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Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for Oct. 5, 2026.

In a year that's shaping up so well for Democrats, things still look dicey in Maine.

The state's only majority Black district was erased after Callais--all the more reason to run.

Once again, pollsters' inability to reach Trump voters might disappoint Democrats.

Corinna Barrett Lain on lethal injection's secrets and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse on a captured court.

It's beginning to look a lot like 2006.

Gender-responsive policing recognizes people of different genders can experience crime, victimization, and interactions with law enforcement differently.

America.gov--is this true?

Test your knowledge of this week's big stories.

We just got an unfettered view into the mind of the world's most powerful person. It's alarming, to say the least.