US Congress

'Fiscal cliff' exposes muddle at the centre of American culture

Mon 31 Dec, AT 07:16 Charles Laurence

We tend to forget that the US Constitution was designed to create weak government – it's how Americans like it

Why Major backs moderniser Cameron on gay marriage

Mon 10 Dec, AT 11:07 The Mole

The PM needs serious help if he’s to persuade Tory old-timers that gay marriage is a relevant issue

Comment

Arts graduates should stop feeling sorry for themselves

Opinion digest Fri 6 Jul, AT 11:21

Opinion Digest: jobless graduates, Osborne v Balls plus Hilary Clinton for president

Alex Freguson and Avram Glazer

Glazers plan Manchester United IPO to raise $100m

One-Minute Read Wed 4 Jul, AT 08:39

Owners of Old Trafford club seek to list on Wall Street in bid to reduce debt mountain

Corn being harvested

World food cost 'set to soar' due to US Midwest drought

One-Minute Read Mon 2 Jul, AT 13:05

American corn and wheat prices jump 10% in a single week as hot temperatures blight Midwest

Alexander Cockburn

Obamacare victory puts Mitt Romney on the back foot again

Fri 29 Jun, AT 07:44 Alexander Cockburn

Republican candidate blindsided by Supreme Court's decision to uphold Obama's health insurance Act

David Cameron

Cameron's welfare crackdown: what's for the chop?

Briefing Mon 25 Jun, AT 14:07

Large families claiming child benefits and young people who want to leave home are top targets

X-37B(OTV-2)

Top secret US spaceplane touches down, but what has it been up to?

First Post Mon 18 Jun, AT 14:58

US Air Force's X-37B lands after a 15-month mission amid speculation that it has been spying on the Chinese space station

Trident: is Coalition avoiding the debate that could blow it apart?

Fri 1 Jun, AT 07:05 Robert Fox

In an era of proliferation, the UK might well need a new nuclear weapon – but we seem to be ploughing ahead without a debate

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