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Checks and Balance newsletter: Depending on America is a vulnerability
The more you trust America, the less you can trust it
Demonstrators rally downtown to show their support for Ukraine as a news channel showing the Zelensky and Trump meeting is broadcast on a large outdoor screen in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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This is the introduction to Checks and Balance, a weekly, subscriber-only newsletter bringing exclusive insight from our correspondents in America.