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2024-09-18 18:47:22

The ubiquitous J.B. Pritzker, the man behind the Democrats’ party
The governor of Illinois is thinking big #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/08/21/the-ubiquitous-jb-pritzker-the-man-behind-the-democrats-party?utm_source=press.coop

2024-09-05 10:47:45

Which Kamala Harris is now at the top of the Democratic ticket?
The race to define the new presumptive nominee #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/07/25/which-kamala-harris-is-now-at-the-top-of-the-democratic-ticket?utm_source=press.coop

2024-08-28 17:05:09

How to decode Kamala Harris’s foreign policy
Expect tougher words on Israel, and continuity on Russia and China #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/07/24/how-to-decode-kamala-harriss-foreign-policy?utm_source=press.coop

2024-08-16 20:55:35

Jill Biden; Defender-in-chief
What happens next in the Democratic leadership saga may depend on the First Lady #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/07/05/jill-biden-defender-in-chief?utm_source=press.coop

2024-08-16 16:00:45

Can Donald Trump win back suburban voters?
In Michigan, Republicans are selling a kinder, gentler Trumpism to college-educated voters. It isn’t sticking yet #press
https://www.economist.com/interactive/united-states/2024/07/26/can-donald-trump-win-back-suburban-voters?utm_source=press.coop

2024-08-15 16:00:59

Louisiana could soon start castrating child-rapists
Why two black Democrats pushed for one of America’s most alarming crime bills #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/06/13/louisiana-could-soon-start-castrating-child-rapists?utm_source=press.coop

2024-08-15 16:00:53

A Texas judge gives a nod to America’s at-home distillers
Life, liberty and the pursuit of liquor #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/07/25/a-texas-judge-gives-a-nod-to-americas-at-home-distillers?utm_source=press.coop

2024-08-15 15:31:50

Can churches fix America’s affordable-housing crunch?
The promise of the YIGBY movement #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/08/08/can-churches-fix-americas-affordable-housing-crunch?utm_source=press.coop

2024-08-15 15:29:48

How the Trump campaign has become more professional
In Pennsylvania at least, it has upped its ground game #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/08/08/how-the-trump-campaign-has-become-more-professional?utm_source=press.coop

2024-08-15 15:10:45

A strange snafu and a cross-ideological coalition at America’s Supreme Court
The justices side with the Biden administration on a social-media tussle, but their biggest rulings are still pending #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/06/27/a-strange-snafu-and-a-cross-ideological-coalition-at-americas-supreme-court?utm_source=press.coop

2024-08-15 11:31:10

Why New York scrapped congestion charging
Back-seat drivers may have influenced Governor Kathy Hochul’s abrupt decision #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/06/06/why-new-york-scrapped-congestion-charging?utm_source=press.coop

2024-08-15 10:01:56

Our new forecast for America’s presidential election
Why the polls don’t tell the whole story #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/08/15/our-new-forecast-for-americas-presidential-election?utm_source=press.coop

2024-08-14 00:59:37

Momentum against Joe Biden is mounting again
After a brief lull, pressure is growing to replace him as the Democratic nominee #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/07/16/momentum-against-joe-biden-is-mounting-again?utm_source=press.coop

2024-08-13 04:45:20

A maverick judge tosses out Donald Trump’s classified-documents case
The ruling may be reversed—but delay helps the former president #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/07/16/a-maverick-judge-tosses-out-donald-trumps-classified-documents-case?utm_source=press.coop

2024-08-12 22:40:22

The meaning of Donald Trump’s Supreme Court victory
His lawyers’ attempt to delay the election-subversion case worked #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/07/01/donald-trump-wins-a-big-victory-at-the-supreme-court?utm_source=press.coop

2024-08-10 11:55:07

Usha Vance, wife of Donald Trump’s VP pick, was once a Democrat
The lawyer, whose parents are Indian immigrants, seems to prioritise ambition #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/07/20/usha-vance-wife-of-donald-trumps-vp-pick-was-once-a-democrat?utm_source=press.coop

