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The man whose show had for years functioned as a bullhorn for Republican leaders is now being portrayed by many of those same lawmakers as an unhinged has-been, exiled to Maine. But does Trump’s loudest critic still have his finger on America’s pulse? ft.trib.al/dDrzlQg

At the reborn Simpson’s Tavern in the City, there’s beef-dripping chips, a magnificent venison pie and the sort of rich, old-school cooking that would delight a character in a Trollope novel: ft.trib.al/uMyaF6h

As disorder engulfs Paris, the political centre collapses and Marine Le Pen approaches power, the country is running out of money, patience and answers. Simon Kuper asks what happens next: ft.trib.al/gwESWjH

The novelist and playwright on remaining creative after the fall that left him tetraplegic, the politics of multicultural London and when Elton John turned up at his wedding – over a River Cafe lunch with the FT's Rebecca Watson: ft.trib.al/xj1gBYF

The UK's tax system is riddled with loopholes and inconsistencies that leak revenue, hurt economic growth and are simply unjust, says Tim Harford. Why have successive governments been so hesitant to clean it up? Tap here for his column: ft.trib.al/aAXPFD1