FHFA director Bill Pulte convinced Trump to back 50-year mortgages with some posterboard and a photo of FDR. Slate Money hosts Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck, discuss why Trump’s post about 50-year mortgages angered conservatives – officials and voters alike – and why they’re more of a hindrance than a solution to the housing crisis. ⁠ ⁠ Watch the entire episode now on YouTube. 🔗 in bio. | Slate.com
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FHFA director Bill Pulte convinced Trump to back 50-year mortgages with some posterboard and a photo of FDR. Slate Money hosts Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck, discuss why Trump’s post about 50-year mortgages angered conservatives – officials and voters alike – and why they’re more of a hindrance than a solution to the housing crisis. ⁠ ⁠ Watch the entire episode now on YouTube. 🔗 in bio. | Slate.com
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Calling all Bay Area folks! We are celebrating one year of Death, Sex & Money at Slate on Thursday, May 1st with our Slate Plus members. Visit slate.com/dsmplus to sign up for Slate Plus and get access to event details. We hope to see you there! | Slate.com
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Calling all Bay Area folks! We are celebrating one year of Death, Sex & Money at Slate on Thursday, May 1st with our Slate Plus members. Visit slate.com/dsmplus to sign up for Slate Plus and get access to event details. We hope to see you there! | Slate.com
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“McDonald’s does more background on you than ICE apparently does. It’s crazy" Laura Jedeed says when recounting her piece for Slate “You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof” on the latest episode of What Next. ⁠ ⁠ The government’s vetting is laughable—and a major cause for concern.⁠ She just wanted to report on an ICE recruiting session. She didn’t expect to get a job offer. | Slate.com
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“McDonald’s does more background on you than ICE apparently does. It’s crazy" Laura Jedeed says when recounting her piece for Slate “You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof” on the latest episode of What Next. ⁠ ⁠ The government’s vetting is laughable—and a major cause for concern.⁠ She just wanted to report on an ICE recruiting session. She didn’t expect to get a job offer. | Slate.com
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So what's really going on with electric vehicles? Nitish Pahwa breaks it down for you. https://slate.trib.al/fzVWML8 | Slate.com
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So what's really going on with electric vehicles? Nitish Pahwa breaks it down for you. https://slate.trib.al/fzVWML8 | Slate.com
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We published our list of The 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years this week and recruited some trusty Slate kiddos to tell us about some of their favorites on the list. Read the full list at the 🔗 in bio. | Slate.com
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We published our list of The 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years this week and recruited some trusty Slate kiddos to tell us about some of their favorites on the list. Read the full list at the 🔗 in bio. | Slate.com
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Smart, snackable, and slightly unhinged, Pears is the perfect puzzle fix. And in keeping with Slate tradition, it speaks to both your SAT score and your group chat history. Test your skills at the 🔗 in bio.⁠ ⁠ (And happy Love Island USA Reunion Day to all who observe 😈) | Slate.com
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Smart, snackable, and slightly unhinged, Pears is the perfect puzzle fix. And in keeping with Slate tradition, it speaks to both your SAT score and your group chat history. Test your skills at the 🔗 in bio.⁠ ⁠ (And happy Love Island USA Reunion Day to all who observe 😈) | Slate.com
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What would happen if @stephenathome slipped into the skin of Donald Trump? At the Political Gabfest 20th Anniversary Live Show in New York City this past week, Stephen joins Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz to tackle this conundrum. Watch the entire interview right now by joining Slate Plus via the link in our bio or at slate.com/ColbertPlus. | Slate.com
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What would happen if @stephenathome slipped into the skin of Donald Trump? At the Political Gabfest 20th Anniversary Live Show in New York City this past week, Stephen joins Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz to tackle this conundrum. Watch the entire interview right now by joining Slate Plus via the link in our bio or at slate.com/ColbertPlus. | Slate.com
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Live from Chicago to celebrate 20 years of the Political Gabfest, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the Trump vs. Chicago showdown and the dynamics between progressive and centrist Democrats with former Chicago Mayor and Obama White House Chief of Staff @rahmemanuel. | Slate.com
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Donald Trump has been calling for the Fed to cut rates to bolster the economy, and yesterday, they announced they would. The bad news is that’s because the economy is going to need a lot more bolstering.⁠ ⁠ What Next host Mary Harris is joined by Justin Wolfers, economist and professor at the University of Michigan, to discuss "stagflation" and why the Fed cutting rates won’t be enough to save the economy from what this administration is doing.⁠ ⁠ Listen now on What Next. 🔗 in bio. | Slate.com
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Trump has threatened “mass firings” if the government shuts down next week, and earlier this year, Democrats played ball. But now, one Democratic Senator explains why he’s approaching things differently.⁠ ⁠ "So, how are you trying to convince your Senate colleagues to stand firm here?" Mary Harris asks Maryland Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen on the latest episode of What Next. "What’s your elevator pitch to them for folks who really don’t want to cruise into a shutdown here?"⁠ ⁠ In this cli
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The government shutdown isn’t hitting everywhere equally—infrastructure projects that rely on federal funding have been halted exclusively in states that voted for Kamala Harris. Now, Trump’s shutdown theatrics have spawned a new way of thinking about what happens now. Some are calling it "soft secession."⁠ ⁠ So, do blue states have any recourse against a federal government that only functions to punish them? Join Mary Harris on What Next as she dives into this question with David Faris, associa
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A federal force—often defying local governance—coming to take people away without due process has happened before. So, what lessons can be drawn from parallels between a law that led to the Civil War and what’s happening today with Trump’s hardline immigration enforcement?⁠ ⁠ Join Mary Harris on What Next as she speaks with @jbouie, a columnist at the New York Times, about what the Civil War era Fugitive Slave Act tells us about Trump’s immigration crackdown. 🔗 in bio to listen. | Slate.com
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Robinhood has announced a new service that delivers cash to your door. What would be the use cases and mechanics of such a thing? ⁠ ⁠ Join Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck on Slate Money for more on Robinhood, as well as a discussion why Trump’s post about 50-year mortgages angered conservatives – officials and voters alike – and what it would mean for shareholders and billionaires if the White House limits the power of proxy advisers and index-fund managers on shareholder voting.
