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Trump and Mitch

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Trump turns on Mitch

The senator isn't a Trump loyalist, and it's coming back to haunt him

Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin

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Reconcile This!

Congress is returning for crunch week, and Democrats have a centrists problem

The Supreme Court.

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Briefing

The end of Roe v. Wade?

With the Supreme Court poised to revisit the landmark ruling this fall, at least 22 states are readying to outlaw abortion

A closed business.

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Delta sinks hopes for quick expansion

The economy is projected to slow down

Speed Reads

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TV ad slamming Gov. Greg Abbott pulled right before Texas football game, Lincoln Project says

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Congress is returning for crunch week, and Democrats have a centrists problem

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Vaccine and mask mandates increasingly popular in Fox News poll

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Firefighters 'working really hard' to keep flames away from famous General Sherman tree

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2021 Emmys featured no wins for people of color in the acting categories

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Senate parliamentarian rules against including immigration measure in budget bill

Politics

An elephant and a Bible.

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Does 'white evangelical' just mean 'conservative'?

Larry Elder.

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Why Democrats smell blood

Nicki Minaj and Tucker Carlson.

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W. James Antle III

The Nicki Minaj-Tucker Carlson connection

A donkey.

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A warning sign in a blowout

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Culture

Ted Lasso

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believe

Apple wins its 1st best series Emmy with Ted Lasso

Olivia Colman

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sweep

The Crown sweeps the Emmys' drama acting categories

The Good Lord Bird.

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The Emmys' Good Lord Bird problem

Christopher Nolan.

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Tenet, round 2

Cartoons

Business & Tech

The earth.

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Facebook's monstrous empire

American Gothic.

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Is SpaceX's Inspiration4 really an inspiration?

Carbon capture.

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Briefing

Can carbon capture technology save the planet?

Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin

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Reconcile This!

Congress is returning for crunch week, and Democrats have a centrists problem

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7 cartoons about America's vaccine fights

Scott Gottlieb.

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2.sunday shows

Former FDA commissioner questions whether researchers should continue to publish sequences of novel viruses

Emmanuel Macron.

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3.this isn't over

France's anger at U.S., U.K., Australia over defense deal may not die down quickly

Elizabeth Holmes and James Mattis.

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Did Theranos Lose Afghanistan?

5.rest in peace

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers star Jane Powell dies at 92

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How Newsom ran away with the recall

7.no can do

FDA panel rejects Pfizer boosters for people 16 and older

8.R.I.P.

Kerry Washington honors Michael K. Williams at the Emmys

Celebrating 20 years of The Week

The Week.

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A short history of The Week

Week covers.

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20 years of history through The Week's covers

September 11.

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The past 20 years, in 20 striking photos

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15 books to read this fall

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Ad criticizing Greg Abbott

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Cancelled

TV ad slamming Gov. Greg Abbott pulled right before Texas football game, Lincoln Project says

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Trump and Mitch

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Trump turns on Mitch

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Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin

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Reconcile This!

Congress is returning for crunch week, and Democrats have a centrists problem

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