2024-08-10 11:17:59

Joe Biden’s ABC interview will not quell doubts about his future
Nor will it resolve the Democratic Party’s dilemma #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/07/06/joe-bidens-abc-interview-will-not-quell-doubts-about-his-future?utm_source=press.coop

2024-08-08 16:00:06

Joe Biden’s best chance to shake up the race
But in debating Donald Trump, he faces graver public doubts and a greater challenge than he did in 2020 #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/06/13/joe-bidens-best-chance-to-shake-up-the-race?utm_source=press.coop

2024-08-08 16:00:05

Might Wisconsin’s redrawn state-legislative districts help Biden win?
Democrats hope newly competitive local contests will boost turnout in the swing state #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/06/13/might-wisconsins-redrawn-state-legislative-districts-help-biden-win?utm_source=press.coop

2024-08-08 16:00:05

Thousands of American pensioners are retiring on college campuses
For universities, the boomer business is one way of responding to the enrolment cliff #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/06/13/thousands-of-american-pensioners-are-retiring-on-college-campuses?utm_source=press.coop

2024-08-08 16:00:04

What identity politics will Kamala Harris practise?
The lessons of Barack Obama, Donald Trump, J.D. Vance and Hillary Clinton #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/07/25/what-identity-politics-will-kamala-harris-practise?utm_source=press.coop

2024-08-08 16:00:04

Reliable numbers on Trump v Harris are scarce for now
But the forecasting and tracking of America’s presidential race will resume shortly #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/07/25/reliable-numbers-on-trump-v-harris-are-scarce-for-now?utm_source=press.coop

2024-08-08 16:00:04

Class, race and the chances of outgrowing poverty in America
A big-data analysis offers explanations—and hope #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/07/25/class-race-and-the-chances-of-outgrowing-poverty-in-america?utm_source=press.coop

2024-08-08 15:52:02

What to make of the US Supreme Court’s latest abortion ruling
The justices’ rulings sometimes seem deliberately hard to follow #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/06/27/what-to-make-of-the-us-supreme-courts-latest-abortion-ruling?utm_source=press.coop

2024-08-08 15:16:55

America could face its most active hurricane season ever
Coastal states must brace themselves for extreme weather in an election year #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/05/30/america-could-face-its-most-active-hurricane-season-ever?utm_source=press.coop

2024-08-08 15:16:55

Fiscal nerds determine the fate of legislation in America
A battle under way to remake budget scoring #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/05/30/fiscal-nerds-determine-the-fate-of-legislation-in-america?utm_source=press.coop

2024-08-08 15:09:53

2024-08-08 15:00:55

Grown up in the USA
Forty years on, Bruce Springsteen’s defining album still has something to teach Americans #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/06/06/grown-up-in-the-usa?utm_source=press.coop

2024-08-08 10:48:11

The clues in Kamala Harris’s championing of reproductive rights
Abortion has been the issue on which the presumptive Democratic nominee has been most visible and effective #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/07/25/the-clues-in-kamala-harriss-championing-of-reproductive-rights?utm_source=press.coop

2024-08-07 20:30:47

The Kamala Harris effect on the polls has been dramatic
The latest surveys point to a tightening race #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/07/31/the-kamala-harris-effect-on-the-polls-has-been-dramatic?utm_source=press.coop

2024-08-07 15:54:02

The wisdom in calling Donald Trump weird
Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are trying to make Democrats normal again #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/08/07/the-wisdom-in-calling-donald-trump-weird?utm_source=press.coop

2024-08-07 10:01:02

Donald Trump has a three in four chance of winning the election
Our forecast model finds Mr Trump has a clear lead over Joe Biden #press
https://www.economist.com/interactive/us-2024-election/prediction-model/president?utm_source=press.coop

2024-08-07 08:48:50

Bob Menendez is found guilty of corruption
From head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to convicted foreign agent #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/07/17/bob-menendez-is-found-guilty-of-corruption?utm_source=press.coop

