How Liberal Judges Can Use a Roberts-Invented Judicial Tool to Curb Trump
The administration’s opponents should invoke Roberts court precedents to oppose the administration’s harmful policy agenda.
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“The Rubicon Has Been Crossed”
Why Trump chose a legally dubious justification for what he’s doing in L.A.
Slate Magazine by Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern
SCOTUS Leaves The Door Open For Some Accountability For Feds. Like Maybe A Little Bit.
While authoritarianism reigned in Los Angeles,bright spots appeared at SCOTUS.
Slate Magazine by Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern
What Dads Can Do to Help Fix the Birth Rate
It’s a real problem—and it’s not just on women.
Slate Magazine by Darby Saxbe
This Weekend Clarified an Important Thing About Trump’s Place on the World Stage
The president seems to have no clear plan for the Iran–Israel war.
Slate Magazine by Fred Kaplan
Kristi Noem Understands the Assignment
How did Kristi Noem amass so much power as DHS secretary?
Slate Magazine by Mary Harris
Help! My Boyfriend’s Mom Freaks Out When I’m Polite to Waiters. But His Response Is Worse.
What’s going on with this family?
Slate Magazine by Jenée Desmond-Harris
The U.S. Attack on Iran May Have Completely Missed Its Mark. Trump and Hegseth Are Making It Worse.
Much of Iran’s enriched uranium might not have been struck by the massive bunker-busting bombs after all.
Slate Magazine by Fred Kaplan
Yes, That Big Anti-Trans Ruling Is Terrible. There’s Also a Bigger Problem.
U.S. politics are failing trans youth. We're also failing them by not talking about this more.
Slate Magazine by Jill Filipovic
Can Trump Lie His Way out of Economic Disaster? We’re Already Finding Out.
The president’s attempts to undermine the Fed’s authority are not to be taken lightly.
Slate Magazine by Nitish Pahwa
Patrick Reis Joins Slate as Politics Editor
Veteran politics editor Patrick Reis of Vox and Rolling Stone brings a wealth of experience, insights and curiosity to Slate's politics coverage.
Slate Magazine by Katie Rayford
Trump’s Lashing Out at the Media Over Iran. He Has Only Himself to Blame.
The president and Pete Hegseth have created a climate of hype and distortion.
Slate Magazine by Fred Kaplan
Trump Is Gutting LGBTQ+ Research. It’s Going to Cost Us All.
Everyone’s health is at stake.
Slate Magazine by Jerel Ezell
The Supreme Court Just Gave Trump a Free Template to Win by Losing
On Friday, the justices held that federal courts lack authority to issue universal injunctions.
Slate Magazine by Alan Trammell
Amy Coney Barrett Is Not The Centrist You Were Looking For.
A conservative supermajority so keen to gobble more power for itself, might be giving Trump the tools to override it.
Slate Magazine by Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern
The Supreme Court Crafted a Heads-I-Win, Tails-You-Lose Rule for Republican Presidents
No rationalization even required!
Slate Magazine by Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern
Republicans Are Talking About Deporting Mamdani. There’s Another Way They Could Really Hurt Him.
Trump doesn’t want to see the New York mayoral nominee ejected from American politics, but he does want to see him fail.
Slate Magazine by Brendan Ballou
The Spectacle of “Alligator Alcatraz” Is the Point
Its quick construction hardly seems sufficient, but maybe that’s the idea.
Slate Magazine by Mary Harris
It’s Certainly One Big Bill
Beautiful? Not so much.
Slate Magazine by Emily Peck, Felix Salmon, and Elizabeth Spiers
For Decades, a Treaty Contained the Threat of Nuclear Weapons. Now That’s All at Risk.
Trump did not create this situation, but he has accelerated its centrifugal forces.
Slate Magazine by Fred Kaplan
A Former ICE Official Is Worried That the Agency Is About to Go on a Hiring Spree of Proud Boys
“What self-respecting person who wants a meaningful career in law enforcement would go to work" at ICE "right now, knowing the way [it] comports itself?"
Slate Magazine by Shirin Ali
Republicans Are Trying to Turn Biden’s Autopen Use Into a Huge Scandal. Here’s the Truth.
The Biden pardon brouhaha embraces at least five sets of pardons.
Slate Magazine by Frank Bowman
Donald Trump Might Have Just Made the Epstein Story a Hundred Times Worse
Consider the risks to the president here.
Slate Magazine by Aziz Huq
Floods Are Becoming Deadlier. We Aren’t Worried Enough About It.
Flooding is getting more frequent, extreme, and hard to predict—and most of us are dangerously unaware of its risks.
Slate Magazine by Henry Grabar
Hot DORK Summer
Meme stocks are back, baby.
