When Alexis de Tocqueville visited America from France in 1831 he saw a new kind of society. Not just a country, but an idea that would change the...

   Unlock American politics with The Economist’s John Prideaux, Charlotte Howard and James Bennet. Taking one big theme every week, they dig into the...

   A sophisticated, predatory, multi-billion dollar industry is emerging from the shadows. It already rivals the size of the illicit drug trade. And it...

   John Prideaux, Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon are on today’s edition of The Intelligence with their take on the election results so far. To...

   Whoever wins Pennsylvania will probably win the presidency: according to The Economist’s forecast model it’s the most likely tipping point state. We...

   Over the past decade a form of wokeness arose on the illiberal left, characterised by extreme pessimism about America and its capacity to make...

   Republicans are already preparing to contest the result if Kamala Harris wins the presidency. American elections demand patience and trust, but with...

   On Tuesday night in Philadelphia Donald Trump and Kamala Harris took part in what might be the only debate between them in this campaign. The race is...

   How did two old, unpopular men end up running for the world’s most demanding job? It’s the question John Prideaux, The Economist’s US editor, gets...

   Narendra Modi is one of the most popular politicians on the planet. India’s prime minister is eyeing a third term atop the world’s biggest democracy...

   In 2022 the Supreme Court gave control of abortion back to the people and their elected representatives. This November will be the greatest test yet...

   For months, a big foreign-aid deal looked like it was going nowhere in the House of Representatives. Now 95bn of support is heading out the door. How...

   While America’s focus has been on the presidential election, the race for Congress is even more volatile. With razor-thin majorities in the House and...

   It’s not long since America was widely thought to be on the brink of recession. Instead the economy expanded by 3% in 2023, and continues to defy...

   America has launched strikes against Iranian-backed militias in the Middle East, in response to an attack on a base in Jordan where three US troops...

   Joe Biden’s chances against Donald Trump in November do not look good. He is unpopular and his age puts many Americans off. How did it come to this?...

   If the election were held tomorrow, Donald Trump would probably be the favourite to win. How should we be thinking about the race with a year...

   On foreign policy, trade and immigration, the Republican Party wants America to push the world away. This is a departure, but also a return to what...

   US editor John Prideaux and his colleagues from across the US and around the world go beyond the headlines and the horserace to delve deeper into the...