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The gutting of the Voting Rights Act by the Supreme Court will intensify the fight over redistricting
It was revealing that many GOP lawmakers cheered for the separation of powers
He might have stepped down as Apple CEO at just the right time
Getting his address to Congress right will be a delicate task for the British monarch
This confrontation pits a global faith against a vision of America alone
Orbán’s election defeat is a blow to Trump and Maga
The war could alter global trade flows irrevocably
At the very least, the war with Iran has been a strategic failure for the US
US war of choice in Iran risks turning Americans into global pariahs
Seven months out from the midterms, Americans are feeling economic pain
The backlash against Big Tech in America might be an opportunity for the EU
The Nato secretary-general should remember that it’s resolve that causes Trump to back down, not obeisance
Long-term investors are surprisingly sanguine about the erosion of democratic norms in America
Obama’s former chief of staff has the thickest résumé of any potential candidate for the Democratic nomination
How can countries force the tech platforms to take more responsibility for the circulation of deep fakes?
The idea of making difficult trade-offs is alien to Trump
US tech companies have concentrated much of their AI infrastructure build-out in the Middle East
Who gets to set the limits on the military use of AI?
Companies are taking on huge amounts of debt to fund LLM and data-centre build-outs
On any appraisal, Russia has failed in its war aims
Supreme Court rebuke of Trump’s trade policy will be a tailwind to an economy running hot
The last thing the Middle East needs is a showdown between its two wealthiest countries
The party is still split on the answer to this question
The US attorney-general believes there is a co-ordinated judicial attack on the authority of the executive
The fear is that companies will be punished directly or simply lose access in Washington
