Tim O'Donnell
Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.
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The not-so-terrible challenge for future trials of COVID-19 therapeutics
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The 3 deadlines that made this Congress' 'week from hell'
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Pfizer CEO expects to submit children's COVID-19 vaccine data to FDA in days
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Sen. Tim Scott says Democrats 'walked away' from police reform talks
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Initial German exit polls show startlingly close race
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Pelosi: 'Self-evident' Democrats' reconciliation bill will be smaller than $3.5 trillion
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The United States has a port problem
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10 things you need to know today: September 26, 2021
Daily Briefing At least 3 killed after Amtrak train derails in Montana, Germans head to the polls with Merkel succession on the line, and more
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COVID-19 booster discussions have led to a 'communications crisis' and 'nonstop' phone calls
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China may have just 'strengthened its bargaining position' through 'hostage diplomacy'
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Taliban foot soldiers warned against taking selfies with leaders because of security concerns
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Just how much are 2020 U.S. election conspiracies affecting Germany's own vote?
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Nancy Pelosi may be facing her 'biggest challenge' as speaker
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Why a COVID-19 origin task force is disbanding
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10 things you need to know today: September 25, 2021
Daily Briefing Biden hosts Quad leaders for first in-person meeting, Biden won't use executive privilege to hide Trump records from Jan. 6 probe, and more
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1 theory as to why Elon Musk hasn't gone to space yet
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Kabul's holdover mayor says he finds Taliban 'more tolerant'
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White House didn't act on suggestions to bolster processing in area where Haitian migrants gathered, emails suggest
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Sen. Tim Scott reportedly rejected Democrats' 'bare minimum' final offer on police reform
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Critics, supporters alike may be 'misleading' the public on scale of Democrats' reconciliation bill
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How the quest for COVID-19 vaccine exemptions mirrors the Vietnam War draft
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Progressive congresswoman thinks Pelosi will delay House infrastructure vote again
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Xi Jinping may have just signaled the end of international coal financing
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If Congress doesn't raise the debt ceiling, the U.S. could lose up to 6 million jobs
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