Politics It’s time to prepare for the worst-case scenario under Trump. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. At his Senate confirmation hearing yesterday, Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth refused to state whether he would follow an

Jurisprudence Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. The Supreme Court heard arguments in Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton on Wednesday, a major First Amendment case that serves as good barometer

Jurisprudence Jack Smith made clear that Donald Trump is anything but exonerated. Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images and Drew Angerer/Getty Images. Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. This is a pop-up edition of Slate’s Keeping Up