Former president receives surge of donations since hush-money conviction while Democrats fret over their candidate
Republicans made proposal a central talking point in campaign to appeal to working-class voters
It is not too late to stop the descent of the American political order into tyranny, oligarchy or anarchy
The address was long, wife Melania and daughter Ivanka showed up — and other takeaways
Former president invokes God in convention speech as he accepts Republican nomination days after assassination attempt
JD Vance’s speech was unlike anything heard from the podium of a Republican National Convention in a generation
Vibesflation => actual inflation
Son of the former US president has outmanoeuvred establishment titans to elevate JD Vance to running mate
Donald Trump’s running mate lashes out at Wall Street in speech espousing protectionism
Will there be more black swan events to disrupt the contest?
Why the Maga faithful across America still believe
Maganomics promises a radical break from Republican laissez-faire dogma
Ex-president’s wife and daughter Ivanka fade into background as RNC chair Lara takes limelight
Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis endorse former president on second day of party convention
America Pac has raised over $8.7mn from backers including Palantir’s Joe Lonsdale, Andreessen Horowitz founders and Sequoia’s Doug Leone
Donald Trump’s running mate opposes abortion and aid to Ukraine and says he would not have certified results of 2020 vote
US Marine veteran and ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ author once described former president as ‘idiot’
Ohio senator is an intelligent and forceful exponent of the Maga movement — and maybe also its future
Citadel hedge fund founder has increased his donations to the party but has yet to back Donald Trump
Also in this newsletter: why an Italian general might be too extreme for Europe’s far right
Attempted assassination is set to reshape election race, with consequences for the world
Republican party rallies around presidential candidate as FBI investigates motive of gunman
As Nato and the NatCons meet, Republican foreign policy views mark a break with Reagan’s traditional conservatism
Former president has sought to set aside guilty verdict after Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity
Republican candidate says he raised $331mn versus Democratic rival’s $264mn