8+ hour, 50+ min ago   (52+ words) A smiling Donald Trump spreads his arms and says, “If you do what I want, I’ll send everyone $5000!” A woman and a man in MAGA hats say, “You’re the greatest, President Trump! Hey, any word on those $5000 DOGE checks you…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (250+ words) The president has claimed the deal is the biggest in history, but Venezuelans fear the country is becoming ‘51st state in all but name’ It was “a predatory move” that reeked of old-school colonialism, said Le Monde (Paris). Last week, in…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (392+ words) There are fewer illegal immigrants in the US since Trump’s second term began, but a declining workforce has stymied economic growth Tom Homan is owed an apology, said Rich Lowry in National Review. When President Trump put his border czar…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (284+ words) Patriot Platform protests disrupted the UK’s biggest ferry port for hours, and tried to prevent lifeboats from rescuing asylum seekers “Sadly, we’ve become used to far-right protests in recent years,” said Joe Mulhall in The Guardian There…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (146+ words) The Week Print Plus Make sense of the news with our new daily digital editions. Morning Report, Evening Review, Saturday Wrap and Sunday Shortlist Access daily editions whenever, wherever in app, website, or newsletter format Unlimited access to The Week's…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (387+ words) Self-styled ‘shadow home secretary’ is a ‘slowly ticking timebomb’ who could scupper his party’s chance of power, say critics “Zia Yusuf is a brilliant man, and he’s a genius actually, and he’s an incredible communicator,” Tory defector and Reform member…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (513+ words) Former prisoner George Desmond Kamurasi in line to be new king of Tooro but will he accept crown? A non-league footballer who “revs up teammates with F-bombs in a thick London accent” has become the “unlikely successor to the throne…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (530+ words) Justin Klawans has worked as a staff writer at The Week since 2022. He began his career covering local news before joining Newsweek as a breaking news reporter, where he wrote about politics, national and global affairs, business, crime, sports, film,…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (349+ words) Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (370+ words) Rafi Schwartz has worked as a politics writer at The Week since 2022, where he covers elections, Congress and the White House. He was previously a contributing writer with Mic focusing largely on politics, a senior writer with Splinter News, a…...