Slate Magazine by Emily Peck, Felix Salmon, and Elizabeth Spiers
Why Are So Many Institutions Caving to Trump?
Know when to hold ‘em, know when to fight fascism…
Slate Magazine by Mary Harris
Medicaid Made My Daughter’s Last Years Bearable. Other Parents Deserve the Same.
The day I enrolled in Medicaid, I arrived at the welfare office carrying a designer bag.
Slate Magazine by Maria Kefalas
A Federal Judge Just Called Out the Trump Administration for Lying to the Supreme Court
Almost as soon as Trump returned to the White House, the Justice Department began lying to federal courts in an effort to conceal its flagrant lawbreaking.
Slate Magazine by Mark Joseph Stern
The Case for Retaining Faith in Courts That Trump Is Slowly Corrupting
These three judges give reason for hope.
Slate Magazine by Mark Joseph Stern
Florida’s Latest Death Penalty Innovation Is Absolutely Horrifying
If the law remains in place, other death penalty states may be tempted to follow suit.
Slate Magazine by Austin Sarat
I Responded to One of the Spam Texts From a “Recruiter”—Then Took the Job. It Got Weirder Than I Could Have Imagined.
The story of “Cathy,” my scammer.
Slate Magazine by Alexander Sammon
If You Think Men Are in Crisis Now … Just Wait
Men may be less well equipped, in many ways, to weather the societal shifts on the horizon.
Slate Magazine by Jill Filipovic
I Went to the Most Popular, Controversial Comedy Show in America. Now I See Why No One Can Stay Away.
Even I can no longer deny the radical power of Kill Tony.
Slate Magazine by Luke Winkie
How Trump Could Be Setting Up the Next Financial Crisis
Private equity and credit firms need new investors. This is where Donald Trump—and you—comes in.
Slate Magazine by Brendan Ballou
They Afflict 40 Percent of the Population. No One Takes Them Seriously.
A new book explores the science behind the suffering.
Slate Magazine by Laura Miller
We Asked Pete Hegseth if Women Should Have the Right to Vote. The Answer Was Unsettling.
We really, really didn't expect this.
Slate Magazine by Molly Olmstead
The Best Way to Fix the Senate? Abolish It.
It’s a profoundly antidemocratic institution. Why do we put up with it?
Slate Magazine by Osita Nwanevu
It Claimed to Be One of the Most Successful Rehabs in the U.S. Patients Preferred Prison.
Its tactics recall North Korean brainwashing techniques.
Slate Magazine by Shoshana Walter
Trump Just Launched a New Assault on D.C.’s Home Rule. It’s Brazenly Illegal.
On Thursday, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi launched arguably the most lawless assault on the District of Columbia in its 52 years of home rule.
Slate Magazine by Mark Joseph Stern
The Rise of Crypto-Based Wrench Attacks
Wealthy crypto holders are being targeted for their digital funds with IRL violence.
Slate Magazine by Emily Peck, Felix Salmon, and Elizabeth Spiers
How Bankers Effectively Saved (and Warped) New York City.
Jonathan Mahler’s new book, The Gods of New York describes a pivotal four years in New York City’s history.
Slate Magazine by Emily Bazelon
What Should Democrats Actually Stand For in 2025? I Have Some Suggestions.
Some perhaps embarrassingly earnest thoughts about what the party should stand for.
Slate Magazine by Ben Mathis-Lilley
Millennials Are Dying at an Alarming Rate. We Have a Few Ideas as to Why.
America is not a good place to be an early adult.
Slate Magazine by Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, Andrew Stokes, and Jacob Bor
The CDC Under Fire
Big Balls gets carjacked and the troops come out. The CDC gets shot 500 times and Trump doesn’t even mention it.
Slate Magazine by Lizzie O’Leary
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That New York Fraud Ruling Was Not Nearly the Trump Victory It’s Being Billed As
This week, major news outlets blasted out “breaking news” banners to announce an apparently major victory for Donald Trump.
Slate Magazine by Shirin Ali
We Must Grudgingly Admit That Gavin Newsom Did Something That Worked
America’s most annoying Democrat may be on to something here.
Slate Magazine by Ben Mathis-Lilley
Juries Desperately Need More Moms. Here’s How to Make That Happen.
Abraham Lincoln once said that “the greatest service of citizenship is jury duty.”
Slate Magazine by Michelle Mikhels
The Brutal Curse on Tiffany Trump Remains Very Much Intact
In this edition, her allegedly grifting new husband.
Slate Magazine by Heather Schwedel
I’ve Never Been an AC Person. But This Summer, Something Changed.
It takes a degree of cognitive dissonance to blast the AC. Such is the American way.
Slate Magazine by Franklin Schneider
How Much Would You Pay to Find a Spouse? One Woman Is Offering $100K.
