How Democrats Made It Easy for Trump

Why the 2024 election’s outcome was uniquely foreseeable.

Top stories - The New York Times - 1 hour ago

Haley: Support for Trump an 'easy call'

Former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley outlined the case for former President Trump in an op-ed targeting undecided moderate voters on the Sunday before the election. In her Wall ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

How Democrats can win control of the House even if Trump is elected president

Democrats could win control of the House in the 2024 elections even if Donald Trump wins the presidency, providing a curb on his legislative agenda.

Politics - NBC News - October 25

Trump win leaves Democrats talking about how to start over

Democrats say they need a fresh start after President-elect Donald Trump’s decisive victory over Vice President Harris, which saw him sweep the swing states, narrow Democratic margins in various ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 hours ago

From Anna Kendrick to Dev Patel – how easy is it for actors to direct themselves?

An upsurge in directors starring in their own movies has seen mixed results. Lake Bell, Elia Suleiman and Viggo Mortensen explain the perks and pitfalls of being on both sides of the camera. Since ...

World - The Guardian - October 29

Trump has made gains with Latino men — why they're voting red and how Harris is addressing it

A growing number of Latino men say they will vote Republican in this election cycle, compared with 2020, according to a September NBC News poll.

Democrats pick apart Trump victory: ‘How do you spend $1bn and not win?’

Party operatives and strategists search for answers after Kamala Harris’s defeat and look for lessons to be learned. US election 2024 – latest updates US election results 2024: live map and ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

How Trump broke both parties — and where Democrats go from here: From the Politics Desk

Over the course of the last decade, President-elect Donald Trump broke both national political parties. Now Democrats must figure out their economic message.

Politics - NBC News - 16 hours ago

Swing states: how Democratic vote stayed flat while Republican gains won it for Trump

Guardian analysis suggests Harris underperformed compared with 2020 – but in the states that mattered most it was Trump’s gains that won him the White House. Nationwide, the US election was ...

World - The Guardian - 9 hours ago

As Harris Visits Detroit, Some Democrats See Ground To Be Made Up

Democrats have long won by wide margins in Detroit, but some party leaders said the vice president needed to do more to counter an assertive Trump campaign.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 15

How private equity convinced Labour to go easy on its multimillion pound tax perk

The lobbying coup of the decade saw a major climbdown on the chancellor’s planned raid on carried interest. Nils Pratley: Rachel Reeves’s most irritating manifesto fudge “I’m glad I don’t have ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

It’s easy for the British to insult Donald Trump – but here’s why it’s a very bad idea | Simon Jenkins

A majority of Britons may want Kamala Harris to win the US election, but antagonising a powerful potential ally is unwise. Is it wise for Britons to heap abuse on Donald Trump? At present he is the ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

How Times Readers Made the Switch to Heat Pumps

Hundreds of Times readers wrote to us and shared their experiences of installing heat pumps, including the good, the bad and the daunting.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 17

How the Coolest Helmets in College Football Are Made

Armando Villarreal left his municipal job working for a small town in Nebraska to become a leader in a highly specialized field.

Sports - The New York Times - Yesterday

How Democrats are making health care more affordable

As physicians, we are witnessing firsthand how growing health care costs affect average Americans.

Politics - The Hill - October 14

Donald and Melania Trump Were Made for Each Other

The former first lady’s new book shows that she still doesn’t care.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 31

Democrats are nervous — and Harris may be OK with that

Democrats are notoriously quick to worry and slow to appease.

Democrats anxious as Trump gains ground in tight race

North America editor Sarah Smith found warning signs for Harris when speaking to voters on her own tour of battleground states.

Democrats see hope for Harris in Trump controversies

A series of controversial statements from former President Trump and his allies in the final week of the campaign has opened the door for Democrats to potentially make gains with key voters. A ...

Politics - The Hill - November 1

Democratic senator: Trump is having a 'thermonuclear meltdown'

Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz (D) declared Sunday that former President Trump is having a “thermonuclear meltdown” in the final days of the campaign, citing what he called “violent talk, paranoid ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

What Democrats should focus on ahead of a Trump presidency

The transition of power began following President-elect Donald Trump's win, while Democrats worked to understand what went wrong in the 2024 election. Trump picked his chief of staff, Susie Wiles, ...

‘A five-year-old could play this!’ How Razorlight made Golden Touch

‘I was living in flat with a bed, a record-player, a desk and a fridge for beer. I thought, “If I just sit and play three chords for eight hours, hopefully a good song will come”’. I was working at ...

World - The Guardian - October 14

Parachutes Made of Mucus Change How Some Scientists See the Ocean

With a new kind of microscope, researchers got a different view of how marine snow falls to the seafloor.

Science - The New York Times - October 17

How Andrew Stephan made War Game — the Ukraine game documentary | The DeanBeat

Andrew Stephan is the director of War Game: The Making of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, a documentary from Microsoft about the ordeal of the game developers at GSC Game World, the Ukraine game studio that had ...

Tech - VentureBeat - October 18

Hernández: Shohei Ohtani is 'finally' in the World Series. How he made it happen

Shohei Ohtani suggested the Dodgers pay him only $2 million a year and defer the remainder of his annual $70-million salary. It was basically a blank check to fortify the roster.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 21

How Klay made Mavericks history in triumphant debut vs. Spurs

Klay Thompson's Dallas Mavericks debut was a smashing success, full of viral moments and historic 3-point shooting.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 25

How Warriors made NBA history with blazing two-game start

The Golden State Warriors set several NBA and franchise records with a second straight blowout win to begin the 2024-25 NBA season on Friday night against the Utah Jazz.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 26

The Inside Story of How Kim Kardashian Made Shapewear Sexy

When writer Max Berlinger interviewed Kim Kardashian, he learned her motivation for starting and growing Skims, the shapewear brand that hit the Inc. 5000 this year. We get into all of it on this ...

Business - Inc. - October 28

How Daring to Be Different Made Nerds Gummy Clusters a Top-Selling Candy

Launched in 2020, the crunchy, chewy candy has posted $500 million in sales so far this year, as consumers make Nerds cool—and profitable.

Business - Inc. - October 28

We Finally Know How Many PS3s Were Ever Made

The exact number of PlayStation 3 consoles that were ever produced has been revealed, according to a current Sony employee.. In what started as a discussion on Twitter about the PS3's infamous ...

Tech - GameSpot - 6 days ago

How Messi made his Inter Miami teammates better on and off the field

Lionel Messi's impact on Inter Miami and MLS has been huge on a personal and team level.

Sports - ESPN - 5 days ago

How Democrats can get Black men off the fence and to the polls

Democrats must frame voting as an opportunity for these men to not only secure their bag but to strengthen our democracy too.

Politics - The Hill - October 16

How Democrats' voter-registration advantage eroded in Pennsylvania, and what it means for 2024

Pennsylvania is perhaps the most pivotal swing state up for grabs in this election, just like it was in 2020.

As Election Day Nears, Democrats Test Just How Powerful Abortion Really Is

They hope the issue helps their candidates. But some voters may support Republican candidates as well as abortion-rights ballot measures.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 24

3 Easy Moves to Supercharge Productivity

Hit refresh with these quick tips.

Business - Inc. - October 14

There are no easy answers to the decline of UK’s Aim

Number of companies listed on the junior stock market is barely over 700

Business - Financial Times - October 17

An easy way to upcycle your rug

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