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A scale showing the balance of power in the US congress tipping in favor of Republicans on a backdrop of a rising inflation chart.
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Why US partisan gridlock might be good for the economy, stupid

Who wins in a deadlocked Congress on economic matters after the midterms? The Fed.

Election officials display a ballot paper while sorting and counting votes after polls close at a polling station during Zambia's general elections.
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Election crisis in one of Africa’s most stable democracies, Mecca agreement may get another signee, SCOTUS sides with Trump on mail-in ballots

The mineral-rich southern African nation of Zambia is slipping into political crisis following last week’s disputed election, in which incumbent President Hakainde Hichilema won a second five-year term.