Need $100K? Aella will make it rain—if you find her a needle-in-a-haystack husband.
Slate Magazine by Christina Cauterucci
Gavin Newsom’s Social Media Gamble
The California governor has started tweeting in the style of Donald Trump to ridicule the president and promote his new redistricting effort in California.
Slate Magazine by Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay
Why Are Republicans Intent on Suppressing Their Own Voters?
Hint: It has a lot to do with Donald Trump’s delusions.
Slate Magazine by Jacob Kenswil
Trump Took the Boos. Alcaraz Took the Trophy.
The president drew the ire of Queens before Carlos Alcaraz won the U.S. Open once again.
Slate Magazine by Alex Kirshner, Ben Lindbergh, and Lindsay Gibbs
The Way to Stop Autocratic Slide Is Staring Us in the Face
There has been accelerating doomer sentiment in recent days that democracy may be cooked.
Slate Magazine by Dahlia Lithwick
How the Right Is Reacting to Charlie Kirk’s Death
Many were quick to immediately frame Kirk’s death as an indictment of the left.
Slate Magazine by Molly Olmstead
The Charlie Kirk Video Was Inescapable Online. It’s Proof of Something Dark.
Violence is the ultimate trending topic.
Slate Magazine by Lizzie O’Leary
How a Murder in Charlotte Shaped Reactions to Charlie Kirk’s Killing
The ways the two deaths were shown—and withheld—reveals the uneasy role of violent video in our digital lives.
Slate Magazine by Henry Grabar
There’s a Legal Loophole That Trump Can Wield Against Any Naturalized Citizen
It is virtually impossible to obtain a green card without making some kind of misrepresentation during the application process.
Slate Magazine by Benjamin Harville
Who’s Winning the War on Higher Education?
With Trump threatening federal funding and students filming classrooms, it’s pressure from above and below.
Slate Magazine by Mary Harris
Trump’s Getting His Economy. Yikes.
Incoherent tariffs, foreign companies watching their workers arrested—interest rate cuts can’t heal this.
Slate Magazine by Mary Harris
How SCOTUS’ Affirmative Action Decision Fundamentally Changed College Campuses.
The Department of Justice has reached a new low.
Slate Magazine by Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern
Have We Reached Peak AI Bubble?
NVIDIA has announced a $100 billion investment in OpenAI to build out data centers that use its chips.
Slate Magazine by Emily Peck, Felix Salmon, and Elizabeth Spiers
What, Exactly, Is One Battle After Another About? Seeing It Twice Provided Some Answers.
The director’s latest masterpiece is deliberately disorienting. Seeing it twice clarified a few things.
Slate Magazine by Sam Adams
Trump Just Promoted One of the Nation’s Cruelest Conspiracy Theories
Why did the president post a fake video of himself shilling a fake medical cure? Let's get into it.
Slate Magazine by Molly Olmstead
Someone Really Wants You to Believe Barron Trump Is Extremely Hot to the Ladies
The 19-year-old scion's allegedly robust love life has made another alarming incursion into the press.
Slate Magazine by Heather Schwedel
SCOTUS Is About To Make Trump’s Dreams Come True
From voting rights to trans rights, presidential powers and beyond, the new Supreme Court term is a win-win for the court’s conservatives, and Trump.
Slate Magazine by Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern
He’s One of ESPN’s Most Popular Hosts. It’s Bizarre That He’s Pivoting to Right-Wing Politics.
He built a sports empire on ESPN. Now he wants to see if it’ll win him an Alabama Senate seat.
Slate Magazine by Alex Kirshner
I Have the Worst Nighttime Habit a Husband Can Have. The Solution Looked Different Than I Expected.
My wife has had enough.
Slate Magazine by Andrew Zaleski
Gaza Ceasefire Brings Relief and Uncertainty About Future Peace
The war wouldn’t have been as brutal without Trump, but it wouldn’t have ended without him either.
Slate Magazine by David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson
He Was the Most Acclaimed Novelist of His Generation. He Won the Nobel. He Was Worse Than Anyone Knows.
“The greatest American author ever” wrote a book that changed everything. The damning backstory is only becoming clear now.
Slate Magazine by Alec Nevala-Lee
One of Biden’s Most Disastrous Decisions Is Finally Coming Home to Roost
This is a bad time to give Trump de facto control of one of the most popular social media apps in history—and that’s exactly what Biden did.
Slate Magazine by Alex Kirshner
The Most Iconic Parents’ Rights Group Is Done With Running for School Board
Charlie Kirk’s name, of course, was on everyone’s lips.
Slate Magazine by Laura Pappano
What to Make of Trump’s Wild Nuclear Threat
Let's break this down, sentence by sentence.
