United States
Explore our coverage of United States’ politics, economics, business and culture, in articles, charts, podcasts and video
Asia
Is MAGA great for India?
Ahead of an Oval Office confab, we explore the next chapter of the Trump-Modi bromance
Culture
Does more education lead to less sex?
Trying to make sense of the sexual “degree divide” in America
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Inside the world’s most famous aeroplane boneyard
What are 3,200 defence aircraft doing in the Arizona desert?
Finance & economics
Donald Trump’s Super Bowl tariffs are an act of self-harm
Duties on aluminium and steel will throttle American industry and fragment global markets
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Avian flu in America is a political problem and a health threat
Expensive omelettes are the least of it
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What is Elon Musk getting up to with America’s payment system?
Nobody is sure, many are worried
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Checks and Balance newsletter: Donald Trump’s scheming is costing America
He is rapidly spending down American capital accumulated by previous administrations
Checks and Balance
How much can Donald Trump slash the government?
Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. This week, we analyse how the new administration is remaking the civil service
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Business
Donald Trump loves big oil. Does big oil love him back?
American supermajors’ shareholders have mixed feelings
The Americas
How Mexico and Canada handled Trump’s tariff threat
Officials in both countries are scrambling to find more offerings to appease America’s protean president
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New York City commits to involuntary commitment
Compulsory treatment of the severely mentally ill was once taboo. No longer
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Donald Trump is turning payback into policy
And setting new, dangerous precedents for the American presidency