Politics
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‘Even those in the United States legally are targets’
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Trump DOJ targets Fed’s Powell, drawing pushback
Speed Read Powell called the investigation ‘unprecedented’
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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What are Donald Trump’s options in Iran?
Today's Big Question Military strikes? Regime overthrow? Cyberattacks? Sanctions? How can the US help Iranian protesters?
By The Week UK Published
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EU-Mercosur mega trade deal: 25 years in the making
The Explainer Despite opposition from France and Ireland among others, the ‘significant’ agreement with the South American bloc is set to finally go ahead
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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Maduro’s capture: two hours that shook the world
Talking Point Evoking memories of the US assault on Panama in 1989, the manoeuvre is being described as the fastest regime change in history
By The Week UK Published
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Trump’s power grab: the start of a new world order?
Talking Point Following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, the US president has shown that arguably power, not ‘international law’, is the ultimate guarantor of security
By The Week UK Published
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Unrest in Iran: how the latest protests spread like wildfire
In the Spotlight Deep-rooted discontent at the country’s ‘entire regime’ and economic concerns have sparked widespread protest far beyond Tehran
By The Week UK Published
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A running list of everything Trump has named or renamed after himself
In Depth The Kennedy Center is the latest thing to be slapped with Trump’s name
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Do oil companies really want to invest in Venezuela?
Today’s Big Question Trump claims control over crude reserves, but challenges loom
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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‘Despite the social benefits of venting, people can easily overdo it’
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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House approves ACA credits in rebuke to GOP leaders
Speed Read Seventeen GOP lawmakers joined all Democrats in the vote
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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A running list of the international figures Donald Trump has pardoned
in depth The president has grown bolder in flexing executive clemency powers beyond national borders
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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‘All of these elements push survivors into silence’
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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A running list of US interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean after World War II
in depth Nicolás Maduro isn’t the first regional leader to be toppled directly or indirectly by the US
By David Faris Published
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