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US election: Trump and the Republican convention

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US election: Trump and the Republican convention

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Event overview

Join our journalists live from Milwaukee at the Republican National Convention, where they will discuss Donald Trump’s campaign, the aftermath of the assassination attempt against him, and how the GOP seeks to capitalise on uncertainty in the Democratic Party. What does the election mean for issues like abortion, the economy and the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East?

Speakers

  • John Prideaux
    US editor
    John Prideaux is the US editor, having joined The Economist as a political correspondent in 2004. Prior to this he contributed to The Economist, Financial Times and New Statesman, and worked as a researcher in the House of Commons and the European Parliament. His career at the paper includes Washington correspondent, Brazil correspondent in São Paulo, home-page editor of Economist.com and head of podcasting. Mr Prideaux regularly appears as a commentator in the media, notably BBC, CNN, Fox News and NPR. He was educated at Cambridge University and the Sorbonne.
  • Charlotte Howard
    Executive editor
    Charlotte Howard is the Executive editor and New York bureau chief and co-host of the Checks and Balance podcast. Prior to this, she served as The Economist's Energy editor, writing about the global energy sector and climate policy. In other beats she has covered consumer goods and retail, the global health-care industry and politics and policy in America’s Midwest. She joined The Economist in 2004 and is a graduate of Yale University.
  • Idrees Kahloon
    Washington bureau chief
    Idrees Kahloon is the Washington bureau chief for The Economist and leads coverage of the White House, Congress and national politics. Prior to that, he was the Washington correspondent and US policy correspondent. He began at The Economist as a data journalist in London. He graduated from Harvard University with a degree in applied mathematics and economics.
  • Adam O’Neal
    Washington correspondent
    Adam O’Neal is the Washington correspondent for The Economist. Prior to joining the newspaper in September 2023, he was executive editor of the Dispatch. He spent most of his career at the Wall Street Journal as an editorial page writer in London and an assistant editorial features editor in New York. He also has worked as a radio producer in Los Angeles and Vatican reporter in Rome.

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