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

Whether or not money is the root of all evil, the root of our current American oligarchy is a single Supreme Court case.

The Trump administration is seeking to revive the old law-and-order school of thought now that it's convenient.

Minneapolis helped turn the president's pet issue into a political liability. Will he go forward with it?

FIFA's peace prize had one specific goal (no pun intended).

What it takes to defend democracy from autocracy is suddenly crystal clear.

Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for Jan. 27, 2026.

"Immigration enforcement" doesn't really seem like the top priority anymore.

ICE agents, like all federal agents, are protected by qualified immunity.

Watching federal agents gun down Alex Pretti seems to have changed a few Democrats' minds about more money for ICE.