Politics

Hakeem Jeffries defends his meeting with Trump envoy Jared Kushner
Trump faces backlash from Republicans over plan to lift tariffs on beef imports
Trump-backed Ken Paxton unveils ‘Texas first’ datacenter plan aimed at ‘negative impact’
Narrow mail-in voting ruling by Supreme Court adds uncertainty to midterm elections without addressing constitutionality of Trump’s executive order
The Guardian view on Trump’s economic threats: bullies can overplay their hand | Editorial
US consumer confidence falls in August as gas prices remain above $4 per gallon
New York business group sues Mamdani over city-owned grocery stores plan
Two unvaccinated people die of measles in Pennsylvania
Sex sells and wins votes – and the Democrats know it | Arwa Mahdawi
The United States’ human rights practices are taking a nosedive
The long afterlife of QAnon conspiracy theories haunting American politics
Syringe litter did not increase after a needle exchange ban was overturned in Pueblo, Colorado, but health services suffered
Supreme court threatens midterms mail-in voting as it backs Trump plan | First Thing
Trump EPA aims to exempt datacenters from disclosing air pollution, advocates warn
Kansas has not elected a Democrat to the US Senate since 1932. Will that change in November?
Trump’s justice department has found a new way for presidents to avoid accountability | Claire Finkelstein
Darline Graham and Ralph Norman head to South Carolina’s Senate runoff
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