2024-08-06 16:06:05

Why Kamala Harris reportedly picked Tim Walz as her running-mate
Compared with a bolder but more divisive alternative, the Minnesota governor was the easier choice #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/08/06/why-kamala-harris-reportedly-picked-tim-walz-as-her-running-mate?utm_source=press.coop

2024-08-05 23:25:30

Could the Kamala Harris boost put Florida in play for Democrats?
Some party enthusiasts think so, but realists see re-energised campaigning there as a savvy Florida feint #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/07/29/could-the-kamala-harris-boost-put-florida-in-play-for-democrats?utm_source=press.coop

2024-08-03 13:41:07

Checks and Balance newsletter: Does the vice-president matter in an election? #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/08/03/checks-and-balance-newsletter-does-the-vice-president-matter-in-an-election?utm_source=press.coop

2024-08-03 12:16:54

Checks and Balance newsletter: Kamala Harris’s journey to define herself #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/07/27/checks-and-balance-newsletter-kamala-harriss-journey-to-define-herself?utm_source=press.coop

2024-08-03 11:17:44

2024-08-01 15:45:54

Przekrój, an iconic Polish magazine, relaunches in America
It shows the surprising resilience of European diasporas #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/06/27/przekroj-an-iconic-polish-magazine-relaunches-in-america?utm_source=press.coop

2024-08-01 15:16:52

The side-effects of the TikTok tussle
As the app’s future hangs in the balance, the ramifications of the battle are becoming clearer #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/05/30/the-side-effects-of-the-tiktok-tussle?utm_source=press.coop

2024-08-01 12:06:26

Rural white voters in Wisconsin could decide America’s election
They are less enthusiastic about Donald Trump than their counterparts elsewhere #press
https://www.economist.com/interactive/united-states/2024/05/22/rural-white-voters-in-wisconsin-could-decide-americas-election?utm_source=press.coop

2024-07-30 17:18:32

Time is running out to fix America’s student-aid mess
The risk of a sharp drop in college enrolment is rising #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/05/21/time-is-running-out-to-fix-americas-student-aid-mess?utm_source=press.coop

2024-07-30 16:40:25

Legal immigration to America has rebounded
Is anyone paying attention? #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/06/18/legal-immigration-to-america-has-rebounded?utm_source=press.coop

2024-07-27 20:42:32

Checks and Balance: Trump’s guilty verdict and unprecedented presidenting #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/06/01/checks-and-balance-trumps-guilty-verdict-and-unprecedented-presidenting?utm_source=press.coop

2024-07-26 11:02:13

Donald Trump tries to be both unifier and pugilist in his convention speech
The candidate thrills his party but mixes his message #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/07/19/donald-trump-tries-to-be-both-unifier-and-pugilist-in-his-convention-speech?utm_source=press.coop

2024-07-25 15:45:13

Young voters strongly favour Joe Biden, but will they turn out?
After a pummelling from campus protesters over Gaza, the president is struggling to get his message across #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/06/27/young-voters-strongly-favour-joe-biden-but-will-they-turn-out?utm_source=press.coop

2024-07-25 15:34:13

How the NFL keeps fans transfixed even when there are no games
The show must go on #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/05/23/how-the-nfl-keeps-fans-transfixed-even-when-there-are-no-games?utm_source=press.coop

2024-07-25 15:31:11

Donald Trump has finally got it right about the January 6th insurrectionists
They were “warriors”—that’s the problem #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/06/20/donald-trump-has-finally-got-it-right-about-the-january-6th-insurrectionists?utm_source=press.coop

2024-07-25 15:16:11

2024-07-23 17:17:45

2024-07-22 20:02:20

A new wave of stadium-building is busting budgets in America
The economics of ballparks are lousy, but politicians can’t resist subsidising them #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/06/03/a-new-wave-of-stadium-building-is-busting-budgets-in-america?utm_source=press.coop

