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The Week - Politics

Home energy: Bills are up, efficiency is out - Feature - The Energy Star program saves Americans billions of dollars, but the Trump administration plans to 'eliminate' it. Feature

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Hurricane season is here. How will Trump's FEMA respond? -- Today's Big Question -- An internal review says the agency is not ready for big storms -- Joel Mathis, The Week US -- Published

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Judge scolds DOJ over Newark mayor arrest -- speed read -- Ras Baraka was arrested during a May 9 surprise visit to a migrant detention facility -- Peter Weber, The Week US -- Published

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Trump lectures South Africa president on 'white genocide' -- speed read -- Trump has cut off aid to South Africa over his demonstrably false genocide claims -- Rafi Schwartz, The Week US -- Published

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'These businesses have appealed to generations' -- Instant Opinion -- Opinion, comment and editorials of the day -- Justin Klawans, The Week US -- Published

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The grooming gangs scandal, explained -- The Explainer -- The Justice Secretary says 'moment of reckoning' is still to come, calling for 'truth and reconciliation' -- The Week UK -- Last updated

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Starlink: what Elon Musk's satellite soft power means for the world -- The Explainer -- The rapid expansion of his satellite internet company has given Musk a unique form of leverage in some of the world's most vulnerable regions -- Richard Windsor, The Week UK -- Published

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Democrats are on the hunt for their own Joe Rogan -- IN THE SPOTLIGHT -- Party leaders and mega-donors want to counter MAGA's online momentum by recreating a digital right-wing ecosystem for the left -- Rafi Schwartz, The Week US -- Published

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'The national appetite has been waning' -- Instant Opinion -- Opinion, comment and editorials of the day -- Justin Klawans, The Week US -- Published

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Trump twists House GOP arms on megabill -- speed read -- The bill will provide a $350 billion boost to military and anti-immigration spending and 'cuts to Medicaid, food stamps and green energy programs' -- Peter Weber, The Week US -- Published

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Reform UK's councillors are off to a rocky start -- In the Spotlight -- Three weeks after sweeping the local elections, Nigel Farage's insurgent party is beginning to realise how hard the path from rhetoric to reality really is -- The Week UK -- Published

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Pirro: Trump turns to another loyalist -- Feature -- Trump appoints Jeanine Pirro, a 2020 election denier, as U.S. attorney -- The Week US -- Published

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Hate pays: Making $770K from a racist rant -- Feature -- A Minnesota mom made $770,000 after being caught on camera calling a 5-year-old boy a racial slur -- The Week US -- Published

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Medicaid: Will millions lose coverage? -- Feature -- House Republicans have proposed a plan to cut Medicaid coverage for millions to help fund the GOP's tax cuts -- The Week US -- Published

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The military: Hegseth's escalating culture war -- Feature -- The Pentagon is ordering military academies to purge their libraries of books on race, gender, and discrimination -- The Week US -- Published

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