Politics
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Minnesota's legal system buckles under Trump's ICE surge
IN THE SPOTLIGHT Mass arrests and chaotic administration have pushed Twin Cities courts to the brink as lawyers and judges alike struggle to keep pace with ICE’s activity
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Big-time money squabbles: the conflict over California’s proposed billionaire tax
Talking Points Californians worth more than $1.1 billion would pay a one-time 5% tax
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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‘The West needs people’
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Trump links funding to name on Penn Station
Speed Read Trump “can restart the funding with a snap of his fingers,” a Schumer insider said
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Trump reclassifies 50,000 federal jobs to ease firings
Speed Read The rule strips longstanding job protections from federal workers
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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The Week Unwrapped: Why are there so many Russian ships in the Channel?
Podcast Plus, what does a ‘feminist’ approach to cancer involve? And who is Mickey’s new boss?
By The Week UK Published
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‘The censorious effect is the same, even if deployed covertly’
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Trump’s plan to ‘nationalize’ US elections
Talking Points States oversee voting. Will Republicans take over?
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Supreme Court upholds California gerrymander
Speed Read The emergency docket order had no dissents from the court
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Melania: an ‘ice-cold’ documentary
Talking Point The film has played to largely empty cinemas, but it does have one fan
By The Week UK Published
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700 ICE agents exit Twin Cities amid legal chaos
Speed Read More than 2,000 agents remain in the region
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Is the Gaza peace plan destined to fail?
Today’s Big Question Since the ceasefire agreement in October, the situation in Gaza is still ‘precarious’, with the path to peace facing ‘many obstacles’
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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Vietnam’s ‘balancing act’ with the US, China and Europe
In the Spotlight Despite decades of ‘steadily improving relations’, Hanoi is still ‘deeply suspicious’ of the US as it tries to ‘diversify’ its options
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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‘Various international actors hope to influence the result for their own benefit’
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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