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Can DeSantis loosen Trump's vice-like grip on the Republican Party?
The Florida governor's re-election has encouraged some party members to break ranks, but the former president isn't done yet
Has American democracy begun to turn a corner?
The midterms have shown voters value centrism over extremism, particularly of the kind fuelled by Trump
Is Musk demolishing Twitter as a de facto public square?
Instead of verifying identity, the blue check will verify payment
The US attack on Paul Pelosi and more midterm Mayhem
Republicans could secure a House majority next week, which does not bode well for the US and global economies
Donald Trump is leaving the Justice Department no choice but to indict him
Is it possible the former US president believes being put on trial will benefit him?
Come November, will Americans be voting on the right issues?
Voters are often more drawn to issues that politicians can't control in the short run than those they can
A US Supreme Court judge's wife has troubling views
The spouse of a powerful person spouse can affect political discourse but can they get away with bending the rules?
How far-reaching is two Trump-appointed judges' ruling against him?
A court's directive to the FBI to continue investigating the former president throws up important questions
The US primaries underlined a disturbing American reality
Before the midterms, several members of the Republican party continue to lean towards falsehoods
The pervasiveness of cancel culture is a scourge on America
Many of the greatest freedoms that Americans are used to are not age-old, unlike people tend to assume
Biden's speech missed a crucial point
The US President should have focussed less on the peril of Maga extremism
Trump's return to centre stage could bode well for the Democrats
Suddenly the Democrats appear to have a real shot at a historically improbable victory
Trump's reckoning is the US justice system's duty to America
The justice system may be the last, best hope to draw a line against the former president's transgressions
The violence Iran stoked around Rushdie was not even about his novel
Strengthening the political clout of communal leaders was more the agenda
Are Democrats alone governing America?
Republicans aren't beyond co-operating though, as proven by some important legislation passed in the Senate
