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Speaker Mike Johnson cleared a shutdown hurdle but isn't in the clear yet
Talking Point By relying heavily on Democrats' help to pass his government funding plan, has the Republican speaker given himself an even bigger problem down the line?
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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The 'genocide' debate in Gaza
Talking Point Experts dispute whether Israel's war meets the definition. Some observers say the argument goes both ways.
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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King Charles at 75: how the monarch has made his mark
Talking Point 'Modernising monarch' puts change on hold in first year in favour of stability and continuity
By The Week UK Published
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Trump's Veterans Day speech gives new urgency to an old dilemma
Talking Point By vowing to 'root out' his enemies like 'vermin,' Trump's echo of Hitler and Mussolini raises the stakes for 2024 and beyond
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital battle: a 'diplomatic failure' for Israel
Talking Point Window to defeat Hamas is 'closing', warns former Israeli PM, as hospital scenes swing public opinion
By Elliott Goat, The Week UK Published
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Is 'from the river to the sea' antisemitic or just pro-Palestinian?
Talking Point The fight over a slogan blows up in Congress, in the UK parliament and on college campuses
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Mike Johnson comes face to face with a familiar crisis
Talking Point With a government shutdown looming (again), can an untested House speaker pull his party together in time?
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Ukraine's counteroffensive: has it failed?
Talking Point Russia-Ukraine war has entered period of 'static, attritional warfare'
By The Week UK Published
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Democrats rally around election night victories
Talking Point Anxious liberals see glimmers of hope for 2024 from a suite of off-year election wins
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Donald Trump under oath: did he score any legal points?
Talking Point Republican presidential frontrunner turns 'political street brawler' in civil fraud case testimony
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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The latest poll for Biden sparks uncertainty among Democrats
Talking Point The poll shows the president trailing Donald Trump in five key swing states
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Why the Metro Memory game is so addictive
Talking Point Trying to remember London's 416 Tube stops has attracted half a million players so far
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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Israel-Hamas war: parallels with 1914?
Talking Point Similarities with the beginning of the First World War worrying Middle East watchers
By The Week UK Published
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George Santos lives to legislate another day
Talking Point The embattled New York Republican may have survived an emotional expulsion vote in the House, but that doesn't mean he's in the clear
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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