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The Week - Politics

FBI: Is Patel a national security threat? -- Feature -- The FBI director has been accused of excessive drinking -- The Week US

16 hours ago

Congress: A new era of accountability after Swalwell? -- Feature -- This could be the start of a broader reckoning -- The Week US

19 hours ago

Democrats score key redistricting win in Virginia -- Feature -- Purple state could soon tip heavily blue -- The Week US

19 hours ago

'These outcomes were not produced by luck' -- Instant Opinion -- Opinion, comment and editorials of the day -- Justin Klawans, The Week US

19 hours ago

Tillis drops Fed nominee block after DOJ ends probe -- Speed Read -- The Justice Department had previously been looking into Fed Chair Jerome Powell -- Peter Weber, The Week US

19 hours ago

DC press gala suspect 'likely' targeting Trump, DOJ says -- Speed Read -- The suspect was believed to have acted alone -- Peter Weber, The Week US

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How did America's political violence get so bad? -- Today's Big Question -- The third assassination attempt on Donald Trump in two years shows attacks are becoming a 'feature' rather than an 'outlier' -- Will Barker, The Week UK

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A 'Summer of Sex' in Westminster: Samantha Niblett's big idea -- In the Spotlight -- The South Derbyshire MP is trying to encourage 'open, inclusive, lifelong sex education', to mixed reviews -- The Week UK

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Why the SNP is heading for a loveless landslide -- Talking Point -- Despite widespread disapproval, the party is set to win its fifth Holyrood elections win in a row -- The Week UK

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'Gerrymandering warps the balance of minority and majority rights' -- Instant Opinion -- Opinion, comment and editorials of the day -- Justin Klawans, The Week US

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Can Trump do better than Obama's Iran nuclear deal? -- Today's Big Question -- The president wants to outdo his predecessor. He faces major hurdles. -- Joel Mathis, The Week US

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DOJ loosens medical marijuana restrictions -- Speed Read -- At least 48 states allow some form of medical marijuana use -- Peter Weber, The Week US

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US soldier in Maduro raid accused of betting on ouster -- Speed Read -- The soldier allegedly won $409,000 on the bet -- Peter Weber, The Week US

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Why the Justice Department has beef with the meatpacking industry -- The Explainer -- President Donald Trump has been pushing for the Department of Justice to open an investigation -- Justin Klawans, The Week US

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