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They just won't let it go.

And we got a chilling insight this week into how the Trump administration thinks about immigrants.

The shelling of Fort Sumter began the first night of Passover, 1861.

The story of Cop City is both deeply local and intensely emblematic of national trends.

How can I protect my in-laws from the carnage?

Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for April 10, 2025.

Call it a “citizen’s impeachment.”

"Trump is back!” they screamed, apparently unaware that the tariffs were his idea in the first place.

"Trump is back!” they screamed, apparently unaware that the tariffs were his idea in the first place.

Does that mean we’re out of the woods, though, tariff-wise? Hahaha, no. No.

They are hairier than mine!

A Goofy Movie’s legacy, and its making, are explored in a new Disney+ documentary about the animated film.

Ready for some wordplay? Sharpen your skills with Slate’s puzzle for April 9, 2025.

She needs to get out of her comfort zone.

From the “Brokey” challenge to the Kombucha Girl, is it fair for a company to fire someone just because they go viral?

Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for April 9, 2025.

The foreign policy deportability ground was introduced into immigration law in 1990.

Hollywood punts on the question of “redemption” and leaving the moral question to the fans.

What will Pride look like in the post-Rainbow Capitalism era?

The party has moved from Florida beaches to our television sets to Instagram reels, but spring break seems to be here to stay.

It’s not Sex and the City.

At every step, the federal government’s conduct has been legally questionable.

I swore I'd never do it!

People are constantly asking me how long I’ll live abroad. I don’t have an answer.