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Lethal injection may have been easier for observers, but not necessarily more humane for the prisoner.

The president's Justice Department tried to "coerce" a group of top Democrats. A Republican-appointed judge was not amused.

The conservative supermajority's move to constitutionalize "colorblindness" has sweeping implications in many other areas of the law.

Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for June 22, 2026.

America didn't start with the Declaration of Independence.

Sen. Murphy on why a local grocery store owner meant everything to his grandma--and rebuilding that kind of community could transform American politics.

Justice Gorsuch on the day-drinking habits of the founders and why your evening gummy is totally fine.

Even for 2026, this is really on the nose.

Test your knowledge of this week's big stories.

Plus some primary upsets from the week.