Slate Magazine by Fred Kaplan
Trump’s “Election Observers” Are a Sign of Something Much Worse on the Horizon
None of the election monitors will have much to do. That doesn't mean they’re not damaging.
Slate Magazine by Shirin Ali
How Bill Gates Gave Up On Saving the World
The tech billionaire used to be a fierce climate advocate. What changed?
Slate Magazine by Nitish Pahwa
The Supreme Court’s Tariffs Arguments Were a Bloodbath for Trump
Going into Supreme Court arguments over President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Wednesday, it was genuinely difficult to guess how the justices would rule.
Slate Magazine by Mark Joseph Stern
Gavin Newsom Just Proved It: Voters Want Democrats to Fight Fire With Fire
If Democrats and those on the left want to draw one lesson from the lopsided 64–36 victory of Proposition 50 in California, it's this.
Slate Magazine by Richard L. Hasen
DOJ Had Its First Big Hearing in a “Trump Enemy’’ Prosecution. The Judge Was Not Pleased.
Before saying more about Judge Fitzpatrick’s pushback, let’s recall why Comey made it to the top of Trump’s enemies list.
Slate Magazine by Austin Sarat
Is Special Ed Getting Left Behind?
Federal funding and the oversight office are being targeted. Will they ever come back?
Slate Magazine by Mary Harris
She’s Been Booted Out of Hollywood and Investigated by the Secret Service. When She Let Me Into Her House, I Could See Why.
"I was kind of ahead of my time," she says. "Pun intended."
Slate Magazine by Scaachi Koul
Democrats Are About to Go All In on Epstein. Will It Work?
They want the public focused on Trump’s ties to the sex-trafficking financier. But will it stick with voters?
Slate Magazine by Ben Jacobs
So Why Exactly Did Democrats Cave on the Shutdown?
The party folded at a time when polling suggested it had the upper hand. Why?
Slate Magazine by Nitish Pahwa
The Fight Against Authoritarian Creep Gets Great News From an Unlikely State
On Wednesday, the Marion County Record received a $3 million payout, topped with a written apology admitting local officials’ wrongdoing.
Slate Magazine by Shirin Ali
In the ’90s, a Prolific Bank Robber Stumped the FBI. There’s Still One Thing About Her That No One Can Figure Out.
She wore a Western hat, never spoke a word, and refused to carry a weapon.
Slate Magazine by Skip Hollandsworth
She Fights Fascism in the Place Where It’s Scariest. Here’s What She Has Learned.
Yes, they call her the “TikTok queen,” but Heidi Reichinnek insists there’s a far more important secret to her success.
Slate Magazine by Molly Olmstead
I Went to See the Future of the Democratic Party. I Found Something Far More Entertaining.
The Pod Save America bros’ convention started with a message of Democratic unity. Then things got messy.
Slate Magazine by Luke Winkie
Trump’s Ukraine Peace Plan Is Basically an Early Christmas Gift for Putin
There's one essential thing the authors of this plan fail to understand about the war.
Slate Magazine by Fred Kaplan
Bonus: SchadenFriday: Are You Fitter Than an ICE Applicant?
ICE officers hate this one weird trick (a brisk jog)!
Slate Magazine by Mary Harris
The Prosecutorial Malpractice Coming From Pam Bondi’s DOJ Is Getting Harder to Hide.
The President’s Dear Pam posts are really starting to backfire.
Slate Magazine by Dahlia Lithwick
We Need More Women in Office—Even if They’re Terrible
Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert, and Nancy Mace aren’t exactly feminist firebrands, but they didn’t need to be to defy Trump.
Slate Magazine by Jill Filipovic
It Turns Out Lindsey Halligan Was a Fake Prosecutor All Along
This fight is not over.
Slate Magazine by Mark Joseph Stern
Todd Blanche Keeps Humiliating the Department of Justice
What do you do when America’s lawyers seem to be representing the person of the president instead of the interests of the people?
Slate Magazine by Dahlia Lithwick
The GOP Planned Its Midterm Strategy Around Mamdani. Then He Met With Trump.
Prior to Trump’s meeting, Republicans had actually strategized around making Mamdani—and his Muslim background—a serious political target going forward.
Slate Magazine by Shirin Ali
Help! My Mother-in-Law Did Something Utterly Unforgivable. But My Wife Still Wants Her at Thanksgiving.
Surely this is the deal-breaker to end all deal-breakers?!
Slate Magazine by Jenée Desmond-Harris
The Supreme Court Is About to Hear a Case That Could Rewrite Internet Access
That is not a dystopian fantasy, but a real possibility raised by a case the Supreme Court will hear on Monday.
Slate Magazine by Michael P. Goodyear
Her Book About Her RFK Jr. Affair Was Always Going to Be Self-Serving. It’s So Much Worse Than That.
