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We’re Pretty Sure We Know Who’s Going to Win the House

Well, That Was One Way for Ivanka Trump and Her Niece to Spend the Weekend

Heather Schwedel

Ivanka Trump Has Declined to Wreak Havoc in Trump 2.0. She’s Managed a Real Doozy 6,000 Miles Away.

Imogen West-Knights

Jared Kushner’s Incompetence Was on Full Display This Weekend

Fred Kaplan

What Was in the Mind of the Holdout Juror in the Lindsay Clancy Trial?

Jill Filipovic

Books

After 40 Years, a Long-Lost Book by One of Our Most Beloved Authors Is Finally Back in Print—and Worth Reading

Rebecca Onion

A New Book Has Been Called “the Novel of the Decade, if Not the Century.” It Really Is a Masterpiece.

Laura Miller

Trumpworld

Trump Has Brutalized Blue States in His Second Term. There’s a Way for Democrats to Fight Back.

Frank Bowman

Republicans’ Plan for the Midterms: Bet on Trump Caring About Someone Other Than Himself

Jim Newell

Slate Games

Slate Crossword: Tree Whose Name Is 75 Percent of a Certain Muppet’s (Three Letters)

Slate Mini Crossword for Sept. 9, 2026

Who Was the Victor in the Battle of Marathon?

Ray Hamel

It Was a Neighborhood That Defined Millennials. A New Breed of Transplants Has Made It So Much Worse.

Steffi Cao

A Controversial New Technology Is Transforming Users’ Lives in a Profound Way. Should It Be Trusted?

Bella Sayegh

Health & Wellness

I’ve Lost Weight and Kept It Off in a Simple Way for 10 Years. No One Likes It—Maybe Not Even Me.

Heather Schwedel

It’s Been Downloaded by Millions. It’s Supposed to Make You Happier. Does It Really Work?

Sara Jin Li

I Have a Radical Idea for a New Holiday. Moms, Mark Your Calendars.

Shannon Palus

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care and feeding

My Daughter’s Teacher Has Devised a Ridiculous “Points System.” What She’s Rewarding Isn’t Right.

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My Mom Wants Me to Invite a Kid to Our Child-Free Wedding. I Have a Legitimate Excuse Not to.

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My Wife and I Made a Risky Decision About Our Male Friend. It Tore Our Friend Group In Half.

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My Young Colleague Has an Eye-Raising Approach to What She Wears to the Office. That’s Not Even the Worst of It.

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My Sister Doesn’t Want My Wife at Her Wedding. She’s Threatened By Her Stunning Good Looks.

Kristin Wong

Our Friends All Have the Same Complaint About the Future. They Don’t Know We Can’t Relate.

Jenée Desmond-Harris

I’ve Let My Friends Believe a Lie About Me. It’s For a Good Reason, But the Guilt Is Gnawing at Me.

Ivanka Trump—and Everyone Else—Sees One European Country as the Next Mediterranean Tourist Mecca. I Went to See Why People Are So Mad.

Imogen West-Knights

Jared Kushner’s Incompetence Was on Full Display This Weekend

Fred Kaplan

Trump Has Brutalized Blue States in His Second Term. There’s a Way for Democrats to Fight Back.

The Trump administration has actively discriminated against “blue” states by systemically withholding money. That's not the worst part.

Frank Bowman

Well, That Was One Way for Ivanka Trump and Her Niece to Spend the Weekend

The horse video that ignited an all-American firestorm.

Heather Schwedel

Culture

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Hulu’s Breakout Hit Features a Trio of Sterling Performances. But One Stands Above the Rest.

Rebecca Onion

Quincy Tyler Bernstine, as FBI agent Nora, steals the show on Furious.

We Make a Podcast. But We Don’t Know What “Podcast” Means Anymore.

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Back-To-School Has Parents Scrambling Online

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Rebecca Onion

A New Book Has Been Called “the Novel of the Decade, if Not the Century.” It Really Is a Masterpiece.

Laura Miller

Yes, Having a Boyfriend Is Embarrassing

ICYMI

The Last Time a Black American Man Reached a Grand Slam Final Was 30 Years Ago. He’s Watching This One Very Closely.

Takashi Williams

Tech & Business

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It Was a Neighborhood That Defined Millennials. A New Breed of Transplants Has Made It So Much Worse.

Steffi Cao

There’s a New Report on Cosmetic Plastic Surgery. What’s in It Could Change How You Think About Going Under the Knife.

Anna Gibbs

It’s Been Downloaded by Millions. It’s Supposed to Make You Happier. Does It Really Work?

Sara Jin Li

Life

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My Parents Had a Style of Cooking That Was Efficient, Reliable, and Adequate. We Could Really Benefit From It Today.

Jessica Furseth

Let my little experiment help lighten the dinner load.

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Slate Mini Crossword for Sept. 9, 2026

Slate Crossword: Tree Whose Name Is 75 Percent of a Certain Muppet’s (Three Letters)

Well, That Was One Way for Ivanka Trump and Her Niece to Spend the Weekend

Heather Schwedel

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Judge Blocks Trump Mail-Ballot Order, Calls Out DOJ’s “Cynical” Attempt to Misread Supreme Court Ruling

Robyn Nicole Sanders

Judge Indira Talwani took the justices at their word.

We’re Pretty Sure We Know Who’s Going to Win the House

Democrats Keep Looking for the “Next Obama.” They Should Do This Instead.