The Economist ✅ › United States
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27 hours ago
There are still few signs of a serious pivot to Asia
2 days ago
Donald Trump is shifting America’s military footprint ○
But there are still few signs of a serious pivot to AsiaÂ
The faltering effort to revive copper mining in Michigan ⊕
Riches sit under a rare vestige of the wild Midwest
How the American right came to hate empathy ⊖
…while practising its oldest form
3 days ago
The tariffs that just won’t die ⊖
Donald Trump is adept at reviving levies. Achieving their goals is harder
6 days ago
The Iran war is America’s least popular since polls began ○
Support seldom rises for conflicts as they age
7 days ago
Checks and Balance newsletter: Make America worse at sports ⊖
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Charlotte Howard, our US editor, on why the fantasy of athletic greatness has become a plague on American life
8 days ago
Pete Hegseth’s testosterone-screening plan is unusual, not crazy ○
Soldiers seem to be at particular risk of hypogonadism
Boomers have the good life, but it could be longer ○
A single chart shows why they have missed out on extra years
9 days ago
Democrats challenge a big Hollywood tie-up ⊖
A dozen states are suing to block Paramount’s merger with Warner Bros