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Donald Trump.

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The unimportance of Trump's incompetence

Mitch McConnell

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: September 28, 2021

Senate Republicans block bill needed to prevent government shutdown, a judge grants John Hinckley unconditional release, and more

Gavin Newsom.

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Every governor's race is now about Washington

An electric car.

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Democrats are about to ruin their plan for electric cars

Speed Reads

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Trump loses NDA case against former aide

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Former press secretary says Trump called to defend penis size

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Congress has over two weeks to raise the debt ceiling

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Legal analyst: R. Kelly won't 'ever walk free again'

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Pelosi had vulnerable House Democrats remind colleagues failure is folly

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Late night hosts laugh at Trump's 'crushing humiliation' in Biden-boosting Arizona audit

'Hell week' in Congress

Nancy Pelosi.

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now or never

The 3 deadlines that made this Congress' 'week from hell'

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

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breaking news

Senate Republicans block bill to avert government shutdown

Capitol building.

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pay your bills

Just 1 in 5 voters would blame GOP for a debt default

Nancy Pelosi

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Dems in Disarray

Pelosi had vulnerable House Democrats remind colleagues failure is folly

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Politics

Nancy Pelosi.

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Pitfalls of going big

The German flag.

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2 big takeaways from the German election

President Biden.

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It's the virus, stupid

Iron Dome.

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Why Israel should reject U.S. military aid

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America.

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Who are America's peers?

Why the U.S. has more in common with South America than Europe

Culture

A Hollywood strike.

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How a pending Hollywood strike involves you

A jack o' lantern.

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October is Hollywood's new June

Brown and Bob Jones logos.

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Bonnie Kristian

When the Ivy League acts like Bob Jones University

A man being burned at the stake.

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Is 'cancel culture' really so bad?

Cartoons

Business & Tech

Mark Zuckerberg.

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Fighting questions from within at Facebook

A wildfire.

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Feature

Extreme weather hits insurance premiums

Pills.

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The case for medical price fixing

An electric car.

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Democrats are about to ruin their plan for electric cars

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5 cartoons about Biden's mounting crises

Tim Scott.

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Sen. Tim Scott says Democrats 'walked away' from police reform talks

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7 cartoons about America's vaccine fights

Footprints in sand.

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Scientists' 'bombshell' discovery in the 'peopling' of America

5.Last Night on Late Night

Jimmy Fallon and Nicole Kidman almost make it through interview without awkwardness

6.neck-and-neck

Initial German exit polls show startlingly close race

7.Do it for the kids?

Study: Kids will see 3 times as many climate disasters as their grandparents

8.today's GOP

Liz Cheney says GOP 'coddling and enabling' of Trump could 'unravel the system'

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20 years of history through The Week's covers

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Trump loses NDA case against former aide

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'uh yes sir'

Former press secretary says Trump called to defend penis size

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Janet Yellen.

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looming deadline

Congress has over two weeks to raise the debt ceiling

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R. Kelly

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R. Kelly convicted

Legal analyst: R. Kelly won't 'ever walk free again'

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