God, everyone sucks so much in American Canto.
Slate Magazine by Scaachi Koul
The Netflix Takeover
Netflix is buying Warner Bros. Discovery.
Slate Magazine by Emily Peck, Felix Salmon, and Elizabeth Spiers
The Supreme Court Just Took a Case That Would Have Only Recently Been Unthinkable
The case will be heard early next year.
Slate Magazine by Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern
The Best Way to View Trump’s Alarming New National Security Strategy
It’s an unserious document—but it can tell us a few things about how Trump sees the world.
Slate Magazine by Fred Kaplan
He Built a Viral ICE-Spotting App. The Government Shut It Down. Now He’s Fighting Back.
It became a lightning rod for the right—and a target for what its developer says was an attack on free speech.
Slate Magazine by Nitish Pahwa
Not China, Not Russia: Our Most Threatening Enemy is…Europe?
It’s as if the Trump administration is writing off Europe as “too woke.”
Slate Magazine by David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson
The 14th Amendment Is Being Stripped For Parts. Here’s Why.
The conservative legal project and the president are in lockstep when it comes to rolling back the protections of the 14th amendment.
Slate Magazine by Dahlia Lithwick
Why Are Democrats So Afraid to Even Mention the Source of Trump’s Political Power?
We're not doing this country any favors by steering people away from the truth.
Slate Magazine by Dahlia Lithwick
The U.S. Has a Great Warning System for Deadly Weather. Trump Wants to Destroy It.
The National Center for Atmospheric Research helps power weather and wildfire forecasts across the country. Now it’s being targeted in a presidential feud.
Slate Magazine by Marianne Lavelle
Judge Blasts ICE for “Evasive and Demonstrably False” Lies Under Oath
Judges around the country have begun to show a simmering fury at the conduct of federal agents.
Slate Magazine by Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern
Gutting Our National Parks | 2025 Year in Review
Step 1: Ruin everyone’s national park experience.
Slate Magazine by Mary Harris
My Work Just Made a Terrifying New Hire. I Fear What It Will Take to Avoid Him.
Weighing safety versus privacy.
Slate Magazine by Laura Helmuth
It’s Painfully Clear What Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is All About
Rarely has an American president been so blatant about his motives.
Slate Magazine by Fred Kaplan
Are We Over the Moon?
NASA wants to make it to the moon. Part of the problem is the desire to get to Mars.
Slate Magazine by Lizzie O’Leary
Who Is Really in Charge in Venezuela?
This isn’t actually a regime change.
Slate Magazine by Mary Harris
The New Trump-Friendly Era of CBS Evening News Unfolded in the Most Embarrassing Fashion Possible
At least the debut of the “America-loving” newscast was an apt metaphor for America right now.
Slate Magazine by Luke Winkie
What’s Next for Venezuela After Maduro? One Expert Has Some Surprising Answers.
This isn’t the next Iraq War, he says, but there’s still plenty to be concerned about.
Slate Magazine by Aymann Ismail
The Supreme Court “Rule for the Ages” That Enabled Renee Good’s Killing
Good’s killing was not an aberration. The point is that anyone can be next.
Slate Magazine by Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern
I Was in Greenland the Last Time Donald Trump Made Noise About Taking Over. This Time Feels Far Different.
“Trump,” a lifelong Greenlander said. “No good.”
Slate Magazine by Imogen West-Knights
His Cartoons Were Beloved. He Created a Gen X Icon. But His Controversies Tarnished It All.
While generations of fans may have loved “Dilbert,” its creator devolved into something unrecognizable as he embraced the MAGA age.
Slate Magazine by Nitish Pahwa
The Project of Gaslighting Us About the Renee Good Execution Video Has Been Years in the Making
Last week, the fruits of the Department of Homeland Security’s burgeoning gestapo tactics came into full view.
Slate Magazine by Julie Stone Peters
The Supreme Court Sounds More Frustrated With Trump Than Ever Before
Chief Justice John Roberts also wants to end this nonsense for once and for all.
Slate Magazine by Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern
Why Does Greenland Look So Big on the Map?
An incredibly detailed explanation of why this international nightmare came to be.
Slate Magazine by Noah Giansiracusa
Trump and Stephen Miller Want You Not to Trust Your Own Eyes
But this is exactly as bad as it looks.
Slate Magazine by Alex Kirshner
Everyone Saw CBP Kill Alex Pretti
Minneapolis is in mourning again – but still fighting back.
Slate Magazine by Mary Harris
What the Latest Epstein Documents Say About Bill Gates, Elon Musk, and Donald Trump
Three million more pages of the Epstein files dropped last week. Here’s what you need to know.
