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Where the Trump Tweets Began

How Trump’s use of social media influences politics.

Virginia Heffernan

Jurisprudence

Oct. 23 2018 5:50 AMIs the Assault on Voting Rights Getting Worse, or Are We Just Noticing It More?Richard L. Hasen

The Slatest

Oct. 22 2018 9:24 PMThe Crushing Dumbness of Donald TrumpElliot Hannon

Politics

Oct. 22 2018 6:17 PM“I’m Not a Debate. I Shouldn’t Be a Debate.”Trans activists gather in protest of leaked Trump administration draft memo proposing denial of trans existence under Title IX.Christina Cauterucci

Jurisprudence

Oct. 22 2018 5:12 PMHow the Trump Administration’s Radical New Definition of “Sex” Would Legalize Anti-LGBTQ DiscriminationMark Joseph Stern

The Slatest

Oct. 22 2018 4:48 PMTrump Is Promising A “Middle Class Tax Reduction” And Everyone Is ConfusedMatthew Zeitlin

Interrogation

Oct. 22 2018 2:59 PMMcKinsey’s Saudi Arabia Scandal Exposes the Consulting Industry’s Achilles’ HeelThe company peddles influence without responsibility, says the author of a book about the firm.Isaac Chotiner

The Slatest

Oct. 22 2018 2:16 PMTurkey Has Been Masterfully Driving the Khashoggi CrisisJoshua Keating

The Slatest

Oct. 22 2018 11:08 AMAndrew Gillum and Ron DeSantis Met for the First Time Ever Last Night. They Didn’t Like Each Other.Josh Voorhees

War Stories

Oct. 22 2018 10:44 AMTrump’s Missile MisfireThe president is rewarding the Russians for their bad behavior by pulling out of a key treaty.Fred Kaplan

Politics

Oct. 21 2018 10:12 PMThe Misreading of Ted CruzThe Texas senator doesn’t win in spite of being a smug, calculated, point-scoring politician. He wins because of it.Jim Newell

The Slatest

Oct. 21 2018 5:46 PMRyanair Criticized for Failing to Act During Racist Tirade That Was Caught on VideoDaniel Politi

The Slatest

Oct. 21 2018 4:45 PMI Believe Saudi ArabiaAbout everything it says.Matthew Dessem

The Slatest

Oct. 21 2018 9:45 AMTrump Questions Saudi Arabia’s Khashoggi Account, but Also Praises Crown PrinceDaniel Politi

The Slatest

Oct. 20 2018 9:30 PMSales of Lottery Tickets Soar as Mega Millions Jackpot Surges to Record $1.6 BillionDaniel Politi

The Slatest

Oct. 20 2018 4:46 PMSaudi Arabia Reportedly Groomed Twitter Employee to Spy on Accounts of DissidentsDaniel Politi

The Gist

Oct. 22 2018 9:53 PMThe NFL MafiaAmerica’s most lucrative sports league is dominated by a “very unimpressive group of inherited misfits.”Mike Pesca

The Slatest

Oct. 22 2018 6:59 PMWhat Do Leaked Memos Really Tell Us?The Trump administration’s proposals are cause for action, not despair.Aaron Mak

Oct. 22 2018 5:28 PMTrump vs. the CaravanThe president is misleading voters about the migrant caravan and what Mexico is doing to stop it.León Krauze

The Angle

Oct. 22 2018 5:08 PMThe Angle: Insufferable Jerk EditionSlate’s daily newsletter on Ted Cruz, trans erasure, and Saudi boycotts.Slate Copy Desk

Politics

Oct. 22 2018 3:30 PMWhat’s a Muslim to Do About Hajj?Saudi Arabia has turned the holy journey into a political and moral nightmare. I don’t see how I can go.Aymann Ismail

Jurisprudence

Oct. 22 2018 2:27 PMLouisiana Might Finally Get Rid of Its Century-Old, Racist Jury SystemWill it vote to join 48 other states in requiring a unanimous vote for a guilty verdict?Dillon Lowe

The Slatest

Oct. 22 2018 1:24 PMThe People Behind Davos Would Like You to Stop Calling Your Conference DavosMatthew Zeitlin

The Slatest

Oct. 22 2018 10:56 AMTrump Ramps Up Hysteria Around Migrant Caravan, Warns of “Unknown Middle Easterners”Matthew Zeitlin

The Slatest

Oct. 22 2018 9:38 AMNYPD Pulls Nearly 3,000 Body Cameras After One Bursts Into FlamesMolly Olmstead

The Slatest

Oct. 21 2018 9:32 PMMigrant Caravan Grows as it Continues Push Toward the United StatesDaniel Politi

The Slatest

Oct. 21 2018 4:54 PMRussia Threatens Retaliation After Trump Vows to Exit Landmark Nuclear Arms TreatyDaniel Politi

The Slatest

Oct. 21 2018 12:42 PMTrump Administration Is Considering New Rules to Flat Out Deny Transgender IdentityDaniel Politi

The Slatest

Oct. 21 2018 8:44 AMDetroit Police Broaden Probe Into Funeral Homes After 63 More Fetuses FoundDaniel Politi

The Slatest

Oct. 20 2018 5:37 PMAngry Diner Confronts McConnell at Restaurant, Tosses His Doggy Bag on StreetDaniel Politi

The Slatest

Oct. 20 2018 2:57 PMTrump Tells Reporter “Don’t Be a Baby” When Asked About Claim Migrants Are “Hardened Criminals”Daniel Politi