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Reheating stale free-market dogma does nothing to address the challenges facing today’s American right

The writer is an FT contributing editor and executive director of American Compass In the US House of Representatives, when Republicans are in the majority, the chair of the House financial services committee is among the most coveted. The HFSC’s arcane yet vital task of regulating Wall Street makes political controversy infrequent and fundraising a breeze. It’s a role Congressman Patrick McHenry relished until recently. But, still in his first year as chair, McHenry has abruptly announced his…

A growing body on the right now believe that Medicare and other programmes must not be cut at all

JD Vance’s speech was unlike anything heard from the podium of a Republican National Convention in a generation

Political elites are pulling Republicans and Democrats away from the voters they need to win over

Data suggests Americans can handle the truth if politicians are willing to tell it

The Harris campaign failed to engage with these voters as citizens with agency

America appears on the cusp of an era of large-scale domestic investment in areas from semiconductors to energy

From infrastructure spending to relations with China, uncertainty reigns