Politics
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Affordability: Does Trump have an answer?
Feature Trump ‘refuses to admit there is a problem’
By The Week US Published
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‘We owe it to our young people not to lie to them anymore’
instant opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week US Published
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Ecuador rejects push to allow US military bases
Speed Read Voters rejected a repeal of a constitutional ban on US and other foreign military bases in the country
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Why are China and Japan fighting over Taiwan?
Today's Big Question Comments on Taiwan draw Beijing's rebuke
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Trump pivots on Epstein vote amid GOP defections
Speed Read The president said House Republicans should vote on a forced release of the Justice Department’s Jeffrey Epstein files
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Is Marjorie Taylor Greene undergoing a political realignment?
TALKING POINTS The MAGA firebrand made a name for herself in Congress as one of Trump’s most unapologetic supporters. One year into Trump’s second term, a shift is afoot.
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Sheikh Hasina: why ousted Bangladesh PM has been sentenced to death
The Explainer The country’s longest-serving leader spearheaded a ‘ruthless, state-led crackdown’ of protestors in 2024, and faces extradition from India
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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Morgan McSweeney: has he lost control of Keir Starmer’s No. 10?
In the Spotlight Downing Street chief of staff is under pressure again after a reported ‘shouty’ row with Wes Streeting
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Asylum hotels: everything you need to know
The Explainer Using hotels to house asylum seekers has proved extremely unpopular. Why, and what can the government do about it?
By The Week UK Published
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Massacre in the favela: Rio’s police take on the gangs
In the Spotlight The ‘defence operation’ killed 132 suspected gang members, but could spark ‘more hatred and revenge’
By The Week UK Published
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A running list of all the celebrities Trump has pardoned
IN DEPTH Reality stars, rappers and disgraced politicians have received some of the high-profile pardons doled out by the president
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Last updated
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How are these Epstein files so damaging to Trump?
TODAY'S BIG QUESTION As Republicans and Democrats release dueling tranches of Epstein-related documents, the White House finds itself caught in a mess partially of its own making
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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‘Tariffs are making daily life less affordable now’
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Will California tax its billionaires?
Talking Points A proposed one-time levy would shore up education and Medicaid
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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