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The Week - Politics
Hegseth: The quest for a high-T military - Feature - Commentators weigh in on the Secretary of Defense's 'cringeworthy' pursuit - Feature
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Trump: The real meaning of his election security speech -- Feature -- The president unveiled a contradictory theory on the 2020 election and stoked false claims about the coming midterms -- The Week US59 minutes ago
'Both approaches ultimately run into the same obstacle' -- Instant Opinion -- Opinion, comment and editorials of the day -- Justin Klawans, The Week US1 hour ago
The rise of the political mega-donor -- The Explainer -- Limits on public funding open the door to influx of private wealth, with cryptocurrency adding a new complication to transparency -- The Week UK3 hours ago
The unique things presidents have done after leaving the White House -- IN DEPTH -- Most built museums or wrote books - but some went another way -- Justin Klawans, The Week US1 day ago
'Lowering this risk seems like the caring and pragmatic thing to do' -- Instant Opinion -- Opinion, comment and editorials of the day -- Justin Klawans, The Week US2 days ago
Qatar's Air Force One gift offers more concern than cachet -- The Explainer -- President Donald Trump seemingly admitted there were security issues with the plane -- Justin Klawans, The Week US3 days ago
Minnesota man gets two life terms for political killings -- Speed Read -- Vance Boelter assassinated former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband -- Rafi Schwartz, The Week US3 days ago
US imposes new tariffs on 60 trading partners -- Speed Read -- The United States will introduce new tariffs of 12.5% on goods from trading partners -- Arion McNicoll, The Week UK3 days ago
The complications of permanent daylight saving time -- In the Spotlight -- Consequences for health, religious practices and airline schedules -- Joel Mathis, The Week US3 days ago
'There would be no college sports without the colleges themselves' -- Instant Opinion -- Opinion, comment and editorials of the day -- Justin Klawans, The Week US3 days ago
Housing: Congress tells America to start building -- Feature -- New bill also limits investor-owned properties -- The Week US3 days ago
'Monetary transmission channels are themselves evolving' -- Instant Opinion -- Opinion, comment and editorials of the day -- Justin Klawans, The Week US4 days ago
Hegseth puts Iran war cost at $37.5B, seeks $67B more -- Speed Read -- The additional funding was described as an urgent, necessary stopgap -- Peter Weber, The Week US4 days ago
Why Nicaragua's president is scrapping elections -- The Explainer -- Daniel Ortega's regime 'evidently afraid' that democracy could 'create the conditions for dissent to manifest and threaten their grip on power' -- The Week UK5 days ago