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Wednesday, July 29, 2026 9:19 AM ET

The Week - Top Stories

TODAY'S healthcare story - Trump administration ends key Medicare drug subsidies - What happenedThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said yesterday it will end a Medicare subsidy program aimed at lowering prescription costs for some seniors at the end of 2026, one year ahead of schedule. The Medicare prescription drug benefit, which is expected to cost the government som...

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Evening Review -- Democrats' 'war room' preparations

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Morning Report -- Trump escalates mail-in voting battle

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Evening Review -- Trump's Australian inspiration

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Farmers nationwide feel the effects of a significant drought

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The complications of permanent daylight saving time

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Is Fifa selling football's soul? Today's Big Question - Plans to sell stake in World Cup to private investors 'crosses a line that football's governing institutions should never cross' Today's Big Question

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How 'fire clouds' are making wildfires deadlier -- The Explainer -- Increasingly common in North America and Australia, pyrocumulonimbus are causing havoc in parts of Europe for the first time

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'Painted-lady summer': Britain's butterfly boom -- The Explainer -- 'Miracle' combination of weather patterns brings spectacular migratory butterfly to UK en masse

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Is a swimming pool a good investment? -- the explainer -- What to consider before diving in

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Moonshot's Kimi K3, the Chinese AI model spooking Silicon Valley -- The Explainer -- Beijing start-up's new release is as powerful as most rivals and cheaper to run, threatening US dominance

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New Yorkers wrestle with a potential Netanyahu visit -- Talking Point -- The Israeli prime minister could be in New York City this September

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Middle East re-escalation: worrying implications for investors - and Andy Burnham -- Talking Point -- Rising oil prices are spooking investors on both sides of the Atlantic

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The Platner affair: 'vibes', sexting and a Nazi tattoo -- Talking Point -- Graham Platner is a 'cautionary tale' for Democrats, and highlights the party's problems with the selection of their candidates

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Fun, absorbing children's books for summer

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Step back in time at The Dorchester's Oliver Messel Suite

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Burner phones could soon be illegal in the US -- Under the radar -- An FCC proposal raises privacy concerns

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The surprise heroes of wildfire prevention: goats -- Under the radar -- Goats will 'happily consume' shrubbery other animals avoid and can navigate difficult terrain

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Scientists have found an Earth-like exoplanet -- Under the radar -- The super-Earth likely contains an atmosphere

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Musk's wealth sinks as SpaceX shares slide -- Speed Read -- The CEO's net worth has fallen from $1.45 trillion to below $700 billion

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McConnell not 'medically cleared' to resume work -- Speed Read -- The senator was hospitalized six weeks ago following a fall at his home

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Trump asks SCOTUS to allow mail-voting curbs -- Speed Read -- An appeals court blocked the president's attempt to restrict voting by mail

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European wildfires rage as another heatwave looms -- Speed Read -- Numerous countries in Western Europe are battling the blazes

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'Graham honored' -- Today's Newspapers -- A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages -- The Week Staff -- Last updated

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6 roomy homes with ADUs -- Feature -- Featuring a guesthouse with a floor-to-ceiling art-piece fireplace in Pennsylvania -- The Week US -- Published

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Data center ban: Did New York make the right call? -- Feature -- Opposition to data centers has appeal across partisan lines -- The Week US -- Published

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Literacy: Is America done with reading? -- Feature -- Less Americans read for pleasure than ever before, but those who do are reading more -- The Week US -- Published

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Stranded at sea -- Feature -- The Iran war has trapped hundreds of ships in the Persian Gulf for months. What's life like for their crews? -- The Week US -- Published

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Trump: The real meaning of his election security speech -- Feature -- The president unveiled a contradictory theory on the 2020 election and stoked false claims about the coming midterms -- The Week US -- Published

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