United States
The world's largest economy and preeminent military power.
Coverage of United States is holding steady : 168 signals on the latest tracked day, up 3260% from its three-week baseline of 5, across 14 domains (down from 86 a week ago). That makes it the #131 most-covered of the 337 concerns we track.
What’s changed
7 of the last 7 tracked days ran above the three-week baseline — a sustained move, not a one-day spike.
- Can the United States and China Compete on AI While Managing Shared Risks? · Chicago Council on Global Affairs · 2026-09-20
- Fashion's Carbon Footprint Draws New Regulation in the United States and Europe · JD Supra · 2026-09-19
- The Shah of Iran bought 79 F-14 Tomcats from the United States in 1976, three years before the revolution; after 2006 they were the last of the type still flying, the Pentagon shredded its own so parts could not reach Tehran, and this March Israel said it had destroyed the remainder on the ground at Isfahan · 19FortyFive · 2026-09-18
- The F-22 was designed for short fights over Europe and the United States built 183 of them; the J-20 was designed for the Pacific, already numbers about 500, and China is adding roughly 120 a year — more than 800 F-35s are in service, and they still cannot reopen a Raptor line · 19FortyFive · 2026-09-18
- French presidential hopeful Attal vows to build ‘United States of Europe’ · Politico EU (try) · 2026-09-17
- A confession that shook the United States · Tehran Times (state-aligned — contrast source) · 2026-09-16
What the reporting says
Across 4,072 tracked stories from 413 outlets, reporting on United States most often describes public statements (226), military action (224), meetings or visits (174), sanctions or trade (124), launches or releases (107), regulatory approvals (62).
It shows up alongside Trump (1363), Iran (1104), China (983), AI (881), President Donald Trump (868), Oil (831), Russia (688), Israel (679).
Two steps out: Hormuz (through Iran, 1104 shared stories on the weaker link); Middle East (through Iran, 1104 shared stories on the weaker link); Saudi Arabia (through Iran, 1008 shared stories on the weaker link); Anthropic (through AI, 881 shared stories on the weaker link).
Tracked since Sep 8, with coverage on 75 separate days.
What the crowd is pricing
The odds the crowd puts on “Will Utah use a new congressional map for the 2026 United States midterm elections?” held at 90% between Aug 12 and Sep 26.