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Test your knowledge of this week's big stories.

Kamala Harris' return to Michigan this week was telling.

Remember the Hatch Act? Neither do we.

The government's line is that access is a privilege, not a right. That claim looks different applied to an entire outlet instead of an individual reporter.

Is he violating the First Amendment or clearing the competition?

Hannah-Jones' attempt to live her values backfired. But what's the alternative?

Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for Sept. 24, 2026.

President Trump and deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller have transformed America's immigration system into an astonishingly cruel deportation machine.

A proud gunowner, former heartthrob, and Democrat.

So far, federal agents have not faced consequences for their fatal interactions with the public. That can't stand.