Slate Magazine by Mary Harris
The Lion King Excuse Does Not Make the Racist Donald Trump Post Any Better
Sen. Tim Scott, who is Black, called it “the most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House.”
Slate Magazine by Molly Olmstead
Democrats Had a Very Messy Week in Texas. Here’s What That Means for the Rest of the Country.
Yes, Democrats’ odds of winning a Senate seat in Texas are low, but Republicans look ready to make things interesting.
Slate Magazine by Jim Newell
The U.S. Has a Massive Advantage Over the Country I Live In. Trump Is Determined to Squander It.
Some countries have to choose between development and the environment. We don't.
Slate Magazine by Jill Filipovic
As a Teen, I Had an Eating Disorder. One Controversial Show Is to Blame.
It taught me to desire thinness—then to hide that desire.
Slate Magazine by Anna Rollins
Wait, Is Trump About to Go to War With Iran?
The president who promised an end to military misadventures in the Middle East sure looks ready to embark on a military misadventure in the Middle East.
Slate Magazine by Fred Kaplan
Trump’s Tariffs Aren’t As Dead As You Think They Are
If you’re hoping for grocery prices to go down, I’ve got some bad news.
Slate Magazine by Nitish Pahwa
John Roberts’ Rebuke of Trump’s Tariffs Is Withering, Confident, and Genuinely Encouraging
In truth, Trump’s tariffs were always on shaky legal ground
Slate Magazine by Mark Joseph Stern
Texas Is Prosecuting a Midwife for Abortion. Its Case Is Already Falling Apart.
Even charges like the ones Rojas faces can be devastating, whether or not a jury ever convicts.
Slate Magazine by Mary Ziegler
I Reminded My Husband of Our Long-Time Agreement. His Reaction Isn’t Fair.
I don't want to sneak around.
Slate Magazine by Rich Juzwiak
Mexico Has Finally Toppled a Major Drug Kingpin. What Comes Next Matters More.
El Mencho’s death is a start, but the country’s troubles run much deeper.
Slate Magazine by Mary Harris
Graham Platner Says Democratic Leaders Threatened to “Rip My Life Apart” Before He Launched His Senate Campaign
In an interview with Death, Sex & Money, Platner opened up about his life story—and what he says were threats ahead of jumping into Maine’s Senate race.
Slate Magazine by Anna Sale
For Millennials Like Me, the Iran War Feels Horribly Familiar
Most Americans, it seems, have learned something from our recent history, even if this administration has not.
Slate Magazine by Jill Filipovic
The Supreme Court’s Favorite New Excuse to Rule Against LGBTQ+ Kids
The push for parental rights doesn’t extend to all parents.
Slate Magazine by Naomi Cahn, Maxine Eichner, and Mary Ziegler
I’ve Always Known What Kind of Person My Mother Is. Unfortunately, My 3-Year-Old Has Figured It Out, Too.
Now what?
Slate Magazine by Nicole Chung
Three Years Ago, Democrats Saved Silicon Valley. Its Billionaires Would Rather You Forget That.
What should have been a humbling moment for Big Tech instead became a preview of the Dems' rocky relationship with the industry’s elite.
Slate Magazine by Alex Kirshner
It’s the Most Famous Line in NASA History. You’ve Heard It a Million Times. The Future of the Agency Now Depends on Remembering It.
The agency’s new leader is showing promise so far.
Slate Magazine by Joel Achenbach
Birthright Citizenship Is a Constitutional and Historical Fact
How much longer will birthright citizenship remain a constitutional right?
Slate Magazine by Dahlia Lithwick
Sam Alito’s Latest Reversal at the Supreme Court Is an Absolute Embarrassment
Alito offered no justification for his reversal.
Slate Magazine by Hannah Story Brown
The Alito Wing of the Supreme Court Sure Sounds Sold on Trump’s Voter Fraud Lies
Democracy is resting on a knife's edge over here.
Slate Magazine by Mark Joseph Stern
Who Needs TSA When You Have ICE?
ICE agents aren't trained to do what TSA agents do. Not even close.
Slate Magazine by David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson
Conspiracy Theories Abound After a Suspicious Spike in Oil Markets.
A flurry of activity renewed concerns about insider trading in the Trump administration.
Slate Magazine by Emily Peck, Felix Salmon, and Elizabeth Spiers
I Found the Veterans at the Huge Anti-Trump Protest. Their Views on Iran Were Revealing.
As one told me, “I’m a former war planner and I still don’t understand what we’re trying to do.”
Slate Magazine by Nick Allison
My Wife’s Ideas About Who Should Father Our Child Are Absurd. But I’ve Got a Trump Card.
Prudie says: “This is not the hill you want to die on.”
