Nikki Haley is pushing forward as the main rival to Donald Trump for the Republican nomination, helped by the promise of funds from some of the party's biggest donors.
Category: United States
Death of a realist
Henry Kissinger departs, and we are left with the consequences of his crimes and of the doctrine that made them possible.
Close contests in America
Democrats have a good night in America's off-year elections, but tight contests are still very much the norm.
Pence is out
The Republican presidential field in the US starts to contract, with Mike Pence bowing out. More will have to follow his lead if a viable non-Trump candidate is to emerge.
Irresponsible government in America
America's Republican Party finds, as expected, that its tenuous grasp on the House of Representatives gives each of its opposing wings the power to frustrate the other.
Birds of a feather
Robert Kennedy Jr toys with the idea of an third-party candidacy for the presidency. Should that worry the Democrats or the Republicans?
Realignment for real, part 2
The contest for the Republican nomination in the US reflects something deeper than a clash of personalities.
Autocrats north and south
The contrasting post-presidential fortunes of Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro. Different party systems play an important role.
Constitutionalism in Ohio
Voters in Ohio reject a move to make constitutional amendment more difficult, and there's a particular amendment they've got in mind.
Belief in the unbelievable
The decline of religious belief continues at a steady rate in America. Could conspiracy theories be serving as a replacement?
The World is Not Enough 