Politics
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Who will be the next chancellor?Talking Point Whether Andy Burnham picks Miliband, Streeting or someone else, they will face a ‘bulging in-tray’
By The Week UK Published
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What will the Trump administration’s relationship with Andy Burnham look like?Today’s Big Question The popular Labour Party politician could butt heads with the US president
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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ICE protesters jailed up to 100 years over shootingSpeed Read Seven protesters were sentenced to prison over an incident last July
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Mamdani sweeps NYC Democratic primariesSpeed Read All three candidates endorsed by the New York City mayor won
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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How the world reported on Keir Starmer’s resignationThe Explainer With the prospect of seven prime ministers in the last 10 years, some see Downing Street as a revolving door, and Britain as ‘ungovernable’
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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What does Reform’s failure in Makerfield mean for Nigel Farage’s No. 10 hopes?Today's Big Question Reform UK leader ‘beaten at his own game’ by Restore Britain
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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The Meloni-Trump photo fracas signals a growing US-Italy rifttalking points Dueling narratives over who asked whom to pose for what have exposed shifting geopolitical headwinds
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Burnham likely next UK leader after Starmer exitSpeed Read The former Greater Manchester mayor is a recently added MP
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Judge blocks subpoenas of Minnesota officialsSpeed Read The subpoenas represent a “blatantly unlawful and unethical use of the grand jury process,” the judge said
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Senate passes bipartisan housing billSpeed Read This is the “biggest housing bill in more than 30 years,” said Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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How has the Brexit vote changed Britain?Today’s Big Question A decade since the decision to Leave shocked the world, the UK's political landscape remains ‘destabilised’
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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The main players in an Andy Burnham governmentThe Explainer From well-known frontrunners to fresh-faced dark horses – who can expect big jobs under the next PM?
By The Week UK Published
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World Cup jerseys have morphed into wearable political controversiesIn the Spotlight Colombia and Haiti are among the countries that have courted scandal
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Trump blames ‘vandals’ for failed reflecting pool fixSpeed Read The $14.7 million renovation has gone awry, with the pool now covered in algae
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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