One Thing.

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

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Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Still Got It

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Surge, your local bookmaker for odds on who will be the House speaker any given Sunday. It was a week of...

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Look, Senators Insist, We’re Not “Banning” TikTok, OK?

Tweet Share Share Comment The Senate supporters of House-passed legislation targeting TikTok have a message for anyone who would...

21.03.2024 10

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The Weaselly Way Republicans in Congress Keep Endorsing Donald Trump

Tweet Share Share Comment Plenty of Republicans in Congress endorse Donald Trump because they truly believe he’s the cat’s...

19.03.2024 8

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Ah, Another Spineless Exercise That Lights American Politics Aflame

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Surge, Slate’s politics newsletter that is thinking about applying to be the new special prosecutor in the...

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The GOP Primary That Has Matt Gaetz Going After Trump’s Favored Candidate

Tweet Share Share Comment On Oct. 19 last year, more than a couple of weeks into the House’s speakerless, post–Kevin...

13.03.2024 8

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A Singularly Arrogant Senator Makes a Very Appropriate Exit

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Surge, the newsletter that looks at the world of politics with the same childlike wonder Joe Biden experiences...

09.03.2024 10

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Trump and Biden Crushed Super Tuesday. But There Were Still Some Genuine Surprises.

Tweet Share Share Comment The Slate Decision Desk tabulated votes and worked campaign insiders all night Super Tuesday, and to a...

06.03.2024 10

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The Most Intriguing Races of Super Tuesday 2024

Tweet Share Share Comment The most recent Super Tuesday, in 2020, was when Joe Biden essentially secured the Democratic...

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