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Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump.

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Trump turns on Mitch

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

An Emmy.

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The Emmys demonstrate their own irrelevance

President Biden.

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Biden is repeating Bush and Obama's immigration mistake

A tree.

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Feature

15 books to read this fall

Doomsday is in season

Speed Reads

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Attorney for ex-Trump Organization CFO says more indictments are expected

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DHS to investigate 'troubling' video of horse-mounted border agents chasing Haitian migrants

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Canada's Trudeau wins 3rd term, but likely without Liberal Party majority

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ISIS claims responsibility for deadly attacks in eastern Afghanistan

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FBI searches Brian Laundrie's family home in Florida

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Arkansas man sues Texas doctor who defied state's abortion ban

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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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

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

A closed business.

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Delta sinks hopes for quick expansion

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?

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Editorial Cartoon.

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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

Elizabeth Holmes and James Mattis.

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Did Theranos Lose Afghanistan?

Jean Smart

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4.legends

Hacks star Jean Smart pulls off an Emmys feat only Betty White has before

5.record-breaking

The Handmaid's Tale was the Emmys' biggest loser

6.an enigma

Don't try to predict Manchin's reconciliation vote, says former adviser

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How Newsom ran away with the recall

8.this isn't over

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

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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The world that Google, Facebook, and Twitter built

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Allen Weisselberg.

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Attorney for ex-Trump Organization CFO says more indictments are expected

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Border Patrol agent and Haitian migrant

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Borderline

DHS to investigate 'troubling' video of horse-mounted border agents chasing Haitian migrants

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Justin Trudeau.

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our neighbors to the north

Canada's Trudeau wins 3rd term, but likely without Liberal Party majority

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Residents of Jalalabad and Taliban fighters look at the scene of a bombing.

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happening in afghanistan

ISIS claims responsibility for deadly attacks in eastern Afghanistan

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