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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