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• Here’s How—and Where—It Could All Go Wrong for Democrats
  The road to winning the Senate runs through Maine. Gulp.
• The Antidote to Our Anti-Democratic Supreme Court
  Why waiting for Justice Alito to retire isn't a strategy, and what Congress could do instead.
• There’s a Reason Pete Hegseth Chose the Fort Hood Shooter for His Grotesque Publicity Stunt
  A brutal public execution will not bring honor to the American military or to this country.
• The Saving Grace of Trump’s Revenge Tour
  The president has launched two more efforts to turn his delusions into criminal charges for his enemies.
• Kathy Hochul Says New York Needs to Close the “Cornell Seven” Loophole. That’s False.
  To be clear, there are no intoxication or consent “loopholes” in New York sexual assault law.
• Bonus: What Cornell Says About “Duty Of Care”
  There’s a wide gulf between the public’s reaction and the environment that could’ve let this happen.
• A House Candidate Says She Was Raped While Campaigning. It’s a Horrific Account—and an Urgent One.
  Bernadette Greene-Placentia says she has lived through an experience that women everywhere have to fear.
• Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate Senior Writer? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.
  Test your knowledge of this week’s big stories.
• Florida Is About to Kill My Friend. I Hope the Executioners Read This First.
  Years ago I was a lawyer for William Reaves, who will soon be put to death in Florida.
• The Latest Example of Trumpworld’s Corruption Is Pretty Funny. It’s Also Really Bad.
  Corruption is contagious, and Trump’s is spreading.
• Republicans Have the Cash, but Democrats Have the Atmosphere
  Republicans are shifting money from North Carolina to Kansas as Democrats keep adding targets. The hosts debate whether the wider map is real or a feint.
• What Is the Sum of a Gross and a Score?
  Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for Oct. 8, 2026.
• Trump Found a New Way to Do Family Separation Without the Backlash
  Family separation has become just another devastating consequence of the president’s mass deportation agenda.
• American Alliances Can Outlast Trump. But They Might Not Survive What Comes After Him.
  After Trump, will America's friends still want to be our friends?
• What Happens After a Blue Wave
  Waves crash up the shoreline--then they go back.
• Which U.S. President Co-Wrote the Federalist Papers With Alexander Hamilton and John Jay?
  Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for Oct. 7, 2026.
• A Progressive Democrat Tried to Woo MAHA Republicans. The Early Response Is Revealing.
  In theory, there's plenty for MAHA voters to like about a progressive Democrat. There's one big problem.
• What Pablo Torre Is Finding Out
  People want to believe sports are fair, but in politics? Well, we'd LIKE to...
• Christa Pike’s Botched Execution Was Even More Gruesome Than We’ve Been Led to Believe
  Last week, six members of the United States Supreme Court blessed a cruel and unusual horror show at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville.
• Meet the GOP Boogeymen
  A generational change in politics is here. Just ask Hasan Piker and Adam Mockler.
• Anti-Abortion Activists Finally Overreached at the Supreme Court
  Abortion is back at the Supreme Court.
• One Vulnerable Group Is Again in the Supreme Court’s Crosshairs More Than Others
  Across those cases, a troubling pattern emerges.
• The Supreme Court’s Shattered Precedents Are Coming Back to Haunt It
  It will not be the last time we see how hard it is to pick up all the pieces.
• Angela Lansbury, Tyne Daly, and Patti LuPone All Won Tony Awards for Best Actress in Which Broadway Musical?
  Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for Oct. 6, 2026.
• I Watched Abdul El-Sayed in a Room With Black Voters—and Saw Why He’s Had Trouble With Them
  Inside one room on a recent Saturday afternoon, I saw the problem at work.

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