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Chris Stevenson

These midterms show that the fractures in Congress are here to stay

The ideological gap between the Republicans and the Democrats is widening, while each party must also try to keep its various factions together

John Rentoul Keir Starmer has zeroed in on Rishi Sunak’s weak spot

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady Why Jeremy Hunt’s Budget plans signal Tory turmoil ahead

James Moore Vulnerable consumers are at the centre of another energy scandal

Voices

John Rentoul Kwasi Kwarteng wrote a book about how to avoid the mistake he made

Hamish McRae The markets are hoping for gridlock in the US midterms

Marie Le Conte Can Keir Starmer’s Labour Party be a broad church?

Long reads

Claire Parker Inside the Taliban’s push for female doctors to keep women segregated

Martin Rees Hopes and fears for the future of biomedicine

William Cook Can Bilbao’s Guggenheim provide a model of art-led levelling up?

Politics Explained

Politics explained

Johnson’s post-dated peerages are a constitutional novelty

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady Is it time for Gavin Williamson to ‘go away and shut up’?

Politics explained

Chris Stevenson Trust in politicians has fallen sharply – can it be won back?

Politics explained

Chris Stevenson Political instability has become the norm for Congress

Most Commented

Brexiteer Next boss says UK needs more foreign workers to help with labour shortage

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Labour’s Wes Streeting caught on mic calling Jeremy Corbyn ‘senile’

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Russia orders its troops to withdraw from key Ukrainian city of Kherson

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Putin’s retreat sees Ukraine recapture first Kherson village - latest

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Editorials

Editorial The Maga era may be slowly and noisily drawing to a close

Editorial Williamson’s resignation sets another record for this chaotic regime

Editorial A trillion dollars is a small price for the damage done to our planet

News analysis

Harry Cockburn Rishi Sunak’s failure to attend Cop27 will come back to haunt him

Lizzie Dearden What will Sunak becoming PM mean for immigration and asylum policies?

James Moore We can expect the Bank of England to be busy for a while

Jon Stone Why Liz Truss’s promise of ‘no cuts’ is not what it seems

Travel

Mike MacEacheran Why you should choose Rwanda for your next bucket list adventure

Rachel Ifans How to do a family skiing holiday on the cheap in France

John Rentoul

The Independent’s chief political commentator

John Rentoul Can Rishi Sunak solve the Northern Ireland trade puzzle?

John Rentoul Mea Culpa: who tried to blow up those pipelines?

Editor’s letters

John Rentoul Why did Boris Johnson withdraw if he had the nominations?

Andrew Grice

Political columnist who keeps his ear to the ground inside Westminster

Andrew Grice Recession, interest rate hikes – what does all this mean for Labour?

Andrew Grice Treasury orthodoxy has triumphed over Trussonomics

Andrew Grice This is what voters really think of Rishi Sunak

Chris Blackhurst

Chris Blackhurst Big sporting events deserve to be seen by as many people as possible

Chris Blackhurst If our government invests, private companies will follow

Chris Blackhurst So, will the government ever fix Britain’s railways?

World

Anthony Cuthbertson Facebook owner company Meta fires 11,000 workers

Shweta Sharma North Korean missile debris similar to ones used by Russia in Ukraine

Culture

English National Ballet’s triple bill is a smart statement of identity

Michael Church Alcina is a morality tale full of sexual and musical magic

Geoffrey Macnab Shelley Duvall took an axe to her career – now she’s making a comeback

Sport

Richard Jolly Liverpool used to be the best, now they only thrive by beating them

Richard Jolly Diminished and dropped, Ronaldo’s time at Man United is all but over

Mary Dejevsky

Expert on foreign affairs, Russian politics and diplomatic relations between the Kremlin and the west

Mary Dejevsky A tale of two Borises: What do Johnson and Yeltsin have in common?

Mary Dejevsky Germany needs to stop apologising and defend its record with Russia

Mary Dejevsky Want a sense of the national mood? Watch Gogglebox

Hamish McRae

Authority on business, finance and the intersection between the worlds of economics and politics

Hamish McRae Have we reached peak Musk, peak Twitter and peak social media?

Hamish McRae The housing boom has clearly ended – but what happens now?

Hamish McRae From Musk to Meta, social media is now a bad investment

Editor’s letters

Editor’s letters

Bel Trew Alaa Abd el-Fattah can only live a few more days – the UK must act

Editor’s letters

Ben Burrows England promise their best is yet to come at the World Cup

Editor’s letters

Harriet Williamson Elon Musk’s plans for Twitter will make things harder for journalists

Editor’s letters

Charlotte Cripps The return of three hit TV shows couldn’t come at a better time

America

Independent Premium

Holly Baxter Republicans may have become too radical to take control

Politics explained

Chris Stevenson Barack Obama looks to ride to the rescue for the Democrats

Politics explained

Chris Stevenson Joe Biden has a problem of his own making ahead of the midterms