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El-Sayed's Victory in Michigan Was Much Closer Than Anyone Predicted. What Does That Mean for What Comes Next? -- Jim Newell

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We Have Found the Only Correct Interpretation of Last Night's Election Results - In the Fight for the Democratic Party's Soul, Both Sides Are Losing - Who's Winning the Fight for the Democrats' Soul? Maybe Nobody. Abdul El-Sayed Had a Confusing Night Last Night. So Did Progressives Everywhere. document.getElementById('cmsg8j0xs004rqemd1htoictp@published') .querySelectorAll('span[data-promoline-variant]') [Math.floor(Math.random() * 4)].hidden = false - Abdul El-Sayed Had a Confusing Night Last Night. So Did Progressives Everywhere. Ian Prasad Philbrick

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The GOP Thinks Relitigating the Pandemic Will Help Them in the Midterms. They Might Have One Small Point Here. Molly Olmstead

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The Tech Luxury That Kylie Jenner and Taylor Swift Can Both Afford—and You Can't -- Steffi Cao

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House of the Dragon Has Done the Impossible -- Jenny G. Zhang

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The Left Needs to Start Saying One Simple Word if They Want to Win -- Luke Winkie

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The New Season of Ted Lasso Is Actually ... Good? -- Sam Adams

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A Genius Recipe Has Solved Everything Wrong With Potato Salad. So Why Does No One Know About It? -- Danny Palumbo

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It's Not Too Late for Congress to Undo One of the Worst Supreme Court Decisions of the Last Term -- Elora Mukherjee

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Athlete Who Changed His Name to His Jersey Number (Nine Letters) -- Quiara Vasquez

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Slate Mini Crossword for Aug. 5, 2026 -- Kavin Pawittranon

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Who Was the Brutal Military Dictator of Chile From 1973 to 1990? -- Ray Hamel

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The Sordid Moreno-Miller Affair Tells Us Everything We Need to Know About How the GOP Sees Women -- Jill Filipovic

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How the Legal Mastermind of Trump's Most Damaging Policies Stays Anonymous -- Christopher Lewis

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We Just Saw What Happens to Trump Officials Who Dare to Tell the Truth. It's Not Pretty. -- Patrick Reis

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Trump's "Historic Breakthrough" in Gaza Was Short-Lived -- Fred Kaplan

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A.J. Daulerio -- My Husband Said He Caught Our Nanny Doing Something Horrific on the Nanny Cam. When I Checked the Footage, That's Not What I Saw.

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Kristin Wong -- I Think My Brother Is Trying to Steal the Family Business. My Parents Refuse to Get Involved.

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true - Democrats Have Been Stuck on the Same Question for 10 Years. This Year's Biggest Primary Could Finally Give Them the Answer. Jim Newell - We've seen this movie before.

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