United States

Explore our coverage of United States’ politics, economics, business and culture, in articles, charts, podcasts and video


Briefing

How to predict Donald Trump’s foreign policy

He may be inconsistent, but his advisers offer some clues

Europe

Vladimir Putin blames an Islamist attack on Ukraine and America

How to use a disastrous security failure to bolster dictatorship

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Do undocumented immigrants have the right to own guns?

A federal court in Chicago decides that some do. Republicans are outraged

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Chicago wants to stop Glock pistols being turned into machineguns

The city is suing the manufacturer

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Georgia’s black Republicans have a battle plan for 2024

Joe Biden will have to work harder to win the state’s black voters this year

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The case of Stormy Daniels echoes past scandals

It should make all involved check their righteousness

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Abortion-pill foes get a chilly reception at the Supreme Court

The justices are sceptical that the plaintiffs have “standing” to challenge mifepristone

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The impact of the Baltimore bridge disaster 

The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge will hurt the city, but highlight its resilience, too

China

What to make of China’s massive cyber-espionage campaign

America and others offer rich details of what Chinese spies are up to

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Both chambers of America’s Congress may flip in November

A historic first is in the offing—with big consequences

Finance and economics

As markets soar, should investors look beyond America?

The country’s stocks are extremely expensive

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Winners and losers as America at last reaches a budget deal

A long saga is over and a painful government shutdown is avoided

Business

America’s trustbusters wage war on Apple

Whatever the outcome, a wide-ranging antitrust case will hurt the firm

Graphic detail

Why America is a “flawed democracy”

EIU’s index plots the country’s democratic decline since 2006

The Economist explains

Will Texas succeed in enforcing its own immigration law?

The state’s latest challenge to the federal government’s powers, SB4, is in limbo

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