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The 6-year-old boy has leukemia and missed medical appointments while being held in detention, where his mother watched her son's health deteriorate.

From national parks to national security, cuts will hit home.

It's terrible for America's long-term health.

The thing that may have saved Diddy is that these were tricky-to-prove federal charges instead of more straightforward state charges.

The court will not write Trump's deportation policy. But it may write the rule that makes it unstoppable.

This move was an astonishing corrective to a term drowning in calculated political maneuvering over legitimate judging.

Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for July 3, 2025.

A former DHS official is worried that things could get ugly.

Budget hawks hate the deficit increase, while moderates hate the attack on the social safety nets--but everyone hates the One Big Beautiful Bill.