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A Seat on Trump's "Board of Peace" Costs $1 Billion. Guess Who Gets the Money. Fred Kaplan

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The Inspiring New Movie About Standing Up To an Immigration Raid -- Sam Adams

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People Love to "Just Ask Questions" About This Controversial Issue in Sports. Here's How to Answer Them Once and for All. -- Julie Kliegman

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Immigration Agents Are Killing and Abusing People. So Civilians Are Turning to a Controversial Tool to Find Justice. -- Indy Scholtens

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One Supreme Court Case Is Most Responsible for Our Oligarchy. It's Not the One You Think. -- Richard L. Hasen

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The MAGA Faithful Who Criticized Trump for His Gun Comments Are Already Backing Down -- Shirin Ali

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The Most Unexpected Tech Choice I've Made Worked Shockingly Well -- Amanda Zuckerman Klarsfeld

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Marvel's New Show Illustrates Exactly Where Disney Is in Its Efforts to Win Back Fans -- Nadira Goffe

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I Spent 12 Hours in the Parking Lot Where Donald Trump's Darkest Work Is Unfolding. They're Hoping You Don't Notice. -- Alexander Sammon

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A High-Society Lawyer and a Hedge Funder Got Divorced. The Result Is the Best Memoir I've Read in Some Time. -- Scaachi Koul

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It's Long Been Considered One of the Most Mysterious Places in the World. The Answer Was Hiding in Plain Sight. -- Laura Miller

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One Generation Is Showing More Longevity on the Charts Than Any Other. It's Not the Boomers. -- Chris Molanphy -- Don't even mention Gen X.

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I Study Male Caregivers. I Recognized Something in Alex Pretti. -- Haley Swenson -- And his fellow nurses did, too.

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true - Barron Trump Got Involved in a Bizarre Criminal Case. His Calls to Police Are Telling. Heather Schwedel

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Slate Mini Crossword for Jan. 28, 2026 -- Kavin Pawittranon

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Slate Crossword: Quadruple Awards for Triple Threats (Five Letters) -- Tim Croce

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true - What It Takes to Defend Democracy From Autocracy Is Suddenly Crystal Clear - Dahlia Lithwick - What it takes to defend democracy from autocracy is suddenly crystal clear.

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Stephen Miller Had a Dream. It's Dying in Minnesota. -- Jim Newell

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