Slate Magazine by Jenée Desmond-Harris and Lizzie O’Leary
They Had to Clean Solitary Cells. What They Saw Forced Them to Quit.
It might be the worst job in all of prison.
Slate Magazine by Antoine E. Davis
Trump’s First Speech About the War With Iran Explained Absolutely Nothing
Let's take stock of just how much Trump is distorting the truth about this war.
Slate Magazine by Fred Kaplan
“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?
Slate Magazine by David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson
There’s a Clear Pattern to Who Trump Throws Under the Bus
These women’s ousters tell us something important about this president, his administration, and his movement.
Slate Magazine by Jill Filipovic
The Surprisingly Hopeful Lesson From Pam Bondi’s Failed Tenure at DOJ
The real reason Pam Bondi was fired.
Slate Magazine by Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern
My Toddler Looks Different After a Few Days With My Parents. I’m OK With It, But My Wife Is Furious.
It'll grow back!
Slate Magazine by Jamilah Lemieux
Trump Is Just Openly Threatening War Crimes
What kind of person talks like this—let alone a president at war?
Slate Magazine by Fred Kaplan
Why the New Criminal Charges Against an ICE Agent in Minneapolis Could Be a True Turning Point
There is a warrant out for agent Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr.’s arrest.
Slate Magazine by Shirin Ali
If Democrats Learn Anything from Hungary 2026, This Is What They Should Do Next
Norm Eisen explains the tools to rebuild democracy, protect elections, restore the rule of law and shut down corruption.
Slate Magazine by Dahlia Lithwick
Trump’s $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget Could Be Political Suicide for Republicans
In so many ways, this budget is a fantasy.
Slate Magazine by Fred Kaplan
Democrats Just Won Big in Virginia. A Court Could Still Take It Away.
Virginia voters delivered a major blow to Republicans on Tuesday.
Slate Magazine by Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern
Kash Patel Knows His Atlantic Lawsuit Will Fail. Here’s Why He Doesn’t Care.
Journalists should ditch dining with an administration committed to hobbling the press and the constitution.
Slate Magazine by Dahlia Lithwick
Brendan Carr Is Playing a Dangerous Game
If he can weaponize Jimmy Kimmel’s joke to punish ABC, other media companies with far less will be intimidated out of ever criticizing the president again.
Slate Magazine by Nitish Pahwa
She Was an Architect of Obama’s Iran Nuclear Deal. Now She’s Watching Trump’s War in Horror.
Wendy Sherman knows better than almost anyone that this didn’t have to happen, and that a better future was possible.
Slate Magazine by Ian Prasad Philbrick
Virginia Supreme Court Thrusts America Into Worst-Case Gerrymandering Scenario
In a 4–3 vote on Friday, the Supreme Court of Virginia struck down the gerrymandered electoral map that Virginia voters approved just a few weeks ago.
Slate Magazine by Alexis Romero
Trump Is in a Trap of His Own Making
The war with Iran has been a moral, political, and strategic failure for the United States.
Slate Magazine by Fred Kaplan
He’s the Supreme Court’s Anonymous “Nice Guy” Conservative. The Reality Is Way More Disturbing.
When I reached deep into his past, a clear story emerged.
Slate Magazine by Susan Matthews
How Liberalism Became a Dirty Word
How liberalism became a dirty word in both progressive universities and right-wing politics, and what it will take to reclaim it.
Slate Magazine by John Dickerson
Kevin (Warsh) Can Wait
The new Fed Chair is inheriting an inflation conundrum: appease Trump or hold out on rates?
Slate Magazine by Emily Peck, Felix Salmon, and Elizabeth Spiers
Two Conservatives Justices Just Took a Surprising Step to Save a Death Row Inmate’s Life. Why?
Four justices dissented, hinting at a sharp conflict behind the scenes.
Slate Magazine by Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern
Trump Has a Plan to Give Taxpayer Money Directly to His Friends—and It Still Might Not Be This Week’s Worst Political Blunder
Does anyone want to win the midterms?
Slate Magazine by Patrick Reis and Ian Prasad Philbrick
Trump Just Went Further Than Ever Before to Encourage Another Jan. 6
A slush fund is not just a slush fund.
Slate Magazine by Dahlia Lithwick
The Texas Senate Race Is Going to Be Pure Slime
It was another banner week of politics in America.
Slate Magazine by Jim Newell
How Will Trumpism End? My Recent Trip to Florida Gave Me Some Clues.
I went to the Trump National Doral Miami in search of one very large, gaudy item.
Slate Magazine by Luke Winkie
Concepts of an Iran Peace Plan
Keeping the war going just in case Eric has a wedding.
Slate Magazine by Mary Harris
Why Graham Platner’s Sexting Matters
The candidate's team keeps telling us to ignore his rough edges. These are more than rough edges.