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"This leads to a question that so many people submitted," David Plotz, one of the hosts of Political Gabfest, says before reading the question: "Considering your special guest, should Stephen Colbert run for president in 2028?" ⁠ ⁠ @stephenathome recently joined David and fellow hosts Emily Bazelon and @jdickerson for the Gabfest’s 20th anniversary “Conundrums” live show in New York City. ⁠ ⁠ He sang. He had lots of thoughts on everything from Trump and Taylor Swift to museum heists and what pas
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What threat does President Trump pose to the future of American elections? And what are the ways to push back? Join Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz for "The 'Live from Chicago!' Edition" episode for more. ⁠ ⁠ Watch the entire interview now on YouTube. 🔗 in bio. | Slate.com
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I’m a dual citizen. That doesn’t make me any less American. https://slate.trib.al/JMGOqlW | Slate.com
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Netflix has agreed to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, and the Slate Money hosts Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck are joined by the New York Times’ Nicholas Kulish to discuss the ricochet effect of such a massive media merger on the film and television industries. ⁠ ⁠ Later in the episode: Michael and Susan Dell have announced a $6.25 billion donation to the so-called “Trump accounts” for children. Nick, who has been covering the story, helps the host unpack the motive behind this u
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“Please let us investigate this case.”⁠ ⁠ Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison understands the anger and frustration many people are feeling right now in the wake of the killing of Renee Good.⁠ ⁠ On a recent episode of What Next, host Mary Harris asks him whether charges will be filed against Jonathan Ross and what it’ll take to get ICE out of Minneapolis. Listen now via the 🔗 in our bio. | Slate.com
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It has been the longest government shutdown on record. So, why did the Democrats choose this moment—right after elections proved how unpopular Donald Trump and his policies truly are—to cave in and end it?⁠ ⁠ Join Mary Harris on What Next for her conversation with New York Times opinion columnist @jbouie to hear more. ⁠ ⁠ Listen now on What Next. 🔗 in bio. | Slate.com
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Have you been personally victimized by an AI screening tool when applying for jobs? ⁠ ⁠ A new lawsuit claims that these tools that have taken over the job hunting landscape should be subject to the Fair Credit Reporting Act. ⁠ ⁠ Slate Money hosts Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers get into what these tools do now and why this change could be beneficial.⁠ ⁠ Watch now on YouTube via the 🔗 in our bio. | Slate.com
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How much would you pay to not wait in line, and what extras are really worth paying for when you travel?⁠ ⁠ Airlines, especially want to nickel and dime for every little thing. But is the extra leg room worth it? What about getting off the plane sooner? Can you put a price on not waiting in line?⁠ Listen to Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Elizabeth Spiers on Slate Money as they duke it out on what extras are really worth paying for when you travel.⁠ ⁠ Listen now. 🔗 in bio. | Slate.com
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“Stephen Colbert is a world class satirist...did CBS think that he wasn’t gonna talk about it?”⁠ ⁠ This week, Colbert called out CBS for telling him “in no uncertain terms” that he couldn’t have Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico on the Late Show. On the latest episode of What Next, Lizzie O’Leary was joined by Oliver Darcy, journalist and author of the Status newsletter, to discuss the moment.⁠ ⁠ From the hundreds of Washington Post staffers fired, to Anderson Cooper leaving 60 Mi
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"I put in 'Trump,' 'Donald,' or 'Don' and it came back with more than a million citations." ⁠ ⁠ Rep. Jamie Raskin (@repraskin) has searched the unredacted Epstein files and he shared some of his findings and insights with the hosts of Slate's Political Gabfest—Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz—at a live event at @sixthandi in Washington DC this week. ⁠ ⁠ Raskin also unpacked the contentious House Judiciary Committee hearing with AG Pam Bondi and explained why he thinks Bondi is orch
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What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We’re all finding out.⁠ ⁠ Laura Jedeed is an anti-ICE journalist who was offered a job with the agency last year. She wrote about the experience for Slate, and earlier this week, testified before the Minnesota Senate about her reporting. You can read Jedeed’s piece: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/01/ice-recruitment-minneapolis-shooting.html | Slate.com
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Outsider Senate Candidate Graham Platner Claims the Democratic Party Threatened Him
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And Just Like That…has taken the fantasy of being fabulous in New York City into a whole new tax bracket. In this Money Talks episode of Slate Money, senior producer Cheyna Roth joins co-host Emily Peck to discuss HBO’s Sex and the City revival.⁠ ⁠ They discuss the curious dimensions of the kitchen in Carrie’s Manhattan mansion among other real estate mysteries within the show, examine why it’s so annoying to watch incredibly wealthy people be happy on TV, and ask if there really is any such thi
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You might not think canned cocktails are for you. You’re wrong. https://slate.trib.al/TUFH8cb | Slate.com
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