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A new report from International IDEA warns that nearly half of the indicators used to measure US democracy have hit 50-year lows, and that this decline is accelerating a broader erosion of global stability and the rule of law. The report frames the United States' democratic backsliding as having outsized international consequences given the country's global influence. The findings add to a growing body of analysis expressing concern over democratic institutions in the US, arriving amid ongoing political and legal battles within the country over voting rights, immigration policy and executive power.