Don wan: Harris keeps Trump tame

Elon Musk has launched the largest stockmarket listing in history. The accompanying space mission remains grounded. Our correspondent weighs SpaceX’s extraordinary ambitions. The Republican party trades on its masculine image, but some young men are turning away. And, after a bli ...  Show more

Within the space of a week Chinese president Xi Jinping has welcomed both Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin to Beijing. Our correspondent explains the significance of these consecutive meetings. How the Premier League got its kick – and became one of Britain’s most successful busin ...  Show more

The vice-president turned in a confident if imperfect performance, leaving Donald Trump <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/09/11/kamala-harris-makes-donald-trump-look-out-of-his-depth?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&u ...

Once again President Donald Trump <a href="https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/07/07/the-great-dealmaker-is-conspicuously-short-of-trade-deals?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_s ...

The most consequential decision of Donald Trump’s presidency is now on pause for two weeks. We examine how the choice <a href="https://www.economist.com/international/2025/06/17/in-trumpworld-toppling-rulers-is-taboo?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=the ...

Even in the run-up to Donald Trump’s “<a href="https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/04/03/trump-takes-americas-trade-policies-back-to-the-19th-century?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymo ...