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The Jon Ossoff guide to being a Democrat
A rising star in Georgia pairs bland governing with hot rhetoric
Checks and Balance newsletter: Plans to livestream an execution in America
John Prideaux, our executive editor, argues that making a spectacle of a Muslim gunman’s death is a deliberate political choice
Professional sumo-wrestling comes to America
Meet the people betting Americans will swoon over Japan’s ancient pastime
Liability law will not tame AI
Courts may take years to sort out legal standards for frontier firms
Big Tobacco’s lessons for Big Oil
A lawsuit over climate change reaches the Supreme Court
How not to make campuses safer
Shifting rules are failing students and universities alike
Will Congress ever assert itself on Iran?
If Democrats win the midterms, they may try
Donald Trump’s untenable strategy for AI
The president’s desire to unleash the technology is running into political reality
Checks and Balance newsletter: The new politics of Christianity
Charlotte Howard, our US editor, on the battle for America’s faithful
When gerrymandering meets a blue wave
The unexpected consequences of Republicans’ effort to redraw electoral maps
America’s grim record of failed executions
What happens when states combine ineptitude with the death penalty
What’s even more politically toxic than high prices at the pump?
The soaring cost of health care is a problem for Republicans
The coming fight over free speech
The Supreme Court must decide whether to limit the First Amendment or executive power
Abolish the White House press corps
With his spitefulness to the press, Donald Trump is giving it the chance to reform how it covers the presidency
Florida has put America’s boldest tax cut on the ballot
It may be too tempting for voters to resist, but passing it will come back to bite them
The pointless war on “narco-terrorists” is growing more collaborative
America is working with Latin American governments to target gangs on land and at sea
Can Jesus Christ sell moderates on Democrats?
Donald Trump’s faltering support among Christians creates an opportunity
The Climate Issue newsletter: Donald Trump’s least favourite thing
Oliver Morton, our senior editor, runs the rule over American investment in clean energy
Checks and Balance newsletter: Can Democrats win by fighting graft?
Steve Coll, visiting senior editor, on whether running against corruption still moves voters
What Donald Trump’s meeting with Xi Jinping has—and hasn’t—achieved
A lavish welcome in Washington won’t ease tensions
Schools for the poor are not poor schools
A viral personal essay leaves its political implications unsaid
As goes Maine, so goes the Senate
The Senate race there could herald the end of split districts nationally—or, just possibly, a resurgence
Why licence-plate readers are angering Americans
Surveillance cameras are becoming the new data centres
Donald Trump’s least favourite thing
The president’s disdain for wind is not killing it, yet
The White House may soon announce a nonsensical diesel-export ban
Restricting sales of the fuel would create more problems than it solves
Donald Trump will lose his latest media battle
Even so, his fight with the press is taking a toll
A contentious battle in Alaska may determine control of the Senate
Democrats hope idiosyncratic politics and presidential missteps win a crucial seat
Checks and Balance newsletter: How to think about candidate quality
John Prideaux, our executive editor, on declaring independence
Pro-family proposals offer a glimpse at a post-Trump agenda
Conservative policy circles are mulling ideas to support two-parent households
Donald Trump’s attacks on postal voting are failing
But he has other ways to snarl the midterm elections
What Donald Trump understands about character in public life
And why it could be Ken Paxton’s path to victory in Texas
The debate over AI has taken over Washington
Whether it will act is another matter
How House Republicans might fend off defeat
A polling error and a few good breaks could be enough
Developers are learning to love Zohran Mamdani
New York’s socialist mayor wants a housing boom