Zelenskyy launches European diplomacy blitz to promote Ukraine ‘victory plan’

Kyiv is aiming to convince its Western allies to loosen restrictions on weapons, ramp up military support, and invite Ukraine into NATO.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other world leaders.Ukrainian Presidential Press Service via Reuters

Fed’s 2% inflation target is ‘sacrosanct’ — and here

Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee on Jerome Powell (a “first-ballot Hall of Famer”) and why declaring victory on a soft landing is misleading
Austan Goolsbee, a bald, white man wearing a navy suit, gesturing with his hands at a conference in New York CityBrendan McDermid/Reuters

Kamala Harris struggles to balance ‘change’ and loyalty to Joe Biden

Some allies winced after she initially declined to name a difference with Biden on “The View.”
Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

Abu Dhabi stakes claim on ‘capital of capital’ as world’s richest city

With $1.7 trillion in assets managed by sovereign wealth funds, the Emirati capital has overtaken Oslo.
View of the Abu Dhabi skyline with Abu Dhabi Investment Authority the first tower on the left. Creative Commons
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The politics of Kamala Harris’ Glock

The Democratic ticket has actively played up their gun ownership.
REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Kamala Harris struggles to balance ‘change’ and loyalty to Joe Biden

Some allies winced after she initially declined to name a difference with Biden on “The View.”
Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

Anti-trans ads didn’t work in 2022. Republicans think this time will be different.

Across the country, the party is going all-in on LGBTQ-related attacks.
David Weigel

Why Republicans feel … good about Harris’ showing in New York

The vice president is trailing Joe Biden’s 2020 numbers in the state. That could prove a drag in House races that Democrats hope to win this fall.

Politics seeps into Hurricane Milton response

The administration’s response to the storm may impact the outcome of the November election, strategists said.

Republicans are still haunted by Obamacare. Can Democrats capitalize?

‘It’s a huge political loser’ for Trump’s party, as one Democratic senator put it.

What analyses of Trump and Harris’ economic plans agree on

Both candidates’ policies would add to the US national debt, but differ widely in by how much.

Trump’s return to site of assassination attempt underscores a transformed election

The weekend rally in Pennsylvania seemed aimed to recapture the campaign’s momentum immediately following the July shooting.

Inside Obama’s bid to help save Senate Democrats’ majority

The former president cut ads and is embarking on a nationwide tour as his party looks to capitalize on his purple state popularity.

Kamala Harris chases the disaffected Republican vote

Liz Cheney and former Nikki Haley backers are encouraged by her outreach. Some on the left are worried.

What US foreign policy could look like under Harris

Analysts think the Democratic presidential candidate will likely shelve her boss’ democracy-vs-autocracy framing if she wins next month’s election.
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