2024-07-21 10:19:54

Brandon Johnson, Chicago’s leftist mayor, is struggling
Incompetence rather than ideology is what’s hurting him #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/06/09/brandon-johnson-chicagos-leftist-mayor-is-struggling?utm_source=press.coop

2024-07-18 15:59:12

2024-07-18 15:43:10

The world’s slowest bullet train trundles ahead in California
An extra $3bn of federal funding is nice; as for the other $80bn, dream on #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/05/16/the-worlds-slowest-bullet-train-trundles-ahead-in-california?utm_source=press.coop

2024-07-18 15:31:06

Lauren Boebert’s primary is a window into everyday Trumpism
Republican primary voters’ favourite thing is anything that horrifies Democrats #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/06/20/lauren-boeberts-primary-is-a-window-into-everyday-trumpism?utm_source=press.coop

2024-07-18 15:16:03

What the Chevron ruling means for the next US president
The Supreme Court weakened regulators and created uncertainty, inviting a “tsunami of lawsuits” #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/07/04/what-the-chevron-ruling-means-for-the-next-us-president?utm_source=press.coop

2024-07-18 15:00:04

Black baseball players of yore get their due, at last
Major League Baseball recognition puts Josh Gibson ahead of Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth in the record books #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/06/06/black-baseball-players-of-yore-get-their-due-at-last?utm_source=press.coop

2024-07-17 18:29:49

Joe Biden is fooling only himself
A president who prides himself on the common touch is insulting everyone’s common sense #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/07/03/joe-biden-is-fooling-only-himself?utm_source=press.coop

2024-07-17 13:05:57

A mano-a-mano contest between Michael Cohen and Donald Trump
The hush-money trial hinges on the testimony of the former president’s former fixer #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/05/15/a-mano-a-mano-contest-between-michael-cohen-and-donald-trump?utm_source=press.coop

2024-07-16 21:55:30

What are America’s Libertarians for?
They are grappling with whether to go for national influence or local wins #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/05/28/what-are-americas-libertarians-for?utm_source=press.coop

2024-07-16 19:42:07

Biden’s border order: impractical policy, pragmatic politics
The president tries to address one of his biggest electoral liabilities #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/06/04/bidens-border-order-impractical-policy-pragmatic-politics?utm_source=press.coop

2024-07-15 22:38:41

2024-07-15 20:02:15

2024-07-14 13:19:18

America’s federal district courts may soon be harder to manipulate
For once Democrats and (some) Republicans see eye-to-eye on judicial reform #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/05/05/americas-federal-district-courts-may-soon-be-harder-to-manipulate?utm_source=press.coop

2024-07-14 04:42:50

Donald Trump survives an apparent assassination attempt
The shooting is a dark turn in an already chaotic presidential campaign #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/07/14/donald-trump-survives-an-apparent-assassination-attempt?utm_source=press.coop

2024-07-13 20:41:30

2024-07-11 15:51:13

American pupils have missed too much school since the pandemic
But clever policies have got some truant children back in the classroom #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/05/09/american-pupils-have-missed-too-much-school-since-the-pandemic?utm_source=press.coop

2024-07-11 15:31:04

2024-07-11 15:09:00

2024-07-10 23:23:24

In its latest abortion case the Supreme Court seems to back Idaho
Moyle v US asks if federal law protects women whose pregnancies threaten their health #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/04/24/in-its-latest-abortion-case-the-supreme-court-seems-to-back-idaho?utm_source=press.coop

2024-07-09 16:39:15

Legal immigration to America has rebounded
Is anyone paying attention? #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/06/18/legal-immigration-to-america-has-rebounded?utm_source=press.coop

2024-07-05 20:51:41

2024-07-05 11:56:13

Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction is overturned. Now what?
America’s biggest #MeToo case was undone by controversial testimony #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/04/26/harvey-weinsteins-rape-conviction-is-overturned-now-what?utm_source=press.coop

