‘Hardline Republicans such as Josh Hawley are frustrated that more bills haven’t made their way through Congress.’ Credit: Getty

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Have Republicans gone too far on trans — or not far enough? Hardliners are frustrated that more bills haven’t made their way through Congress

Lisa Selin Davis

Germany asylum seeker applications fall to lowest level since 2012 Immigration from countries including Syria and Afghanistan has dropped dramatically

Requiem for the perverts. Credit: Getty

Curtain-twitchers have killed Soho

Richard Crampton-Platt

Henry Nowak murder has shattered trust in British police It will take years to shake off the cult of antiracism

Monday, June 1

RFK Jr’s war on Lyme disease has only just begun Improved focus on the disease may not give the answers that MAHA is looking for

Has Labour lost the working class forever? We are sacrificing our core vote to Nigel Farage

Does it matter whether Platner is of good character? Credit: Getty

Graham Platner proves that scandals no longer matter

Emily Jashinsky

Europe’s new oil price caps won’t harm Russian economy Non-Western buyers will continue to prop up sales

Netanyahu doesn’t want Trump to end the Iran war A peace deal could halt Israeli expansion into Lebanon

Sunday, May 31

JD Vance remains Trump’s natural successor Reports of a split at the top of MAGA are wishful thinking

Sting is right about the roots of toxic masculinity Deindustrialization has devastated working-class life and left lasting social scars

Dustin Guastella

'When criticism lands on politicians such as Sturgeon, sex suddenly becomes politically decisive.' Credit: Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg/ BBC

Nicola Sturgeon is fooling nobody by playing the sexism card

Josephine Bartosch

A snap election would be disastrous for Kemi Badenoch Andy Burnham could quickly go to the voters if he gets into No. 10

Saturday, May 30

Peter Thiel won’t find a safe haven in Argentina The country’s economic system is fundamentally unstable

Recruiting young unemployed people won’t fix Britain’s army One shortage is being used to paper over another

Friday, May 29

‘Vanilla Ice again?’ Credit: Getty

Freedom 250 shows MAGA should stop chasing celebrity validation

America’s tourism slump will outlast the World Cup Hosting the tournament is fueling rather than solving current problems

Do more teenagers need weekend jobs? Credit: Getty

Neet crisis is downstream of therapy culture

Stella O'Malley

Is this the end of Pedro Sánchez? The Spanish PM has weathered a series of corruption scandals in office

Keir Starmer is turning online safety into a moral panic Plans to restrict teenagers’ social media use are rooted in ignorance

Thursday, May 28

Elite college faculty donations skew heavily Left New research shows a lack of ideological balance at top universities

Justice is served. Credit: Getty

Hampshire rape case is a stain on Britain’s liberal judges

Universities are paying the price for ditching SATs GPAs aren’t an adequate measure of academic merit

Western leaders are in denial about Ukraine’s war losses Kyiv is still struggling on the battlefield

Wolfgang Munchau

Wednesday, May 27

Paxton proved Massie’s ‘craziest son of a bitch’ theory The GOP grassroots want insurgents not outsiders

Emily Jashinsky

‘Who, me?’ Credit: Getty

Tony Blair’s essay attacks the problems Blairism created

Philip Cunliffe

Social media has pushed teenage boys toward chatbot romances Relationships with AI companions are on the rise

Kristina Murkett

Birmingham, not Manchester, is Britain’s second city It may be uncool, but it has had a profound impact on national life

Tuesday, May 26

Platner is running with the enthusiastic endorsement of Bernie Sanders. Credit: Getty

Graham Platner’s Leftism takes inspiration from MAGA

Nikos Mohammadi

Pope Leo’s encyclical fails to challenge the AI threat His landmark publication is too light on the nature of consciousness