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America has elected a revolutionary. Will he succeed?
Like all revolutionaries, President Trump will quickly come to face what the German American political scientist Otto Kirchheimer called “confining conditions.”Politics - The Hill - 8 hours ago -
America’s gender-gap election has a long history
The question of whether the US can stomach a woman as president remains openWorld - Financial Times - 6 days ago -
If Trump wins the election, he could seize control of America’s courts
Trump, emboldened by the immunity ruling, wants to strengthen his grip on the courts. ‘With a supreme court that has basically said Donald Trump can be a king, there will be no checks on him’. If ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
Elon Musk's America PAC Has Created an Election Denial Cesspool on X
The group has nearly 50,000 members, many enthusiastically sharing debunked claims about voting fraud. “It's just an election denier jamboree,” says one expert.Tech - Wired - 6 days ago -
Trump is trashing America's elections
Former President Donald Trump has been spreading the claim that Democrats are cheating in the election, and has been supported by Tucker Carlson and Elon Musk, while a poll shows that 62% of ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
US election live: Trump holds rally in Atlanta after Georgia sees record first day of early voting
More than 250,000 voters cast ballots on day one of in-person early voting. Don’t miss important election coverage. Get our free app and sign up for election alerts Joe Biden is in his home ...World - The Guardian - October 16 -
Elon Musk has been inescapable in this election. How could he affect the results?
Tesla and SpaceX chief’s behavior sets him apart from even the most politically active billionaires – serving as a Trump policy adviser and mega-donor. Less than a month before the presidential ...World - The Guardian - October 18 -
Trump Says He Has Seen No Evidence of Cheating in the Election, but Nonetheless Sows Doubts
The former president, asked at a news conference in storm-damaged North Carolina if he had seen anything to suggest the election would be unfair, said, “I have not seen that.”Top stories - The New York Times - October 21 -
Has America lost its shame?
The brazenness of US politicians in the face of scandals is a defining feature of the eraBusiness - Financial Times - October 16 -
Bangladesh’s unlikely revolutionaries
Young protesters installed Nobel prizewinner Muhammad Yunus as caretaker leader. But time is running out to reform the country’s democratic institutionsWorld - Financial Times - 5 days ago -
50-50 elections are bad for America
It doesn't strain credulity to imagine that a close race could lead to a disputed outcome, which could then lead to violence.Politics - The Hill - October 16 -
Nigeria’s economic transformation must succeed
Failure would set back the cause of reform across sub-Saharan AfricaWorld - Financial Times - October 16 -
Donald Trump: America has given us a powerful mandate
Trump addresses jubilant supporters as he claims victory in the presidential election.Top stories - BBC News - 19 hours ago -
America’s dead heat Trump-Harris election
In a country divided into mutually hostile camps, no easy resolution to the polarisation seems likelyWorld - Financial Times - October 15 -
US election: The other races that could shape America
Beyond the president, Americans will also choose governors, representatives, and senatorsTop stories - BBC News - October 30 -
Consumers are anxious ahead of the election. Corporate America is feeling it
Like it or not, there’s an election on Tuesday. Voters are stressed. And to at least a small degree, so are corporations.Business - MarketWatch - 3 days ago -
The most significant threat to fair elections in America
Election officials in the U.S. are becoming increasingly partisan, raising concerns about the fairness of our elections and the potential for voter fraud, while reforms are needed to ensure ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
How violence became a theme of America’s election
Voters are on edge after a campaign season characterised by ‘unprecedented’ levels of extreme rhetoricBusiness - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
America’s reckoning: will gender decide the US election?
Deep divisions in the electorate have been exposed in a tumultuous race for the White HouseWorld - Financial Times - Yesterday -
What the vote means for corporate America
The result will have big consequences for companies spanning energy, cars and pharmaceuticalsWorld - Financial Times - Yesterday -
Election Season in America: Scenes From Around the Country
The most online election in history has been snapped, shared, and memed into oblivion. WIRED’s photo department has curated moments across the country from the last few months.Tech - Wired - Yesterday -
America elects Donald Trump in a rightward lurch
US president-elect gained ground across the nationWorld - Financial Times - 10 hours ago -
Trump has a closing argument. He's not sticking to it.
Donald Trump's campaign is focused on immigration, inflation and foreign policy. The candidate himself is throwing more personal punches at Kamala Harris.Politics - NBC News - October 24 -
Armie Hammer is back … and this time he has a podcast
The disgraced actor has returned with a lofi new podcast, shot in his tiny apartment, where he interviews other stars but seems more interested in talking about himself. Yesterday, with very little ...World - The Guardian - October 29 -
Organised crime has taken on a different shape in Latin America
The US and Europe must partner with the region to dismantle bigger and stronger criminal enterprisesWorld - Financial Times - October 21 -
America’s foreign policy has changed — and must remain changed
Global economic power has for too long been concentrated in the hands of large corporations and state-run enterprisesWorld - Financial Times - October 29 -
Donald Trump is a superspreader of a craziness that has split America in two | Simon Tisdall
In displaying all the signs that he is off his rocker, the Republican candidate has infected millions of others. Is Donald Trump going mad? It depends how you define the word. But since he’s hoping ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
America’s fight with inflation has been won – just in time for a bigger battle
The Fed is likely to cut base rates this month – but its decision will come the day after an explosive US election. There could be recriminations, protest marches and even social unrest on US city ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Mourinho: I could still win Prem with Man United
Jose Mourinho said mischievously that he's still hopeful he could become a Premier League Champion with Manchester United if Manchester City are retroactively docked points due to Financial Fair ...Sports - ESPN - October 25 -
Sylvester Turner to succeed the late Sheila Jackson Lee
Former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner won Texas’s 18th Congressional District by a nearly a 40 percentage point margin, Decision Desk HQ has projected. The Democrat will replace the late Rep. ...Politics - The Hill - 9 hours ago -
GOP primed to back Trump if he contests election
The Republican Party is now more primed to back former President Trump if he contests the results of the 2024 election than it was four years ago, when his efforts to overturn Joe Biden’s victory ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
What the polls can’t tell us about America’s election
A torrent of data on the presidential race seems to get us no closer to predicting the result. Is addiction to polling distracting people from the issues at stake?World - Financial Times - October 26 -
What’s really behind America’s men v women election
With polls showing a stark gender divide, the race is shaping up to be a battle of the sexes. Why?Top stories - BBC News - October 27 -
Europe prepares for 'America First' push no matter who wins the U.S. election
Trump's first tenure at the White House was a challenging time for some European leaders.Business - CNBC - October 30 -
In her closing message to America before Election Day, Harris pledges to fight
In her speech at DC's Ellipse last night, Kamala Harris showed herself the worthy head of a nearly flawless campaign — and the worthy leader of a nation in need of the kind of president she will be.Politics - The Hill - October 30