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• The Mason–Dixon Line Was Originally Drawn to Settle a Dispute Between Which Two U.S. States?
  Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for April 8, 2026.
• What Can a Senator Do to Stop Trump?
  Why Sen. Mark Warner is “pre-bunking” midterm election threats.
• Donald Trump Just Gave California Democrats a Big, Fat Gift
  Here was the dilemma.
• Who Is the Only Filmmaker to Win Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival Three Times?
  Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for April 7, 2026.
• Trump’s Threatening War Crimes. Will Anyone Stop Him?
  The Pentagon brain drain could undermine an already chaotic war effort.
• What Kind of Person Talks Like This—Let Alone a President at War?
  What kind of person talks like this—let alone a president at war?
• What Is Meant by the Term Holus-Bolus?
  Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for April 6, 2026.
• J.D. Vance Might Be in Trouble as Trump’s Heir Apparent. He Won’t Like Who Is Taking Up the Mantle.
  Suddenly, Little Marco is getting big.
• She Was Put in Jail in Texas for an Abortion. Blame the Supreme Court for What Happened Next.
  There has been a significant uptick in prosecutions related to conduct during pregnancy, especially since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
• Her Murder Had Been Cold for Decades. Five Gen Zers Attempted to Solve It. It Took Them Somewhere the Detectives Never Imagined.
  Jessica Roberts made one final plea to the detectives working her mother’s murder case. That call changed everything.
• Trump Vs The Pope
  As a White Sox fan, this pope deeply understands Jesus’s teachings about loving the least of these.
• Who Could Possibly Want the Worst Job in Trump’s Cabinet?
  Welcome to this week’s edition of the Surge.
• The Attorney General and the Solicitor General Just Discovered the Limits of Blind Loyalty
  Unable to jail the President’s enemies, a terrible attorney general discovers venality and bootlicking are not enough.
• The Surprisingly Hopeful Lesson From Pam Bondi’s Failed Tenure at DOJ
  The real reason Pam Bondi was fired.
• Bondi’s Ouster Tells Us Something Important About Trump
  These women’s ousters tell us something important about this president, his administration, and his movement.
• If You Can Pass This Very Hard 2028 Political Memoir Quiz, You Get to Be President
  We’re in prime politicians-releasing-platitude-filled-books season. But do you know how platitude-filled?
• Think You’re Smarter Than Slate’s Managing Audience Development Editor? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.
  Test your knowledge of this week’s big stories.
• The Supreme Court Keeps Ignoring Actual LGBTQ+ People in Its Gay Rights Cases
  The Supreme Court’s decision in Chiles v. Salazar is painful to anyone who cares about LGBTQ+ adolescents.
• Let’s Take Stock of Just How Much Trump Is Distorting the Truth About War With Iran
  The president's first speech about the war explained absolutely nothing.
• “It’s a New World. It’s the Same Constitution.”
  Now that a challenge has finally reached the Supreme Court, is birthright citizenship any safer?
• Former Attorney General Pam Bondi Was Memed Out of a Job
  Despite Bondi’s best efforts to appease Trump, she ultimately failed to lock in her status within his Cabinet.
• One of the Most Famous Trials in U.S. History Disproves Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Case
  As it happens, there is a direct precedent under U.S. law, well known to the drafters of the 14th Amendment.
• Donald Trump’s Awful Approval Ratings Probably Don’t Matter—Except in One Crucial Way
  This isn't good news for Trump—but it's terrible news for others.
• It’s Possibly the Worst Part of Prison. One Job Illustrates the Horror Like Nothing Else.
  What they saw forced them to quit.
• Which Organ in the Body Produces Glucagon?
  Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for April 2, 2026.