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The Supreme Court declines to upend American election law

A fringe theory gets a chilly reception from the justices #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/27/the-supreme-court-declines-to-upend-american-election-law?utm_source=press.coop

Why America’s Supreme Court has ended affirmative action

The six-justice conservative majority overpowered the three liberal dissenters #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/29/why-americas-supreme-court-has-ended-affirmative-action?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

Ron DeSantis is relying on big donors and his super PAC

The latest campaign-finance disclosures look good for him but disguise a flaw #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/20/ron-desantis-is-relying-on-big-donors-and-his-super-pac?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 making of America’s Ivy League elite

A new paper quantifies the boost that students with rich parents get when applying to the best universities #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/24/the-making-of-americas-ivy-league-elite?utm_source=press.coop

Regulation could disrupt the booming “kidfluencer” business

America’s Federal Trade Commission is reviewing rules for advertising aimed at children #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/27/regulation-could-disrupt-the-booming-kidfluencer-business?utm_source=press.coop

Only politics, not the law, can stop Donald Trump

His lies will otherwise remain an effective political and legal tool #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/08/02/only-politics-not-the-law-can-stop-donald-trump?utm_source=press.coop

America is ending its emergency declaration for the pandemic

Many services that Americans have come to rely on are about to wind down #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/05/04/america-is-ending-its-emergency-declaration-for-the-pandemic?utm_source=press.coop

Fentanyl trafficking tests America’s foreign policy

Yet even without help from Mexico or China there are ways to reduce overdose deaths #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/05/11/fentanyl-trafficking-tests-americas-foreign-policy?utm_source=press.coop

Congress should fund the BLM (no, not that one)

How Donald Trump’s changes to the Bureau of Land Management are still slowing the energy transition #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/05/18/congress-should-fund-the-blm-no-not-that-one?utm_source=press.coop

Nikki Haley, like other long shots, sees a path to victory

It runs through Iowa, and over Donald Trump #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/01/nikki-haley-like-other-long-shots-sees-a-path-to-victory?utm_source=press.coop

How the Pentagon thinks about America’s strategy in the Pacific

Our correspondent travels through Asia with Lloyd Austin, the defence secretary #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/15/how-the-pentagon-thinks-about-americas-strategy-in-the-pacific?utm_source=press.coop

A pilgrimage to the mecca of mediumship

Mediums engage in anti-competitive behaviour, too #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/13/a-pilgrimage-to-the-mecca-of-mediumship?utm_source=press.coop

Tony Evers’s veto shows the growing power of Midwestern Democrats

Will aggressive policymaking help or hinder the party? #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/13/tony-everss-veto-shows-the-growing-power-of-midwestern-democrats?utm_source=press.coop

Donald Trump is facing his most serious charges yet

The Republican front-runner for 2024 is indicted for plotting to overturn his 2020 election loss #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/08/02/donald-trump-is-indicted-for-trying-to-steal-the-2020-election?utm_source=press.coop

Tony Evers’s veto shows the growing power of Midwestern Democrats

Will aggressive policymaking help or hinder the party? #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/13/tony-everss-veto-shows-the-growing-power-of-midwestern-democrats?utm_source=press.coop

An all-out strike brings Hollywood to a halt

Labour fights over streaming and AI push actors to join screenwriters on the picket lines #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/07/14/an-all-out-strike-brings-hollywood-to-a-halt?utm_source=press.coop

Donald Trump is facing his most serious charges yet

The Republican front-runner for 2024 is indicted for plotting to overturn his 2020 election loss #press

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/08/02/donald-trump-is-indicted-for-trying-to-steal-the-2020-election?utm_source=press.coop