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What we learned from the balance of Congress after 2020 and 2022 showed that when it comes to the House, the consequences aren’t always what you might expect

Saul Eslake says decades of ‘bad policies’ have inflated demand as report finds about 20% of households effectively ‘locked out’ of the market

Since Donald Trump chose Ohio Sen. JD Vance as his running mate, it’s been widely noted that Vance once described Trump as “reprehensible” and “cultural heroin.” However, the day after Vance won his own Senate race in 2022, he reportedly made it known that he would support Trump for president…

Vice presidential picks can’t help a presidential candidate, but they can hurt one, according to political scientists. Presidential campaigns still spend a fair amount of time thinking about running mates and the ways in which they might boost the ticket – or at least not hurt it.

So this is what it feels like, the presidential hopeful must be telling himself, to be admired, praised and respected, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

Biden goes into debate against Trump with set of challenges that he must overcome to sell voters on re-electing him

Debt held by the public will rise from 99% of GDP this year to 122% by 2034—surpassing its previous high of 106% in 1946 at the end of the Second World War.

President Biden now has a two point lead ahead of his Republican challenger – the first time he has led in a Fox poll since October

The idea of using stablecoins to project U.S. influence overseas is gaining traction.