The Stakes: US Election Edition
What’s really at risk in the 2024 election? Adam Gabbatt cuts through the clutter and guides you through the biggest stories, questions and curiosities in this hugely consequential election. We’ll focus on the stakes – not the odds. Sign up to receive the newsletter here
‘Dangerously liberal’ v ‘just plain weird’: Trump and Harris hone their messaging
Plus: Vance’s bad week, the streets named for Joe Biden, and more misinformation from Musk
Kamala Harris is ascendant – but Republicans are now sharpening their knives
She looks to have secured the Democratic nomination, but Harris is now the main target for Trump and his disciples. Plus: reinvigorated supporters in Milwaukee, and lies about destruction
The Kamala Harris question: even if Biden steps down, could she win?
Plus, Project 2025, a dispatch from Philadelphia and the candidate who insists he didn’t eat a dog
The week that changed the US election: Trump’s immunity as Biden falls flat on his face
Plus: Wisconsin, lies and poor Rudy Giuliani – and a calamitous debate performance by Joe Biden
Biden surges in the 2024 race ... for celebrity support
Does it matter that the president has most of the Hollywood A-listers while Trump has a guy named Phil Robertson? Also, some lies about crime, and a sad end for cigar-smoking House Republicans
Drill, baby, drill … if you haven’t passed out from heatstroke
Temperatures keep going up, Hunter Biden is convicted and Trump ponders shark attack vs electrocution as he awaits sentencing
Joe Biden’s exquisite Trump verdict dilemma
The president announces an immigration crackdown and the attorney general faces a grilling in Congress
How a small number of Americans will decide the election
What are swing states? Do they have anything to do with playground swings? Are they anything to do with people putting their keys in a bowl?
Another week, another Trump flirtation with fascism
Trump’s Truth Social account reposted a video about a second term showing a fake newspaper that referred to a ‘unified reich’
Don’t panic about presidential polls – yet
Trump’s criminal hush-money trial continues in New York, while both Trump and Biden fight for voters in swing states
Trump has yet to decide his VP pick – and it’s turning into a pageant of its own
It’s less than six months until election day, and Donald Trump is choosing his running mate. It’s quite the spectacle
Could student protesters turn the 2024 election?
Away from the back-and-forth of the campaign trail, thousands of students are taking part in pro-Palestinian encampment-style protests at more than 50 university campuses across the US
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What’s really at risk in the 2024 election? Adam Gabbatt cuts through the clutter and guides you through the biggest stories, questions and curiosities in this hugely consequential election. We’ll focus not just on the odds, but the stakes.
