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Bobby Pulido isn't your typical Democrat.

Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for Sept. 28, 2026.

The speech, press, and assembly protections of the First Amendment are central pillars of our constitutional order.

The race was supposed to be a foregone conclusion. It's anything but.

An issues candidate vs. a candidate with some issues.

These races weren't supposed to be close. Now they very much are.

First Amendment expert Jameel Jaffer on why this is a break-the-glass moment for press freedom in America.

Their decision hinges on the Trump administration and GOP-led states actually following the law.

He announced that his planned 250-foot triumphal arch between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery would become a "Military Complex."

Trump tends to make this mistake with authoritarians whose power he admires and envies.