Democrats are wrong to give up on rural America

Politicians like Jared Golden show they can win its support

8h

America’s government is buying vulnerable homes amid rising flood risk

Some flood-prone places are being fortified, others abandoned

8h

In New York, once-friendly neighbours now battle it out

Septuagenarian incumbents take on each other and a young challenger

8h

A new ranked-choice voting system hampers Sarah Palin’s hopes

What happens when second preferences come into play

8h

A push for more space for America’s farm animals is thwarted

Lobbying and litigation frustrate efforts to improve conditions for chickens, pigs and calves

8h

America tussles over a newly fashionable constitutional theory

“Originalism” is pushing the law to the right. Could it be a tool for progressives?

8h

Merrick Garland is not naive about political violence

The attorney-general’s work on the Oklahoma City bombing may offer clues about his investigation of Donald Trump

1d

Liz Cheney, Donald Trump’s strongest Republican critic, is ousted from Congress

Wyoming’s primary voters choose fealty to the former president over defending democracy

1d

Crime and policing continue to split Democrats in Minnesota

Ilhan Omar, a progressive darling, almost comes unstuck

1w

More Americans are trying to take their weapons on planes

Loose gun laws lead to more interceptions at airports

1w