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Monday, October 19, 2026 3:26 PM ET

Slate - Top Stories

Yes, Congress Can Charge Donald Trump With Murder - Frank Bowman

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I Think I Know the Real Reason Elon Musk Unveiled the Flying Tesla -- Matthew DeBord

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Bend, Oregon Felt Incredibly Safe. Until a 16-Year-Old Went to an Elementary School With a Gun. -- Jenni Gritters

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An Increasing Number of Men Are Taking On a Once Female-Coded Household Chore -- Luke Winkie

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Her Debut Novel Was a Bestseller and a Hit TV Show. Her Follow-Up Is Just as Charming. -- Laura Miller

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Diners Are Increasingly Making a Request That Drives Servers Crazy. But You Can't Argue With the Reason Behind It. -- Maggie Hennessy

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There's an Ingredient in Your Fridge With a Hidden Potential for Greatness. You Just Have to Follow This Simple Preparation. -- Daniel Seifert

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It Was Elon Musk All Along -- Jim Newell

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Will the Supreme Court Actually Listen to Ketanji Brown Jackson on Her Biggest Expertise? -- Alexis Romero

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The Supreme Court's Right Flank Wants to Give You Fewer Privacy Rights Than a Famous Judge -- Madiba K. Dennie

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Critics Hate (Hate Hate Hate Hate) Taylor Swift's New Songs, but One of Them Is a Monster Hit -- Chris Molanphy

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Nathan Fielder's New Movie Is Already a Phenomenon, but the Biggest Twist Has Been Saved Until Now -- Sam Adams

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Netflix and Disney Are Scrambling to Survive -- Nitish Pahwa

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Trump Is So Desperate to Lower Gas Prices That He's Throwing a Key U.S. Ally Under the Bus -- Ian Prasad Philbrick

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Katie Zacharia Did the Only Thing Trump Can't Tolerate -- Heather Schwedel

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The Original Sin of Trump's Presidency Is Coming Back to Bite Him -- Ian Prasad Philbrick

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true - how to do it - I'm Having Incredible Sex With a New Woman. But I Feel Terrible About What I'm Doing to Her.

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care and feeding -- Our Daughter Is a 10-Year-Old Bully. My Wife's Taking Her Punishment Way Too Far.

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pay dirt -- My Husband and I Hashed Out Our Estate Plans. He Has an Odd Request.

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dear prudence - My Partner and I Were Publicly Arguing at the Grocery Store. Then Someone Said the Perfect Thing to Snap Us Out of It.

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Jenée Desmond-Harris -- My Wife and Our Neighbor Got Into a Screaming Match. She Didn't Know She Would Forever Regret What She Said.

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Rich Juzwiak -- The Father of My Child Is Into Men. He Says We Can Get Married—On One Painful Condition.

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Arionne Nettles -- My Son's Aunt Surprised Him With Expensive Pokémon Cards. My Wife Is Not So Happy About That.

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Ilyce Glink -- My Wife Makes Six Times What I Make. I Plan to Change That By Training for a New Career—But There's a Catch.

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Laura Helmuth -- I Got Uninvited to My Friend's Fancy Dinner Parties With People Who Could Transform My Career. My Husband Is to Blame.

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A Controversial Comedian Called Women "Whores" on SNL. What Truly Makes It Terrible Isn't Just That It Was Offensive. -- Nadira Goffe -- If you're going to insult an entire group of people in the name of "comedy," at least make it funny?

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I'm Going To Hunt Meta's AI Muse For Sport -- ICYMI

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The New Sense and Sensibility Is a Different Kind of Jane Austen Movie. I Loved It. -- Rebecca Onion

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In the 1960s, a Shocking Event Brought Queer Life to National Attention for the First Time. It's Not the One You Think. -- Timothy Stewart-Winter -- If the name Walter Jenkins doesn't ring a bell, it should.

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true - One Big Thing Connects Sam Alito's Recent Comments About Roe v. Wade and the "Cornell Seven" Dahlia Lithwick - Women's rights are just "abstract" to the justice.

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The Independent Who Might Cost the GOP the Senate -- What Next

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You've heard that grit matters. But is grit alone the secret to success? -- John Dickerson

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What Would You Do With a Bavette? Ray Hamel

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