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The Week - Top Stories

TODAY'S big question - Can House Speaker Mike Johnson keep his job? Congressional Republicans do not often love their leaders. They booted former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) in 2023 and replaced him with the then-nearly unknown Mike Johnson (R-La.). Now Johnson faces a revolt from high-profile women in his ranks.Speaker Mike Johnson's hold on the speaker...

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Morning Report -- Lawmakers view 'troubling' boat strike video

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Evening Review -- Netanyahu's pardon push

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Morning Report -- Trump's confounding clemency spree

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Can Mike Johnson keep his job? Today's Big Question - GOP women come after the House leader - Today's Big Question

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Stopping GLP-1s raises complicated questions for pregnancy -- The Explainer -- Stopping the medication could be risky during pregnancy, but there is more to the story to be uncovered

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Choline: the 'under-appreciated' nutrient -- The Explainer -- Studies link choline levels to accelerated ageing, anxiety, memory function and more

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Who is winning the war in Ukraine? -- The Explainer -- Sensing the 'imminent collapse' of Ukrainian forces, Moscow is happy to reject US peace plan in hope of greater victory

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The twists and turns in the fight against HIV -- The Explainer -- Scientific advances offer hopes of a cure but 'devastating' foreign aid cuts leave countries battling Aids without funds

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Trump's poll collapse: can he stop the slide? -- Talking Point -- President who promised to ease cost-of-living has found that US economic woes can't be solved 'via executive fiat'

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How coupling up became cringe -- Talking Point -- For some younger women, going out with a man - or worse, marrying one - is distinctly uncool

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Daddy Pig: an unlikely flashpoint in the gender wars -- Talking Point -- David Gandy calls out Peppa Pig's dad as an example of how TV portrays men as 'useless' fools

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A postapocalyptic trip to Sin City, a peek inside Taylor Swift's Eras tour, and an explicit hockey romance in December TV

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The best comedy series from Daddy Issues to Platonic

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The great global copper swindle -- Under the Radar -- Rising prices and easy access makes the metal a 'more attractive target for criminals looking for a quick profit'

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Inside a Black community's fight against Elon Musk's supercomputer -- Under the radar -- Pollution from Colossal looms over a small Southern town, potentially exacerbating health concerns

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China's single mothers are teaming up -- Under the Radar -- To cope with money pressures and work commitments, single mums are sharing homes, bills and childcare

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Trump tightens restrictions for work visas -- Speed Read -- The length of work permits for asylum seekers and refugees has been shortened from five years to 18 months

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Supreme Court revives Texas GOP gerrymander -- Speed Read -- Texas Republicans can use the congressional map they approved in August at President Donald Trump's behest

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Boat strike footage rattles some lawmakers -- Speed Read -- 'Disturbing' footage of the Sept. 2 attack on an alleged drug-trafficking boat also shows the second strike that killed two survivors who were clinging to the wreckage

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Trump boosts gas cars in fuel economy rollback -- speed read -- Watering down fuel efficiency standards is another blow to former President Biden's effort to boost electric vehicles

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5 sleeper hit cartoons about Sleepy Don -- Cartoon -- Artists take on cabinet meetings, a sleepy agenda, and more -- The Week US -- Published

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5 criminally underrated cartoons about Pete Hegseth's war crime -- Cartoon -- Artists take on USS Hegseth, rats leaving the sinking ship, and more -- The Week US -- Published

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Weird conspiracy theories: from JFK to 5G -- In Depth -- It's easy to dismiss 'alternative truths' but the most famous - and strangest - conspiracy theories can retain their fascination for generations -- The Week UK -- Last updated

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'Strike footage shocks' -- Today's Newspapers -- A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages -- The Week Staff -- Last updated

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The week's best photos -- In Pictures -- A drive in the desert, prayers with pigeons, and more -- Stephen Kelly -- Published

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The Week Unwrapped: Will drought fuel global violence? -- Podcast -- Plus why did Trump pardon a drug-trafficking president? And are romantic comedies in terminal decline? -- The Week UK -- Published

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