A state wounded by extremism tries to guard against it

   Democratic candidates are outraising their rivals

   As the populist left calls for Medicare-for-all, Democrats’ signature health law is faltering

   Charlotte Howard, our US editor, on what Florida and Iowa reveal about political change in America

   How to stop extremists from making a party unelectable

   A federal judge issues another blow to the president’s elections agenda

   A new order only adds to confusion for parents

   Republican policies have left a red state reeling. Will voters spring for change?

   But the president will have plenty of discretion over who gets hit

   The party has narrowly dodged a socialist insurgency in a crucial swing state

   Its next governor will have to focus more on costs than culture

   John Prideaux, our executive editor, on why the left is focusing on the wrong kind of candidate

   Ahead of an August recess, Republican senators have not advanced the president’s agenda

   As states led by Democrats try to squeeze the rich, Republicans want to phase out income taxes entirely

   Could a populist-left candidate win the Democrats’ presidential nomination in 2028?

   Senate campaigns in Montana and Nebraska offer a test

   Charlotte Howard, our US editor, on the battle between the party’s moderates and its left

   Success will require investing in employees as seriously as America invests in chips

   Anger at Donald Trump and Israel have given the left an opening

   Lessons from a fight over a bridge between America and Canada

   The man with no cards plays a deft hand

   With legal abortions on the rise, an aggressive battle is beginning

   Miami faces new problems as San Francisco makes a comeback

   Federal reforms have left the states with a growing bill

   John Prideaux, our executive editor, on the psychology behind our anxiety over the technology

   while practising its oldest form

   Riches sit under a rare vestige of the wild Midwest

   There are still few signs of a serious pivot to Asia

   Donald Trump is adept at reviving levies. Achieving their goals is harder

   Support seldom rises for conflicts as they age

   Charlotte Howard, our US editor, on why the fantasy of athletic greatness has become a plague on American life

   A single chart shows why they have missed out on extra years

   Soldiers seem to be at particular risk of hypogonadism

   He should have put American democracy first

   A dozen states are suing to block Paramount’s merger with Warner Bros

   Political prosecutions are just part of a more radical reinvention

   Making it easier to party is becoming serious public policy

   No other rich democracy hands as many decisions directly to its voters

   South Carolina’s senior senator is dead at 71

   John Prideaux, our executive editor, on the rise of a new political class from the activist left

   Radical ideas may seriously harm the Democratic Party

   America’s biggest Republican state offers a playbook for a new identity politics

   The SAVE Act is unlikely to pass Congress. Donald Trump may prefer it that way

   Resistance to tech is brewing among digital natives

   The troubled Senate nominee has suspended his campaign in Maine

   Donald Trump’s legacy is still unfolding. In the end he may be best known for reaping riches from the office only 45 men have had the honour to hold,...

   The telegenic doctor enacting the president’s agenda with professionalism and zeal

   What a fitting way to honour its birthday

   Jon Fasman, our senior culture correspondent, explains how the year laid the groundwork for today’s divisions

   Tourists are flocking to monuments on America’s racial history