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The Week - Politics

Second Amendment enthusiast Donald Trump has little new to say on guns -- The Explainer -- The president has been a vigorous defender of conservative Second Amendment doctrine but has yet to put plans into action -- By David Faris -- Last updated

5 hours ago

'Most troubling is his long record of anti-vaccine advocacy' -- Instant Opinion -- Opinion, comment and editorials of the day -- By Justin Klawans, The Week US -- Published

7 hours ago

Trump feuds with Colombia on deportee flights -- Speed Read -- Colombia has backed off from a trade war with the U.S., reaching an agreement on accepting deported migrants following tariff threats from President Donald Trump -- By Peter Weber, The Week US -- Published

7 hours ago

Trump proposal to 'clean out' Gaza gets cool reception -- Speed Read -- U.S. allies Jordan and Egypt rejected President Donald Trump's suggestion that Palestinians leave Gaza -- By Peter Weber, The Week US -- Published

8 hours ago

The new JFK, RFK and MLK files: what to expect -- The Explainer -- Will the release of documents on the assassinations that 'shattered the 60s' satisfy the conspiracy theorists? -- By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK -- Published

9 hours ago

Kemi Badenoch's 'policy void' -- Talking Point -- Conservative leader must convince voters the party has more to offer than the 'same old magic beans' -- By The Week UK -- Published

12 hours ago

The grooming gangs scandal, explained -- The Explainer -- The Government has come under fire for refusing to hold a national inquiry into the abuse of young girls by networks of men -- By The Week UK -- Published

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Is Trump's wall working? -- In Depth -- Nearly a decade after promising to 'build the wall' between the US and Mexico, Donald Trump has returned to the White House on an anti-immigration platform, vowing to drastically stem southern border crossings -- By The Week Staff -- Last updated

2 days ago

What have we learned from week one of Trump 2.0? -- Today's Big Question -- After five days in power, Donald Trump has wasted little time pushing boundaries -- By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US -- Published

3 days ago

'Measuring isolation isn't a good way to track loneliness' -- Instant Opinion -- Opinion, comment and editorials of the day -- By Justin Klawans, The Week US -- Published

3 days ago

Trump orders release of JFK, RFK, MLK Jr. files -- Speed Read -- The president signed an executive order to release classified documents related to the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. -- By Peter Weber, The Week US -- Published

3 days ago

Judge pauses Trump's birthright citizenship ban -- Speed Read -- A federal judge in Seattle temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's 'unconstitutional' executive order to overturn birthright citizenship -- By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US -- Published

3 days ago

'Airlines are motivated to build some slack into their schedules' -- Instant Opinion -- Opinion, comment and editorials of the day -- By Justin Klawans, The Week US -- Published

3 days ago

What Donald Trump's first term wins can tell us about the next four years -- The Explainer -- Will the past be prologue for a second Trump term in office? -- By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US -- Last updated

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