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The midterms: a fight for America’s soul
In the key swing state of Pennsylvania, Donald Trump began his march back to the White House. Democrat John Fetterman’s…
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In the key swing state of Pennsylvania, Donald Trump began his march back to the White House. Democrat John Fetterman’s…
The New Statesman’s midterm elections forecast looks at whether the Democrats can hold the House on 8 November.
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ByThey need to talk about how popular their achievements are – but not by using the language of Republicans.
ByThe nationwide results will determine the future of Joe Biden’s presidency, and of American democracy itself.
ByDonald Trump’s election denial was once an egregious aberration. It’s now a widespread Republican strategy.
ByThe political chaos in Westminster has raised eyebrows – and some concerns – in Washington.
ByJoe Biden had a good summer but his party is worried it came too early to impact the November elections.
ByThe US has imposed sweeping sanctions on a sector key to China’s goal of global technological dominance.
ByThe majority of voters favour gun control and abortion rights – in opposition to recent Court decisions.
ByHis latest warning about nuclear war is startlingly frank, but clear.
ByThe US president’s latest executive move is both popular and just.
ByHaving cut themselves off from Europe, the Tories are adrift without a destination or a steering wheel.
ByAs national mourning for the Queen ends, a priority for the Prime Minister is strained relations with the US and…
ByJoe Biden has a new British PM to deal with, but the same Northern Ireland protocol problem.
ByInterventions by Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden helped avert strike action, and an economic crisis.
ByThe US congresswoman explains how the threat to reproductive rights comes from the same place as the Republicans’ dismissal of…
ByBut the US won’t be saved by a speech
ByWith his own party divided, the US president’s big spending packages are a way to reconcile political opposites.
ByBig Tech and asset management have defined the Inflation Reduction Act.
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