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The party is spending its summer mired in a series of acrimonious primaries. Will it hurt them when it's time to take on Republicans?

The rationale behind Trump's plane switch and whether an alternative could have protected the president without putting journalists in harm's way.

This must have been an embarrassing moment for the vice president.

The possibility of executing the innocent has gone a long way to change the national conversation about the death penalty.

Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for Aug. 13, 2026.

This week's Executive Dysfunction.

"Give America Measles Again!"

Another Midwestern primary, but the opposite result. What does it all mean?

Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for Aug. 12, 2026.

I've never had any use for U.K. political tradition. Until now.