Three things to watch out for in the US midterms
The nationwide results will determine the future of Joe Biden’s presidency, and of American democracy itself.
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US midterm elections: everything you need to know
When are they? What are they? Why are they!? We've explained it all.
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Republicans are surging but Democrats haven’t lost the midterms yet
Joe Biden had a good summer but his party is worried it came too early to impact the November elections.
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Biden’s right – Trump and “Maga Republicans” are a threat to democracy
But the US won’t be saved by a speech
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Joe Biden’s “money illusion” – and how it could beat back Trumpism
With his own party divided, the US president’s big spending packages are a way to reconcile political opposites.
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Democrats opt for the tried and true candidates
New York and Florida primaries went well for longtime elected officials and middle-of-the-road prospects.
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Are the Democrats finally getting their act together?
The party’s new spirit of moderation and compromise bodes well for its future.
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Is everything suddenly going Joe Biden’s way?
The US president is finding out that improved poll numbers are a reward for serving the public, not the other…
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Impatient with their elders, young Democrats step up
Whether moderates or progressives, they believe they better understand the anger and urgency felt by their fellow citizens.
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Is Joe Manchin the most dangerous man in America?
Democrats are sacrificing the climate for the sake of one person’s vote.
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Why Joe Biden failed
In just 18 months, his ambitious agenda has been demolished – along with his popularity. Where did he go wrong?
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Biden’s cure for inflation shouldn’t be harsher than the disease
With US inflation at its highest level since 1981, the short-term electoral future of the Democrats relies on the president…
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Jonathan Haidt: “America is the ghost of liberal democracies’ future”
The social psychologist believes bitter online discourse is hastening the spread of US-style recriminatory politics.
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The US Capitol riot hearings shouldn’t be about partisan politics
If America doesn’t properly reckon with the events of 6 January 2021, its democracy may never come back.
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Hillary Clinton: “I don’t think the media is doing its job”
The former US presidential candidate on why the right is winning.
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Why are Democrats still backing a congressman out of step with the party?
Henry Cuellar is well to the right of his party colleagues but is likely to keep his seat in November's…
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Rep. Andy Levin: “I’m not going to be intimidated. I don’t care how much money they throw at the race.”
The congressman from Michigan on progressive politics and the importance of turnout ahead of November’s midterm elections.
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Far-right Republicans head to midterms after primary victories
Kentucky, North Carolina and Pennsylvania all offered a taste of what’s to come in November.
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The Democrats are in power – so why are they so powerless?
Despite having Joe Biden in the White House and majorities in both houses, the Democrats have done nothing for 16…
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How the Republican Party is undermining trust in public life
Corrosive public attitudes are the culmination of 40 years of the party's relentless anti-government rhetoric.
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