Slate Magazine by Christina Cauterucci
He’s a Reality TV Villain and a Conservative Candidate in a Blue City. His Success Is a Warning to Democrats Everywhere.
An unlikely conservative candidate is building a movement in a blue city. Democrats helped him do it.
Slate Magazine by Alex Kirshner
Sonia Sotomayor Bluntly Exposed the Supreme Court’s Latest Voting Rights Lie
SCOTUS delivered yet another crushing blow to voting rights on Tuesday night, issuing a 6–3 decision over the shadow docket.
Slate Magazine by Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern
Is Graham Platner Too Messy to Flip Maine’s Senate Seat?
Some thought Graham Platner could be the future of the Democratic party. Now he's trying to get his campaign past another dumpster fire of his own making.
Slate Magazine by David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson
What Do We Do With the Latest Revelations About Graham Platner?
The latest revelations have left Maine's voters in an unenviable position.
Slate Magazine by Christina Cauterucci
Donald Trump Can’t Stop Giving Everyone Around Him the Same “Gifts.” I Got Some Myself—and Quickly Saw What’s Going On Here.
I understand the president better now. I hate it.
Slate Magazine by Ian Prasad Philbrick
Aren’t You Just Loving Gas Prices?
Inflation is on the rise, but the Trump administration doesn’t seem concerned.
Slate Magazine by Emily Peck, Felix Salmon, and Elizabeth Spiers
J.D. Vance’s Visit to The View Made for One of the Most Chaotic Episodes of TV I’ve Ever Seen
At least four of the six co-hosts seemed openly hostile to Vance.
Slate Magazine by Heather Schwedel
The Text of Trump’s Iran Deal Is Out. It’s Worse Than I Thought.
It’s more like a memorandum of little understanding!
Slate Magazine by Fred Kaplan
Rebuilding Community and Restoring Meaning in America
Sen. Murphy on why a local grocery store owner meant everything to his grandma—and rebuilding that kind of community could transform American politics.
Slate Magazine by Emily Bazelon
Neil Gorsuch Just Took a Wrecking Ball to a Major Religious Liberty Law
He printed out a physical copy of a binding appeals court decision from 2017 that prohibited prisons from compelling Rastafarian inmates to cut their hair.
Slate Magazine by Alexis Romero and Mark Joseph Stern
Clarence Thomas Just Gave Border Agents a Terrifying New Power
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court blessed a Kafkaesque nightmare by a 6–3 vote along the usual partisan lines.
Slate Magazine by Mark Joseph Stern
It’s the Oddest, Dirtiest Military Tradition. Pete Hegseth Would Hate It. It’s Perfect.
Miraculously, it hasn’t been canceled or banned or removed for being “too woke.”
Slate Magazine by Pat Cassels
Why Can’t America Have a Housing Bill? Because of Trump’s Signature Obsession.
The president took a win-win-win situation and found a way for everyone to lose.
Slate Magazine by Jim Newell
Trump’s Reflecting Pool Fiasco Is Actually Really Cool—if You Ask the Right People
There's a green lining to the mess.
Slate Magazine by Cara Giaimo
Why the Viral Video You Just Watched Was Probably an Advertisement
The most popular ads on social media look like anything but.
Slate Magazine by Nitish Pahwa
Please Don’t Ask Me About My European “Vacation”
What is normal toddler jet lag, and what are the early signs of heat exhaustion?
Slate Magazine by Jeremy Stahl
The Supreme Court’s New 6–3 Elections Case Was Not Nearly as Bad as Expected
As disastrous Supreme Court election cases go, Tuesday’s decision in NSRC v. FEC doesn’t make the list of complete abominations.
Slate Magazine by Richard L. Hasen
Trump Has Done Countless Bad Things to This Country. We’re Pathologically Obsessed With the Most Insignificant One.
The grimy, seemingly haunted water feature has become the unofficial mascot for Trump's destruction of America.
Slate Magazine by Christina Cauterucci
Your Electronics Are About to Get Way More Expensive
The A.I. boom and the Iran war are driving demand for chips to unprecedented levels—leading to bigger price tags for your gadgets.
Slate Magazine by Nitish Pahwa
We’re Not Doomed to Live Under the Supreme Court’s Mistakes. Here Are Five Ways Congress Can Clean Up SCOTUS’s Mess.
Congress used to overturn several opinions practically every term.
Slate Magazine by Alexis Romero
This Was the Roberts Court’s Most Shameless Term Yet
Our panel of legal experts explains why this year felt different––and way worse.
Slate Magazine by Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern
Three People to Blame for the Graham Platner Disaster
Some of the people pointing fingers are the same ones who should be taking blame.
Slate Magazine by Jim Newell