Ben Mathis-Lilley

Ben Mathis-Lilley is Slate’s chief news blogger. Follow the Slatest on Twitter.

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Ronny Jackson Withdraws From VA Nomination Process

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April 26, 2018 8:12 AM
Experts (and Laypeople) Are Skeptical of Joy Reid’s Claim That Hackers Published Homophobic Comments Under Her Name

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April 25, 2018 12:40 PM
Custody Litigation Between Two Ex-Trump Staffers Involves Allegation That NASA Faked the Moon Landing

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April 24, 2018 5:36 PM
Watch Trump’s Rambling Remarks About Ronny Jackson and Decide for Yourself Whether Jackson Is Still His VA Nominee

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April 24, 2018 2:41 PM
Kris Kobach Left a Note to Himself in an Official Court Filing

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April 24, 2018 12:51 PM
Republican Ad Accuses Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wanting to Abort the Next Martin Luther King Jr.

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April 23, 2018 5:31 PM
Tennessee Waffle House Shooting Suspect Has Been Captured

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April 23, 2018 2:47 PM
Police Searching for Tennessee Mass Shooting Suspect Used Site of Different, Earlier Mass Shooting as Staging Ground

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April 23, 2018 12:13 PM
British Woman Gives Birth to Baby

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April 23, 2018 11:09 AM
The CDC Has Issued a National Warning Not to Eat Romaine Lettuce (Really!)

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April 20, 2018 5:18 PM
Democrat on Internal DNC Call About Russia Lawsuit Asks Why DNC Is Spending Money to Sue Russia

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April 20, 2018 4:09 PM
Let’s Go Back to How a Lawyer Advising Trump Said That Michael Cohen Would Be Subject to Rape With a “Racial Overtone” in Prison

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April 20, 2018 11:15 AM
Chuck Schumer Will Unveil a Marijuana Decriminalization Bill on Friday—Which, Yes, Is 4/20

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April 19, 2018 5:30 PM
New York Farmer Says ICE Raided His Property Without Warrant, Handcuffed Him, and Took His Phone When He Complained

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April 19, 2018 2:43 PM
What We’ve Learned Since Tuesday About the Deadly Southwest Airlines Flight

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April 19, 2018 12:53 PM
Michigan State Official Complains That School’s President Was “Set Up” by 19-Year-Old Nassar Accuser

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April 18, 2018 3:22 PM
Bajillionaire Progressive Tom Steyer Endorses Dianne Feinstein’s Primary Challenger

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April 18, 2018 11:32 AM
Woody Harrelson’s Character From True Detective Watches the Pee Tape

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April 17, 2018 3:51 PM
One Death Reported on Southwest Flight That Made Emergency Landing in Philadelphia

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April 17, 2018 1:51 PM
Stormy Daniels’ Lawyer Released a Sketch of the “Thug” Who Allegedly Threatened Her and Here’s Who We Think It Looks Like

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April 17, 2018 12:12 PM