23+ hour, 31+ min ago   (329+ words) Welcome to this week’s historic edition of the Surge, here in our brand-new home. Do you like the imported marble floors and silk window treatments? We’ll tell ya, it was a real hassle getting those through the Strait of Hormuz....

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (300+ words) OK, let’s start with the obvious: Which party is going to win? Doesn’t that mean that Democrats are a shoo-in? So what’s the catch? Got it. What else? So you’re saying Republicans have a chance? To be clear, it would…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1559+ words) Slate The first time I remember hearing Barack Obama’s name was in late 2006 or early 2007. I was sitting in seventh grade social studies, where we were encouraged to discuss current events. “I think he’s going to run for president,” our…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (265+ words) This is the second in a series of articles, “Try, Try Again?,” drawn from my new book—Great and Dangerous Offences: The Case For (and Against) Impeaching Trump a Third Time—due out in early 2027. To understand how Trump has…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (233+ words) Welcome to this week’s edition of the Surge, Slate’s politics newsletter that has no time for a joke right here because we have important business to discuss. Starting next week, the Surge is going to look different: sleeker and fresher…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (442+ words) As elections go, Massachusetts hasn’t been the most suspenseful of places for a while now; whichever Democrat wins tonight is a virtual lock to win this fall. But it’s about to deliver another data point in the Democrats’ internal debate…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (267+ words) The Trump administration won a victory at the Supreme Court last Monday in its campaign to overhaul mail voting before the midterms. By Thursday, though, much of the plan was blocked again. The speed of that reversal makes it tempting…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (811+ words) For a time, after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a civil war between the states on reproductive rights seemed inevitable. Red-state attorneys general threatened out-of-state doctors with criminal charges and lawsuits; blue states responded with shield laws that aimed…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (89+ words) The Dems might—at last—be in array. Since losing the 2024 presidential election, Democrats have been doing a lot of finger pointing. But with the midterms this fall, it’s time to stop pointing and start saying what you actually believe…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (123+ words) The popular “contract-trading platforms” have election workers worried about our electoral system - and their lives. Hundreds of millions of dollars, desperation for insider info, fury and accusations of conspiracy when it doesn’t go your way—is this gambling or elections?...