Get the antidote to news overload – a snapshot of what’s happening today and why.
More than a million people turn to The Week for news they can trust, online and in the magazine.
Editor's choice
-
Why Bezos' new pickup could be a 'wrecking ball' for EV industry
Today's Big Question -
How could Tesla replace Elon Musk?
Today's Big Question
Sign up for Today's Best Articles in your inbox
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com
The Explainer
-
What is Kash Patel's net worth?
The Explainer The FBI Director's mid-career transformation into conservative influencer has paid huge financial dividends
The Explainer -
What's next for US interest rates?
The Explainer Rates go unchanged amid economic uncertainty
The Explainer -
Narco subs are helping fuel a global cocaine surge
The Explainer Drug smugglers are increasingly relying on underwater travel to hide from law enforcement
The Explainer -
Kashmir: India and Pakistan's conflict explained
The Explainer Tensions at boiling point in the disputed region after India launched retaliatory air strikes on its neighbour
The Explainer
Talking Points
-
Rust: Alec Baldwin's 'ghoulish' western haunted by real-life death
Talking Point The film's only saving grace is the late Halyna Hutchins's 'gorgeous' cinematography
Talking Point -
What will be Warren Buffett's legacy?
Talking Points Observers call him 'the greatest investor of all time.'
Talking Points -
Kashmir: on the brink of a 'catastrophic' war
Talking Point Relations between India and Pakistan are 'cratering' in the aftermath of a shocking terror attack in the disputed border region
Talking Point
The Week Recommends
-
How to create your perfect bedscape
The Week Recommends -
Titus Andronicus: a 'beautiful, blood-soaked nightmare'
The Week Recommends
Under the Radar
-
The secret lives of Russian saboteurs
Under The Radar Moscow is recruiting criminal agents to sow chaos and fear among its enemies
Under The Radar -
Exurbs: America's biggest housing trend you haven't heard of
Under the Radar Northeastern exurbs were the nation's biggest housing markets in 2024
Under the Radar -
The timely revival of watchmaking
Under The Radar Artisan horology is enjoying a surprising resurgence
Under The Radar
Speed Reads
-
Trump taps Fox News' Pirro for DC attorney post
speed read The president has named Fox News host Jeanine Pirro to be the top federal prosecutor for Washington, replacing acting US Attorney Ed Martin
speed read -
Trump, UK's Starmer outline first post-tariff deal
speed read President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Kier Starmer struck a 'historic' agreement to eliminate some of the former's imposed tariffs
speed read -
Prevost elected first US pope, becomes Leo XIV
speed read Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost is a Chicago native who spent decades living in Peru
speed read -
Fed leaves rates unchanged as Powell warns on tariffs
speed read The Federal Reserve says the risks of higher inflation and unemployment are increasing under Trump's tariffs
speed read
More From The Week
-
Who are the Illuminati and what do they control?
In Depth The conspiracy theory has expanded since the real-life secret society formed in 18th-century Bavaria
By Abby Wilson Last updated
In Depth -
The Week US terms and conditions
By The Week US Published
-
'Chicago's pope'
Today's Newspapers A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages
By The Week Staff Last updated
Today's Newspapers -
The Week Unwrapped: Will robots benefit from a sense of touch?
Podcast Plus, has Donald Trump given centrism a new lease of life? And was it wrong to release the deadly film Rust?
By The Week UK Published
Podcast -
The week's best photos
In Pictures A dancing couple, a new pope, and more
By Anahi Valenzuela, The Week US Published
In Pictures -
6 charming homes in Rhode Island
Feature Featuring an award-winning home on Block Island and a casket-making-company-turned-condo in Providence
By The Week US Published
Feature