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A conservative strategist on how Joe Biden can win
Sarah Longwell says “double-haters” will decide the election
Finance and economics
How American politics has infected investing
Beware: taking a stand can be expensive
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The House of Representatives gives Ukraine its best news in a year
$61bn of aid is on the way. It should have an almost instant effect
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Finally, America’s Congress does right by Ukraine
Disaster has been dodged. But the political malaise that delayed the Ukraine funding bill remains
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Truth Social is a mind-bending win for Donald Trump
And disturbing evidence of how he destabilises reality for Americans
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The White House unveils a pair of bad policies to woo voters
Tariffs for steelworkers and loan forgiveness for students are both regressive
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Is ticketing homeless people a cruel and unusual punishment?
The question has confounded western cities. The Supreme Court will weigh in
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Donald Trump’s first criminal trial will be both momentous and tawdry
But will it even matter?
Europe
Ukraine is ignoring US warnings to end drone operations inside Russia
Its superdrones can reach targets as far away as Siberia
Briefing
America is uniquely ill-suited to handle a falling population
Which is a worry, because much of it is already shrinking
Finance and economics
Frozen Russian assets will soon pay for Ukraine’s war
And America now hopes to convince others to make better use of the stash
Leaders
America’s interest rates are unlikely to fall this year
That will squeeze financial markets and the world economy
Finance and economics
Even without war in the Gulf, pricier petrol is here to stay
Expensive oil could put Donald Trump in the White House
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How two small Texas towns became the patent-law centre of America
Are entrepreneurial judges a good or a bad thing?