The Biden presidency
Our latest coverage of the politics, policies and people shaping America
Welcome to The Economist’s coverage of Joe Biden’s presidency. On this page you can find our reporting on his domestic and foreign policies, as well as other stories on American politics. You can also find our statistical analyses, data journalism and explanatory articles. To keep up to date, bookmark this page, follow along as we track shifts in American public opinion, listen to our weekly American-politics podcast, and sign up for our newsletter. If you are not already a subscriber you can unlock some of our content by registering here.
Latest stories
Joe Biden may come to regret his claim to be pro-union
The UAW strike highlights the deep strains in Bidenomics
America, Israel and Saudi are “at the cusp of a deal”
Joe Biden’s diplomacy could upend the Middle East, and give the Saudis nuclear technology
Biden, alone at the top table as the UN withers
Global power shifts to smaller groups
America’s dumbest, wildest budget fight yet
Sensible lawmakers should exploit it to make some demands of their own
What Ken Paxton’s acquittal means for Texas Republicans
Threats from the MAGA phalanx cowed lawmakers
Domestic politics
Hunter Biden’s woes, and a new impeachment saga, will go on and on
Republican claims of bribery do not stack up, but uncomfortable details do
What Democrats can learn from Bobby Kennedy
The father—not the son—was the party’s last great populist
Donald Trump’s racketeering indictment is the most sweeping yet
A prosecutor in Georgia lays out her claims of a criminal enterprise
How worried should you be about AI disrupting elections?
Disinformation will become easier to produce, but it matters less than you might think
Joe Biden’s re-election bid is in trouble
The Democrats’ bet looks increasingly risky
Domestic policy
America’s new drug-pricing rules have perverse consequences
Medicare’s price mandate will deter innovation
The battle between American workers and technology heats up
The flashpoints are AI and electric vehicles
The Supreme Court declines to upend American election law
A fringe theory gets a chilly reception from the justices
The South is fast becoming America’s industrial heartland
Joe Biden’s manufacturing boom is accelerating the region’s rise
America avoids financial Armageddon but stays in fiscal hell
High stakes but limited results from the country’s latest debt-ceiling drama
Foreign policy
Joe Biden’s visit to Hanoi is a signal to China
America and Vietnam have a shared interest in reining in aggression at sea
How the Pentagon assesses Ukraine’s progress
A rare interview with America’s Defence Intelligence Agency
How to stop a three-way nuclear arms-race
America, China and Russia must agree on mutual restraints before it’s too late
A new nuclear arms race looms
It will be harder to stop than the contest of the cold war
How Joe Biden is transforming America’s Asian alliances
America is working to deter China even as it defends Europe from Russia
The clock is ticking on an old deal between America and China
Why Republicans oppose the Science and Technology Co-operation Agreement