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The Economist unlocks American politics, tackling a new theme each week and digging into the data, ideas, and history shaping the country at this dramatic moment. John Prideaux, The Economis...

Unlock American politics with The Economist ’s John Prideaux, Charlotte Howard and James Bennet. Taking one big theme every week, they dig i...

A sophisticated, predatory, multi-billion dollar industry is emerging from the shadows. It already rivals the size of the illicit drug trade...

John Prideaux, Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon are on today's edition of The Intelligence with their take on the election results so far...

Whoever wins Pennsylvania will probably win the presidency: according to The Economist ’s forecast model it’s the most likely tipping point...

Over the past decade a form of wokeness arose on the illiberal left, characterised by extreme pessimism about America and its capacity to ma...

Republicans are already preparing to contest the result if Kamala Harris wins the presidency. American elections demand patience and trust,...

On Tuesday night in Philadelphia Donald Trump and Kamala Harris took part in what might be the only debate between them in this campaign. Th...

How did two old, unpopular men end up running for the world's most demanding job? It’s the question John Prideaux, The Economist’s US editor...

Narendra Modi is one of the most popular politicians on the planet. India’s prime minister is eyeing a third term atop the world’s biggest d...

In 2022 the Supreme Court gave control of abortion back to “the people and their elected representatives.” This November will be the greates...

For months, a big foreign-aid deal looked like it was going nowhere in the House of Representatives. Now $95bn of support is heading out the...

While America’s focus has been on the presidential election, the race for Congress is even more volatile. With razor-thin majorities in the...

It’s not long since America was widely thought to be on the brink of recession. Instead the economy expanded by 3% in 2023, and continues to...

America has launched strikes against Iranian-backed militias in the Middle East , in response to an attack on a base in Jordan where three U...

Joe Biden’s chances against Donald Trump in November do not look good. He is unpopular and his age puts many Americans off. How did it come...

If the election were held tomorrow, Donald Trump would probably be the favourite to win . How should we be thinking about the race with a ye...

On foreign policy, trade and immigration, the Republican Party wants America to push the world away. This is a departure, but also a return...

US editor John Prideaux and his colleagues from across the US and around the world go beyond the headlines and the horserace to delve deeper...