Checks and Balance newsletter: Kamala Harris’s journey to define herself
This is the introduction to Checks and Balance, a weekly, subscriber-only newsletter in which our correspondents take a broad look at the state of American democracy.
The southern border is Kamala Harris’s biggest political liability
What does her record reveal about her immigration policy?
Can Donald Trump win back suburban voters?
In Michigan, Republicans are selling a kinder, gentler Trumpism to college-educated voters. It isn’t sticking yet
Reliable numbers on Trump v Harris are scarce for now
But the forecasting and tracking of America’s presidential race will resume shortly
The southern border is Kamala Harris’s biggest political liability
What does her record reveal about her immigration policy?
Can Donald Trump win back suburban voters?
In Michigan, Republicans are selling a kinder, gentler Trumpism to college-educated voters. It isn’t sticking yet
Reliable numbers on Trump v Harris are scarce for now
But the forecasting and tracking of America’s presidential race will resume shortly
A Texas judge gives a nod to America’s at-home distillers
Life, liberty and the pursuit of liquor
Class, race and the chances of outgrowing poverty in America
A big-data analysis offers explanations—and hope
What identity politics will Kamala Harris practise?
The lessons of Barack Obama, Donald Trump, J.D. Vance and Hillary Clinton