2024-07-04 16:04:59

Will the dramatic burst of bipartisanship in Congress last?
For all its procedural power, America’s hard right has had stunningly little influence on policy #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/04/25/will-the-dramatic-burst-of-bipartisanship-in-congress-last?utm_source=press.coop

2024-07-04 16:04:59

A dispatch from Donald Trump’s courtroom
A tale of two struggles #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/04/25/a-dispatch-from-donald-trumps-courtroom?utm_source=press.coop

2024-07-04 15:44:55

2024-07-04 15:15:49

Will IVF really be the next frontier in America’s culture wars?
Banning it would be political suicide. But it could get harder to find in conservative states #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/07/04/will-ivf-really-be-the-next-frontier-in-americas-culture-wars?utm_source=press.coop

2024-07-04 14:59:48

2024-07-02 17:15:29

2024-07-01 22:37:22

Donald Trump wins a big victory at the Supreme Court
His lawyers’ attempt to delay the election-subversion case worked #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/07/01/donald-trump-wins-a-big-victory-at-the-supreme-court?utm_source=press.coop

2024-06-28 17:39:56

O.J. Simpson’s defence was a harbinger of post-truth politics
Ignore the facts, believe in conspiracies #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/04/12/oj-simpsons-defence-was-a-harbinger-of-post-truth-politics?utm_source=press.coop

2024-06-27 16:04:46

A dispatch from Donald Trump’s courtroom
A tale of two struggles #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/04/25/a-dispatch-from-donald-trumps-courtroom?utm_source=press.coop

2024-06-27 16:04:46

2024-06-27 15:58:45

2024-06-27 15:50:45

What to make of US Supreme Court’s latest abortion ruling
The justices’ rulings sometimes seem deliberately hard to follow #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/06/27/what-to-make-of-us-supreme-courts-latest-abortion-ruling?utm_source=press.coop

2024-06-27 15:42:45

Marijuana is already legal for a majority of Americans
National prohibition has not stifled budding entrepreneurs #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/05/16/marijuana-is-already-legal-for-a-majority-of-americans?utm_source=press.coop

2024-06-27 15:42:44

After a season of Gaza protests, America’s university graduates are polarised but resilient
After enduring covid and turmoil over free speech, the class of 2024 finally takes its bow #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/05/16/after-a-season-of-gaza-protests-americas-university-graduates-are-polarised-but-resilient?utm_source=press.coop

2024-06-27 15:15:38

2024-06-27 15:08:37

2024-06-26 09:56:55

Five months out, Donald Trump has a clear lead
America’s presidential race is no coin flip, says our forecast #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/06/12/five-months-out-donald-trump-has-a-clear-lead?utm_source=press.coop

2024-06-25 21:53:57

2024-06-25 20:28:45

New research exposes the role of women in America’s slave trade
In the bondage of others they saw their freedom #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/06/18/new-research-exposes-the-role-of-women-in-americas-slave-trade?utm_source=press.coop

2024-06-23 12:02:40

Checks and Balance newsletter: The history of national conventions in Chicago offers hope to both parties #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/04/28/checks-and-balance-newsletter-the-history-of-national-conventions-in-chicago-offers-hope-to-both-parties?utm_source=press.coop

2024-06-23 10:24:22

Who are the Americans switching from Biden to Trump?
Try our “Build a voter” tool—and see which attributes make voters likely to pick one candidate over the other #press
https://www.economist.com/interactive/us-2024-election/build-a-voter?utm_source=press.coop

2024-06-22 21:11:06

The House of Representatives gives Ukraine its best news in a year
$61bn of aid is on the way. It should have an almost instant effect #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/04/20/the-house-of-representatives-just-gave-ukraine-the-best-news-it-has-had-for-a-year?utm_source=press.coop

2024-06-22 20:40:02

2024-06-22 16:58:24

Checks and Balance newsletter: Thanks for the hope, Mike Johnson #press
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/04/20/checks-and-balance-newsletter-thanks-for-the-hope-mike-johnson?utm_source=press.coop