The US elections of 2024
Our coverage of the race for the White House
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Rural white voters in Wisconsin could decide America’s election
They are less enthusiastic about Donald Trump than their counterparts elsewhere
Fewer migrants are crossing America’s southern border
Joe Biden has Mexico to thank—for now
Politics is the law in Texas
A governor’s pardon implies that courts cannot be trusted, just as Donald Trump says
Is America dictator-proof?
The many vulnerabilities, and enduring strengths, of America’s republic
America’s 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs: bad policy, worse leadership
The global trade system is disintegrating as you read this
Joe Biden, master oil trader
The president has turned volatility into profit
Republicans
The trial of Donald Trump, considered as courtroom drama
Sensational witnesses, high stakes—it has the classic elements. Sort of
How Kristi Noem missed her shot to be vice-president
A failure to do things by the book
Plenty of circumstantial evidence at Donald Trump’s trial
But prosecutors will need Michael Cohen to seal the deal
The Republicans who still haven’t endorsed Donald Trump
Notable holdouts show he hasn’t consolidated the party yet
Donald Trump’s first criminal trial will be both momentous and tawdry
But will it even matter?
True swing voters are extraordinarily rare in America
We have found some
Democrats
Biden outdoes Trump with ultra-high China tariffs
The move, which hits electric vehicles, carries an environmental cost
America’s fiscal outlook is disastrous, but forgotten
On the campaign trail, both main candidates largely ignore the problem
Escalating protests expose three fault lines on American campuses
Universities struggle with how to regulate free speech and other rules
Why the Biden administration is rushing to produce regulations
An obscure law creates pressure to issue rules that can’t be undone in a hurry
Will Joe Biden benefit from falling murder rates across America?
Violence seems to be returning to pre-pandemic levels
Will the dramatic burst of bipartisanship in Congress last?
For all its procedural power, America’s hard right has had stunningly little influence on policy
Lexington
Why the Republicans will convene in a forge of American socialism
Donald Trump has made gains with Wisconsin’s working class, but Joe Biden could still win there
Joe Biden is practising some Clintonian politics
But he needs to do more than crack down on “junk fees” to woo swing voters
Truth Social is a mind-bending win for Donald Trump
And disturbing evidence of how he destabilises reality for Americans
Are American progressives making themselves sad?
Conservatives seem more excited about change
Donald Trump’s tremendous love
His politics may seem hostile, yet he talks like a Valentine’s Day card
This is not a story about Taylor Swift and the Super Bowl
Well, maybe a little
By the data
Can you build an American voter?
We break down the polls to explain how Americans might vote in the next general election.
Trump’s lead over Biden may be smaller than it looks
Consider only the highest-quality national polls, and the Republican’s advantage melts away
US elections 2024
Republican primaries poll tracker: can anyone beat Donald Trump?
See the latest odds and our guide to the contest
What’s at stake
Why America is vulnerable to a despot
Its democratic system is not as robust as it seems
America’s federal district courts may soon be harder to manipulate
For once Democrats and (some) Republicans see eye-to-eye on judicial reform
How “judge-mandering” is eroding trust in America’s judiciary
The assignment of judges to cases should be random, not political
America’s reckless borrowing is a danger to its economy—and the world’s
Without good luck or a painful adjustment, the only way out will be to let inflation rip
How American politics has infected investing
Beware: taking a stand can be expensive
Beware a world without American power
Donald Trump’s threat to dump allies would risk a nuclear free-for-all