Politics
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Trump administration ends key Medicare drug subsidiesSpeed Read The subsidies are set to end a year ahead of schedule
By Jessica Hullinger Published
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New Yorkers wrestle with a potential Netanyahu visitTalking Point The Israeli prime minister could be in New York City this September
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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The rise of the political mega-donorThe Explainer Limits on public funding open the door to influx of private wealth, with cryptocurrency adding a new complication to transparency
By The Week UK Published
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Is Trump planning to rig the US midterm elections?Talking Point President is escalating his attempts to influence the November elections, but ‘comforting reality’ is that election security rests with the states
By The Week UK Published
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The unique things presidents have done after leaving the White HouseIN DEPTH Most built museums or wrote books — but some went another way
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Qatar’s Air Force One gift offers more concern than cachetThe Explainer President Donald Trump seemingly admitted there were security issues with the plane
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Minnesota man gets two life terms for political killingsSpeed Read Vance Boelter assassinated former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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US imposes new tariffs on 60 trading partnersSpeed Read The United States will introduce new tariffs of 12.5% on goods from trading partners
By Arion McNicoll, The Week UK Published
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The complications of permanent daylight saving timeIn the Spotlight Consequences for health, religious practices and airline schedules
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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The Burnham bunch: what we know about Britain’s new first familyIn the Spotlight The newly anointed PM’s political journey is no secret but what do we know about his family life?
By Deeya Sonalkar, The Week UK Published
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Hegseth puts Iran war cost at $37.5B, seeks $67B moreSpeed Read The additional funding was described as an “urgent, necessary” stopgap
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Margaret Thatcher’s legacy: is Andy Burnham stuck in the past?Talking Point PM says Iron Lady caused Britain’s problems but is his ‘neoliberalism’ critique just ‘1980s karaoke’?
By The Week UK Published
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Why Nicaragua’s president is scrapping electionsThe Explainer Daniel Ortega’s regime ‘evidently afraid’ that democracy could ‘create the conditions for dissent to manifest and threaten their grip on power’
By The Week UK Published
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Burnham takes over as UK prime ministerSpeed Read The former Manchester mayor becomes the country’s seventh prime minister in 10 years
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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