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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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Trump DOJ sues to block California redistricting
Speed Read California’s new congressional map was drawn by Democrats to flip Republican-held House seats
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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GOP retreats from shutdown deal payout provision
Speed Read Senators are distancing themselves from a controversial provision in the new government funding package
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Will Rachel Reeves’ tax U-turn be disastrous?
Today’s Big Question The chancellor scraps income tax rises for a ‘smorgasbord’ of smaller revenue-raising options
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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‘The business ultimately has a customer base to answer to’
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Catholic bishops rebuke Trump on immigration
Speed Read ‘We feel compelled’ to ‘raise our voices in defense of God-given human dignity,’ the bishops said
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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House releases Epstein emails referencing Trump
Speed Read The emails suggest Trump knew more about Epstein’s sex trafficking of underage women than he has claimed
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Middleland: Rory Stewart’s essay collection is a ‘triumph’
The Week Recommends The Rest is Politics co-host compiles his fortnightly columns written during his time as an MP
By The Week UK Published
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A free speech debate is raging over sign language at the White House
Talking Points The administration has been accused of excluding deaf Americans from press briefings
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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A running list of RFK Jr.'s controversies
In Depth The man atop the Department of Health and Human Services has had no shortage of scandals over the years
By Brigid Kennedy Last updated
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‘The problem isn’t creation itself’
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Newsom slams Trump’s climate denial at COP30
speed read Trump, who has called climate change a ‘hoax,’ declined to send any officials to this week’s summit
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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