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3 cheers for the bipartisan infrastructure deal

From a skeptic of bipartisanship

Biden and Marine One

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: July 30, 2021

Biden unveils plan to boost vaccinations, the House passes a $2 billion Capitol security bill, and more

Fidel Castro.

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America's revealing indifference to Cuba

American Indifference to Anti-Government Protests is the End of an Era

Jesse Plemons.

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When actors you love do terrible movies

Jesse Plemons joins a rich tradition with his role in 'Jungle Cruise'

Speed Reads

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Broadway theaters to require proof of vaccination

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Senate Democrats reportedly 'booed' Manchin for mentioning deficit during luncheon

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Michael Che under fire after sharing Simone Biles joke

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Unvaccinated swimmer slammed for going maskless at Olympics

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Mike Lindell says he's pulling MyPillow ads from Fox News after dispute over commercial

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Internal CDC document outlines how the Delta variant has upended COVID-19 messaging

Politics

The Capitol.

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James Pethokoukis

A wake-up call for Democrats?

Olympic protest.

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Fox News vs. Team USA

Donald Trump.

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Trump's infrastructure deal

Money.

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Fighting poverty is easy

A cross.

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What the latest church scandal teaches about the Catholic right

Controlling Delta

Yelling.

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W. James Antle III

COVID's difficult debates

A man wearing a mask.

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In support of the CDC's new mask guidance

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Bonnie Kristian

Careful with the CDC's vaccine data

Covid.

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Briefing

Delta vs. the vaccines

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Culture

Jeopardy!

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Briefing

Jeopardy's high-stakes hunt for a new host

Simone Biles.

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The culture war comes for Simone Biles

Matt Damon.

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Jesse Hassenger

Matt Damon's American masculinity

Hamilton

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reopening

Broadway theaters to require proof of vaccination

Cartoons

Business & Tech

Xi Jinping.

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Is China going to fry the global climate?

Mike Lindell.

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badvertising

Mike Lindell says he's pulling MyPillow ads from Fox News after dispute over commercial

Scarlett Johansson.

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scorched earth approach

Disney issues scathing response to Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow lawsuit

Robinhood market opening.

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to the moon?

1 'unusual feature' of Robinhood's IPO

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Damon Linker

Trump walks to White House.

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Opinion

Trump's path back to the presidency

Donald Rumsfeld.

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Opinion

The war Donald Rumsfeld won

A lonely person.

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Opinion

The politics of loneliness

A flag.

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Opinion

The civil war of 2024?

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Officer Michael Fanone.

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1.Capitol riot aftermath

CNN airs threatening voicemail D.C. officer received during Jan. 6 testimony

Tom Brady, Joe Biden

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2.Quotables

Tom Brady's 'gentle' roast of Trump at Biden's White House: 'Deeply vicious'?

Simone Biles.

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3.take care of yourself

Olympian Dominique Moceanu: Simone Biles demonstrating agency I lacked

Sean Casten.

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4.uhhhh

Democratic congressman makes 6 Fergie puns in 1 minute on House floor

5.recalls

McCormick recalls several seasonings over possible salmonella contamination

6.Jan. 6 aftermath

Former New York state Senate candidate charged in Capitol attack

7.civil war

Scarlett Johansson is taking Disney to court

8.the coronavirus crisis

The 'potential silver lining' to a breakthrough COVID-19 infection

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20 years of history through The Week's covers

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reopening

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Joe Manchin.

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must be fun at parties

Senate Democrats reportedly 'booed' Manchin for mentioning deficit during luncheon

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Michael Che

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'disgusting'

Michael Che under fire after sharing Simone Biles joke

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mask off

Unvaccinated swimmer slammed for going maskless at Olympics

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