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Kamala Harris was scorned and undervalued as vice-president but dazzled like Cinderella when she surprised the pundits and radiated “joy” at the ball. She made Donald Trump look like a puffy, jaded, out-dated dancing partner, whom nobody found amusing anymore. Tonight we will find out whether her campaign is a…

Under the Tories, non-violent climate protesters were jailed for up to five years – and there is little sign that Labour will change tack, says Linda Lakhdhir, legal director of Climate Rights International

Trump didn’t want, much less imagine, a debate with Harris. Not so subconsciously he still thinks he’s facing Joe Biden

There are increasing numbers of children with chronic health conditions. It must be on Labour’s menu to help them, says Steve Turner, president of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

Proposals for potential development go much further than anyone first thought. A revolt may follow, says environment writer Geoffrey Lean

Only a fully elected second chamber will give us true democracy, says Green party peer Jenny Jones

The Department of Veterans’ Affairs appears to be taking this royal commission seriously. The same cannot be said for the defence force.

I went to a conference of rightwing pollsters and party grandees. It seems their only way forward is to look back, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

It’s not just JD Vance, and it’s not just the US. Almost 30% of countries globally now have pronatalist policies — up from 10% in the 1970s.