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US president-elect gained ground across the nation
Plus, preparing for market volatility and a final snapshot of the polls
Also in today’s newsletter, how Arizona’s proof of citizenship law complicates voting in the swing state
Also in today’s newsletter, the fallout from the former president’s closing argument and Democrats chip away at Wisconsin’s WOW counties
Also in today’s newsletter, Trump takes a slim lead on the economy, according to our latest poll
Also in today’s newsletter, the IMF warns on tariffs and why Omaha could be pivotal to the US election
Also in today’s newsletter, shamelessness in American politics and Kamala Harris’s appearance on Fox News
Also in today’s newsletter, investor Scott Bessent weighs in on Trump’s tariff proposal and election bets favour the former president
Also in today’s newsletter, a look at Google’s future after election day and voters feel inflation pain in Michigan
Also in today’s newsletter, co-chair of Donald Trump’s transition team to test ‘loyalty’ of potential officials
Also in today’s newsletter, Trump races through Texas oil country in bid to raise cash
Also in today’s newsletter, the fight to register new voters in Pennsylvania
Also in today’s newsletter, how war in the Middle East could affect the US election
Also in today’s newsletter, election integrity in Georgia and market behaviour around polling day
Also in today’s newsletter, Teamsters opts against presidential endorsement and what the Fed’s rate cut means for the election
Also in today’s newsletter, Kamala Harris’s Nevada problem and the polling advantage on economic stewardship
Also in today’s newsletter, a profile of Trump’s ‘hush money’ lawyer and a warning from a top climate scientist
Also in today’s newsletter, a plan to ‘crush’ liberal America and what the candidates’ economic plans would mean for the US deficit
Also in today’s newsletter, Donald Trump tries to thread the needle on abortion and what’s driving the new economic policy trend
Also in today’s newsletter, Trump speaks at Moms for Liberty conference and Democrats lead on voter enthusiasm
Also in today’s newsletter, the familiar name foiling Democrats’ efforts to rein in big business, and falling petrol prices
Also in today’s newsletter, China weighs Harris vs Trump and the choice facing RFK Jr supporters
