The Economist / United States

1. Checks and Balance newsletter: The new politics of Christianity

   Charlotte Howard, our US editor, on the battle for America’s faithful

2. When gerrymandering meets a blue wave

   The unexpected consequences of Republicans’ effort to redraw electoral maps

3. America’s grim record of failed executions

   What happens when states combine ineptitude with the death penalty

4. Abolish the White House press corps

   With his spitefulness to the press, Donald Trump is giving it the chance to reform how it covers the presidency

5. Florida has put America’s boldest tax cut on the ballot

   It may be too tempting for voters to resist, but passing it will come back to bite them

6. The pointless war on “narco-terrorists” is growing more collaborative

   America is working with Latin American governments to target gangs on land and at sea  

7. What’s even more politically toxic than high prices at the pump?

   The soaring cost of health care is a problem for Republicans

8. The coming fight over free speech

   The Supreme Court must decide whether to limit the First Amendment or executive power

9. Can Jesus Christ sell moderates on Democrats? 

   Donald Trump’s faltering support among Christians creates an opportunity

10. The Climate Issue newsletter: Donald Trump’s least favourite thing

    Oliver Morton, our senior editor, runs the rule over American investment in clean energy

11. Checks and Balance newsletter: Can Democrats win by fighting graft?

    Steve Coll, visiting senior editor, on whether running against corruption still moves voters

12. What Donald Trump’s meeting with Xi Jinping has—and hasn’t—achieved

    A lavish welcome in Washington won’t ease tensions

13. As goes Maine, so goes the Senate

    The Senate race there could herald the end of split districts nationally—or, just possibly, a resurgence

14. Donald Trump’s least favourite thing

    The president’s disdain for wind is not killing it, yet

15. Schools for the poor are not poor schools

    A viral personal essay leaves its political implications unsaid

16. Why licence-plate readers are angering Americans

    Surveillance cameras are becoming the new data centres

17. The White House may soon announce a nonsensical diesel-export ban

    Restricting sales of the fuel would create more problems than it solves

18. Donald Trump will lose his latest media battle

    Even so, his fight with the press is taking a toll

19. A contentious battle in Alaska may determine control of the Senate

    Democrats hope idiosyncratic politics and presidential missteps win a crucial seat

20. Checks and Balance newsletter: How to think about candidate quality

    John Prideaux, our executive editor, on declaring independence