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The United States: Political Developments and Data in 2023

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2026

RICHARD S. KATZ
RICHARD S. KATZ*
Affiliation:
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD, USA
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Email: richard.katz@jhu.edu
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Abstract

The 2023 political year in the United States was dominated by three major themes: the legal problems of former President Donald Trump, particularly in light of his campaign to regain the White House in 2024; the near-total dysfunctionality of the Republican majority in the House of Representatives; and the state of the economy, especially inflation, but also employment. Lurking in the background, and in large measure captive to these concerns, were the issues of immigration and aid to Israel and Ukraine.

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Political Data Yearbook , Volume 63 , Issue 1 , December 2024, pp. 524 - 533
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Copyright © 2024 European Consortium for Political Research

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