Slate Election

The latest on the upcoming election from Slate's network of shows.

News
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What Next: How Trump Found His Lawyer
An ex-prosecutor for the Southern District of New York, Todd Blanche left one of the oldest Wall Street law firms to represent the former president.
24 min
152
Hear Me Out: Third Parties Are Saving Democracy
It’s just that their job isn’t winning (yet).
32 min
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Amicus: Twelve Jurors and One Angry Ex-President
What the first week of Trump’s hush money trial tells us about how the former President is handling his first criminal trial
35 min
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What Next: Will Abortion in Florida and Arizona...
The ghost of Roe v. Wade haunts our voting booths.
24 min
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What Next: Trump In (Criminal) Court
What to expect when a former president facing jail time appears before a jury of his peers.
22 min
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What Next: The Judge Protecting Trump
Why the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case is going nowhere.
22 min
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What Next: No Labels Is Out. But RFK Jr. Remains.
The spectre of a third-party spoiler still haunts the Democrats.
21 min
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Amicus: When Gag Orders Become Campaign-Perform...
What to do when a presidential campaign folds in the characteristics of terrorism.
36 min
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What Next: How a Democrat Flipped a Seat in Ala...
What the DNC can learn from Marilyn Lands’ victory in a deep-red state.
21 min
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What Next: Has Trump Run Out the Clock?
How the Trump team pulled out all the stops to keep him out of criminal court.
21 min
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What Next: The Trump Veepstakes Is On
Why you shouldn’t sleep on this potentially game-changing pick.
26 min
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Hear Me Out: Purity Is Poisoning the Progressiv...
Incrementalism isn’t a dirty word.
34 min
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What Next: Rep Jayapal Says the Biden Coalition...
What progressives are listening for at the State of the Union.
22 min
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Hear Me Out: The House Should Elect The President
Not we the people… at least, not directly.
41 min
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What Next: Why Adam Schiff Is Running Ads for a...
The strange, strategic race for Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat.
23 min
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A Word: Green Black Power
Climate change is already hurting Black communities. Can activists make it a political priority?
32 min
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What Next: Biden’s Commitment Problem
It’s not that Trump has an inside track—both candidates are looking at a hard road ahead.
23 min
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Hear Me Out: Horse Race Journalism Is Good, Act...
Giddy up, voters.
41 min
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What Next: War in Ukraine, Two Years In
Ukraine is running low on supplies, soldiers, and—crucially—support.
18 min
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What Next: Will Trump Take Over the RNC?
Cash-poor, on a losing streak, and firmly behind Trump, is now the time for national Republicans to change leadership?
21 min
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What Next: The Fight for George Santos’s Seat
What today’s special election in New York’s 3rd Congressional district tells us about what to expect in the fall.
24 min
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What Next: Is Biden Too Old?
The good news for Biden is that he’s not getting in trouble for mishandling documents. The bad news is why.
23 min
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What Next: How Trump Gets Kicked off the Ballot
The Constitution pretty clearly states he should be booted. Will the Supreme Court agree?
19 min
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What Next: The Media Is Missing the Trump Bump
Last time, Trump famously wasn’t good for democracy but was great for news organizations. This time, he’s neither.
22 min
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What Next: Has Trump Already Beaten Fani Willis?
The Fulton County District Attorney is mired in scandal.
20 min