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Republicans intensify their assault on city governments

A new phase in the American tussle between state and local powers #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/03/republicans-intensify-their-assault-on-city-governments?utm_source=press.coop

North Carolina may be the hottest political battleground of 2024

Political manoeuvring and changing demography are making it the most interesting state to watch #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/15/north-carolina-may-be-the-hottest-political-battleground-of-2024?utm_source=press.coop

The Supreme Court blocks Joe Biden’s student-debt-relief plan

But the president says the fight isn’t over for a programme that would have benefited 43m Americans #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/30/the-supreme-court-blocks-joe-bidens-student-debt-relief-plan?utm_source=press.coop

What to make of the Supreme Court’s tumultuous term

Landmark 6-3 decisions overshadow a smattering of liberal wins #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/02/what-to-make-of-the-supreme-courts-tumultuous-term?utm_source=press.coop

Dick Ravitch, New York’s fiscal superman

The developer who helped save the city and later kept the subway on track died on June 25th #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/06/dick-ravitch-new-yorks-fiscal-superman?utm_source=press.coop

The case for a third-party campaign in 2024 is actuarial, not ideological

No Labels wants to be political insurance for democracy, yet may doom it #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/20/the-case-for-a-third-party-campaign-in-2024-is-actuarial-not-ideological?utm_source=press.coop

The FDA approves the first-ever non-prescription birth-control pill

Progressives hope it will blunt the effect of abortion bans #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/20/the-fda-approves-the-first-ever-non-prescription-birth-control-pill?utm_source=press.coop

Joe Biden donates weapons to Taiwan, as he does to Ukraine

Will it forestall a crisis with China, or provoke one? #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/28/joe-biden-donates-weapons-to-taiwan-as-he-does-to-ukraine?utm_source=press.coop

The fun and the fury of a rattlesnake derby

A rite—or, to critics, a wrong—of spring in Oklahoma #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/05/04/the-fun-and-the-fury-of-a-rattlesnake-derby?utm_source=press.coop

USAID is changing the way it tries to do good in the world

The goal for the agency is to put itself out of business #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/05/04/usaid-is-changing-the-way-it-tries-to-do-good-in-the-world?utm_source=press.coop

Why Donald Trump’s defeat in court matters

The sexual-assault verdict is the first major legal judgment against him #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/05/10/a-jury-unanimously-finds-donald-trump-liable-for-sexual-assault?utm_source=press.coop

Why chaos looms at the US-Mexico border

As a measure to limit migration expires, several cities have already declared a state of emergency #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/05/10/why-chaos-looms-at-the-us-mexico-border?utm_source=press.coop

Donald Trump has become more dangerous

As awful as it was, CNN’s town hall did the country a service by revealing the threat he presents #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/05/11/donald-trump-has-become-more-dangerous?utm_source=press.coop

It turns out that Democrats bus migrants, too

America’s officials don’t respect each other’s borders. Congress needs to step in #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/05/18/it-turns-out-that-democrats-bus-migrants-too?utm_source=press.coop

Could the 14th Amendment fix America’s debt-ceiling debacle?

A constitutional workaround is plausible—but a deal would be better #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/05/19/could-the-14th-amendment-fix-americas-debt-ceiling-debacle?utm_source=press.coop

America has a shortage of lab monkeys

That is bad for biomedical research and encourages smuggling #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/06/america-has-a-shortage-of-lab-monkeys?utm_source=press.coop

Republican presidential candidates canoodle with Moms for Liberty

They hope that whipping up maternal fervour will propel them to the nomination #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/06/republican-presidential-candidates-canoodle-with-moms-for-liberty?utm_source=press.coop

Joe Biden should run against the Ivy League

The Supreme Court has given him the chance to restore his party’s commitment to uplift for all #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/12/joe-biden-should-run-against-the-ivy-league?utm_source=press.coop

An abortion battle causes mayhem in America’s military ranks

A senator takes the culture war to the armed forces #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/13/an-abortion-battle-causes-mayhem-in-americas-military-ranks?utm_source=press.coop