Politics
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A crowded field of Democrats is filling up the California governor’s race
In the Spotlight Over a dozen Democrats have declared their candidacy
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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‘The issue isn’t talent but moral guidance’
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Judge halts Trump’s DC Guard deployment
Speed Read The Trump administration has ‘infringed upon the District’s right to govern itself,’ the judge ruled
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Trump accuses Democrats of sedition meriting ‘death’
Speed Read The president called for Democratic lawmakers to be arrested for urging the military to refuse illegal orders
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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‘The money to fix this problem already exists’
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Comey grand jury never saw final indictment
Speed Read This ‘drove home just how slapdash’ the case is, said The New York Times
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Summers out at Harvard, OpenAI amid Epstein furor
Speed Read Summers was part of a group being investigated by Harvard for Epstein ties
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Defeating Russia’s shadow fleet
The Explainer A growing number of uninsured and falsely registered vessels are entering international waters, dodging EU sanctions on Moscow’s oil and gas
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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Revisionism and division: Franco’s legacy five decades on
In The Spotlight Events to mark 50 years since Franco’s death designed to break young people’s growing fascination with the Spanish dictator
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Did Cop30 fulfil its promise to Indigenous Brazilians?
Today’s Big Question Brazilian president approves 10 new protected territories, following ‘unprecedented’ Indigenous presence at conference, both as delegates and protesters
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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Ted Cruz teases big 2028 moves
IN THE SPOTLIGHT The Texas Republican is playing his cards close to his chest, even as others in Washington start looking for hints about the arch-conservative’s future
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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‘It’s ironic in so many ways’
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Court strikes down Texas GOP gerrymander
Speed Read The Texas congressional map ordered by Trump is likely an illegal racial gerrymander, the court ruled
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Trump defends Saudi prince, shrugs off Khashoggi murder
Speed Read The president rebuked an ABC News reporter for asking Mohammed bin Salman about the death of a Washington Post journalist at the Saudi Consulate in 2018
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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