Hussein Ibish

The US president has failed to recast his fraught relationship with both the pandemic and the society it has devastated

Democrats have missed opportunity to trip up GOP's long-term campaign of packing highest court with conservative judges

The President's positive test strengthens the widespread understanding he has mishandled the Covid-19 pandemic and resulting economic crisis

It starts with making voters question whether they can even trust the elections at all

The fight over the next US Supreme Court justice will be anything but straightforward

This race is about the US President, and it’s up to him to regain control of the narrative and secure another term

From gerrymandering to the filibuster, the system from top to bottom has become a tool for partisan exploitation

He cannot win the November election by showcasing himself as the 'law-and-order' candidate, like Richard Nixon did more than fifty years ago

Once-fringe wings of the Republican Party are trying to untether US voters from reality

The US vice presidential candidate has been more outspoken on the Gulf, Israel and Iran than many realise

His announcements won't amount to much, but still threaten the structure of the American political system.

Rather than pursuing a strategy to win in November, he is laying the ground for a possible defeat

Four years ago, to save themselves, they jumped into Mr Trump's lifeboat. But what will they do if it falls apart?

Even as prospects for a Palestinian state dwindle, Americans are splitting along left-right and young-old axes

They haven't been clear-cut, enforceable or institutional but rather cultural – and therefore subject to exploitation