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    Border-state Democrats are frustrated to see New York claim most of a recent migrant relief infusion. But Arizona's formerly Democratic senator is speaking...

    The former president has struggled in Georgia, which has a potentially important role to play in the presidential contest.

    Even if Trump does ditch the event in favor of his own counterprogramming, as he’s suggested he will, his presence will inevitably loom large.

    Biden plans to meet with first responders and survivors, as well as federal, state and local officials while in Maui.

    Unlike with the federal prosecutions, Trump has no power to shut down the case if he’s reelected.

    The timeline, combined with Trump’s other criminal cases, could put him in the courtroom for most of the first six months of 2024.

    Biden signed the sweeping Inflation Reduction Act into law one year ago Wednesday. It includes roughly $370 billion to help shift the U.S. to cleaner forms...

    President Joe Biden and Democrats have hailed the law as climate-game changer, but it's popularity with companies is proving expensive as it speeds the tra...

    In an interview with POLITICO, the Senate majority leader predicted his party's marquee bill would help boost his incumbents in what's bound to be a tough ...

    Ron Filipkowski’s uncovered videos have embarrassed multiple campaigns. Now he’s aiming for Ron DeSantis.

    Improved relations between Japan and South Korea could bolster the president’s legacy — if they endure.

    The proposed jail sentences would nearly double the lengthiest Jan. 6 sentence handed down to date.

    Corals are bleaching and dying earlier in the year than ever beforeScientists are evacuating corals off the coast of Florida to save themTo read more of Th...

    image: AlamyJOE BIDEN has been on the road this week, touting his administration’s investment in American manufacturing. His government has embraced a “pla...

    How to illustrate the perils of protectionism? This was the challenge facing The Economist’s cover designers. In this video we reveal why a striking chasm ...

    Who is the Taliban’s de facto leader?Taliban rule has been disastrous for many of the country’s 40m citizensSyria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, is the Midd...

    image: APIn the Hawaiian language, Lahaina means “cruel sun”. The north-east trade winds provide the eastern shore of Maui with ample rain and the West Mau...

    The rankings for international women’s football, which are calculated by FIFA, the sport’s governing body, demonstrate the growth of the game. The first ra...

    DESPITE COSYING up with Russia and accusing America of trying to topple him, the newly re-elected president now appears to be flirting with old allies. But...

    A SELECTION OF three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, why Biden’s China strategy isn’t working, Saudi Arabi...

    THE FORMER PRESIDENT has been hit with a new set of charges, under a catch-all racketeering act that has been used to prosecute everyone from rappers to te...

    Who is the Taliban’s de facto leader?Taliban rule has been disastrous for many of the country’s 40m citizensAn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear is one...

    image: Getty ImagesA growing number of Chinese women are pushing for control over family-planning decisions. That can cause discomfort in a society where t...

    AS THE DEATH toll surpasses 100, we report from Maui where fires have ravaged the island in the deadliest American wildfire in over a century. Why was this...

    Corals are bleaching and dying earlier in the year than ever beforeScientists are evacuating corals off the coast of Florida to save themTo read more of Th...

    DETERRENCE CLEARLY failed in Ukraine. In the run-up to Russia’s invasion in February 2022, America and its NATO allies took steps to warn Russia of dire co...

    image: ReutersFOR A MAN who faces multiple charges of terrorism and inciting violence across Pakistan, the case that eventually landed Imran Khan in jail w...

    IN THE COMING days, both Russia and India hope to land robotic probes near the South Pole of the Moon. Conquering the South Pole remains one of the grandes...

    THE REGION IS home to most of the world’s known lithium. Given the mineral’s usefulness in batteries and electric vehicles, could it be on the cusp of a co...

    Who is the Taliban’s de facto leader?Taliban rule has been disastrous for many of the country’s 40m citizensHave you ever wondered why it’s so hard to soun...

    WHEN IS ECONOMIC decoupling not economic decoupling? When it drives your allies to tighter commercial links with your adversary. That’s the situation the U...

    image: Hilary Swift/NYT/Redux/eyevineIN THE EARLY 2010s reports emerged of a nightmarish drug appearing in Russia and eastern Europe. Krokodil, a cheap sub...

    Corals are bleaching and dying earlier in the year than ever beforeScientists are evacuating corals off the coast of Florida to save themTo read more of Th...

    image: Getty ImagesPRESIDENT JOE BIDEN has conceded that the name was a mistake: the success of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), his flagship legislation...

    FOR WEEKS the regional bloc ECOWAS has threatened to undo the putsch by force. But appetite for a military response—the ultimate deterrent in a coup-prone ...

    image: Dan WilliamsSINCE ITS transformation from an investment category into a political club in 2009—when the heads of state of Brazil, Russia, India and ...

    image: EyevineON AUGUST 20TH England’s footballers face Spain’s in the women’s World Cup final. It is a fitting culmination to the biggest and best edition...

    image: LandmarkPosterity holds much crueller fates for politicians than to be reincarnated as Helen Mirren. Such is Golda Meir’s lot in “Golda”, which dram...

    How to sound like a local when speaking a foreign languageSome phrases can stump even the most seasoned linguistsIn the two years since the Taliban took ov...

    image: NetflixTHE MONKEY King, like many iconic fictional heroes—Harry Potter, Batman, Little Orphan Annie—had an unhappy childhood. Born from a rock on a ...