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Tuesday, May 19, 2026 2:06 PM ET

The Week - Top Stories

TODAY'S Trump ADMINISTRATION story - Trump DOJ sets up $1.8B fund for Trump's allies - What happenedThe Justice Department yesterday announced a $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund for victims of lawfare and weaponization. The fund is part of a settlement President Donald Trump reached with his Justice Department to drop his $10 billion claim over an IRS leak of his tax records...

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Evening Review -- Is Ukraine giving up on Trump?

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Morning Report -- Trump pushes out another GOP foe

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Sunday Shortlist -- Twin vengeance

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Why Israel has fallen out of favor with Americans

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What does China want from Putin? Today's Big Question - Russian leader arrives in Beijing for meeting with Xi Jinping, amid deepening cooperation - and asymmetric power balance - Today's Big Question

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Reversing Brexit: how would rejoining the EU work? -- The Explainer -- Previous concessions and favourable terms for the UK might not be on the table again

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What is the Thucydides trap? -- The Explainer -- Chinese premier cited ancient Greek history to issue warning to Donald Trump

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'No contact': Family estrangement on the rise for young people choosing peace -- The Explainer -- Young adults are quicker to cut off toxic family members to choose peace

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UAE, Iran and the Abraham Accords 2.0 -- The Explainer -- Israel's agreements with some Arab neighbours are being reconsidered in the light of the Iran war

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Can Democrats still win the House after losing the redistricting battle? -- Talking Points -- Republicans still have to contend with Trump's unpopularity

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Are gilt markets acting as 'the UK's political police'? -- Talking Point -- Bond markets smell a crisis from a potential lurch to the left in the Labour Party

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Should the US block imports of cheap Chinese cars? -- Talking Points -- Lawmakers say cheap EVs threaten national security

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Pulp friction: why quality mangoes are hard to find -- Under the Radar -- Conflict, weather and supply chains are putting a squeeze on the tropical fruit

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E. coli could be used to make sunscreen -- Under the radar -- The bacteria can act as a chemical factory

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The prevalence of antidepressants in conflict zones -- Under the Radar -- Rising use of prescription drugs in war environments that trigger 'mounting psychological strain' could have sinister implications

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Musk loses $150B lawsuit against OpenAI, Altman -- Speed Read -- Musk had previously helped start the artificial intelligence company

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3 killed in suspected hate crime at San Diego mosque -- Speed Read -- The two suspects were also later found dead

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Trump DOJ sets up $1.8B fund for Trump's allies -- Speed Read -- The fund was part of a settlement agreement by Trump to drop his lawsuit against the IRS

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White House hosts Christian prayer rally -- Speed Read -- Thousands gathered at the National Mall for a religious-political celebration

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'Trump's rating slumps' -- Today's Newspapers -- A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages -- The Week Staff -- Last updated

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The world's 10 richest families -- In Depth -- Luxury retailers, hereditary monarchs and the heirs to the Walmart fortune dominate the list of the world's wealthiest clans -- David Faris -- Last updated

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Patel: His own branded Ka$h bourbon -- Feature -- The FBI director has been accused of being a heavy drinker -- The Week US -- Published

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UFOs: The Pentagon's dud disclosure -- Feature -- Nothing new is revealed in trove of documents -- The Week US -- Published

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A dangerous high -- Feature -- The U.S. is being flooded with synthetic drugs that are cheap to make, hard to track, and fraught with risk -- The Week US -- Published

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Hantavirus: Are we ready for another pandemic? -- Feature -- The disease does not have a cure -- The Week US -- Published

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