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Donald Trump on a surprise drive to thank supporters outside Walter Reed hospital.

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Quiz of The Week: 3 - 9 October

Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?

9 Oct 2020

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In Depth

Instant Opinion: Mike Pence ‘bugged me out’

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Thursday 8 October

8 Oct 2020

Mike Pence and Kamala Harris square off in the first, and only, vice-presidential debate

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In Depth

Kamala Harris vs. Mike Pence: who won the VP debate?

Democrat attacks Donald Trump’s pandemic response as Republican suggests Joe Biden is extreme choice

8 Oct 2020

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In Brief

Fly the winner of US vice-presidential debate

And other stories from the stranger side of life

8 Oct 2020

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In Depth

Instant Opinion: British quarantine rules ‘phoney nonsense’

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Thursday 27 August

27 Aug 2020

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In Depth

Instant Opinion: Pete Buttigieg ‘undone’ by homophobia

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Monday 2 March

2 Mar 2020

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In Brief

Trump: the most explosive passages from new tell-all book

Anonymous author compares trump to an ‘elderly pantsless uncle’

8 Nov 2019

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An opposition demonstrator in Caracas last week

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In Depth

What next for the Venezuela crisis?

US Vice-president Mike Pence to meet opposition leader Juan Guaido as prospect of military intervention mounts

25 Feb 2019

‘President elect’ of Venezuela, Juan Guaido

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In Brief

US backs Venezuelan opposition leader

Juan Guaido declares himself interim president with US support

24 Jan 2019

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Trump threatens to call national emergency to fund wall

Lawmakers remain deadlocked with US president over funding for border wall

7 Jan 2019

Donald Trump and outgoing White House Chief of Staff John Kelly

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In Brief

Trump’s pick for new White House chief of staff says no

Shock decision by Nick Ayers to decline leaves crucial White House role unfilled

10 Dec 2018

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In Brief

Who wrote the Donald Trump editorial?

With the president on the war path, The Week looks at the most likely culprits

7 Sep 2018

NFL national anthem policy fines reactions

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In Depth

NFL’s new anthem policy is a ‘victory for Trump’ - reactions

NFL announces that teams will be fined if players or officials kneel in protest during the US national anthem

24 May 2018

Mike Pence and Kim Yo Jong at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Games

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In Brief

North Korea cancelled secret talks with Mike Pence

White House says Pyongyang ‘dangled’ meeting to soften US message

21 Feb 2018

Mike Pence

Quiz of The Week: 3 - 9 October

Instant Opinion: Mike Pence ‘bugged me out’

Kamala Harris vs. Mike Pence: who won the VP debate?

Fly the winner of US vice-presidential debate

Instant Opinion: British quarantine rules ‘phoney nonsense’

Instant Opinion: Pete Buttigieg ‘undone’ by homophobia

Trump: the most explosive passages from new tell-all book

Open. Every issue.

What next for the Venezuela crisis?

US backs Venezuelan opposition leader

Trump threatens to call national emergency to fund wall

Trump’s pick for new White House chief of staff says no

Who wrote the Donald Trump editorial?

NFL’s new anthem policy is a ‘victory for Trump’ - reactions

North Korea cancelled secret talks with Mike Pence

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