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Welcome to Trump’s world
His sweeping victory will shake up everything
Donald Trump wins big and fast
Republicans also gain control of the Senate
Hispanic men helped propel Donald Trump back to the White House
Democrats can no longer rely on the Hispanic vote
The Republicans gain control of the Senate
Expect big effects on policy and power in Washington next year
Florida is the first state to reject an abortion-rights measure
Even though a majority voted for it
Three reasons why Donald Trump might outperform the polls
And three counter-arguments in Kamala Harris’s favour
Results
Live results of the US presidential election
Updating results and analysis of the race for the White House
Republicans
A second Trump term comes with unacceptable risks
If The Economist had a vote, we would cast it for Kamala Harris
Why the Trump campaign is spending heavily on ads on trans issues
Most voters agree with some of his views
Will Donald Trump’s bros turn out?
A strategy of courting occasional voters is risky because they are occasional voters
Donald Trump’s terrifying closing message
There is a pattern to the end of his campaigns
The Americans who think Trump is anointed by God
Talk of spiritual warfare is now common among his supporters
A culture of conspiracy haunts Arizona’s elections
America’s biggest swing county ramps up security before the vote
Democrats
Kamala Harris moves ahead—just—in our final election forecast
Despite some rosy polls for Ms Harris, either candidate may yet win decisively
A much-watched poll from Iowa points to a Harris landslide. It is probably a fluke
It is probably a fluke
How to win Nevada
There is a formula to winning the Silver State. Can Democrats crack it again?
War is not the only reason some Muslims are ditching the Democrats
In Michigan, where Kamala Harris leads by less than a percentage point, it could be the difference
Gay voters are smitten with Kamala Harris
Republicans are uninterested in, or hostile to, a growing voter bloc
Voters won’t thank Kamala Harris for the state of the economy
Why voters are down on America’s remarkable economy
Lexington
This campaign is also demonstrating America’s democratic vitality
Let’s hope it’s not, in retrospect, the high point
Kamala Harris’s closing argument
Her vision of the future is also a nostalgic one. Do enough Americans still believe in it?
One big thing Donald Trump and Elon Musk have in common
They both want to crush Tesla’s competition
The vice-presidential debate was surprisingly cordial
Its high-minded tone worked to J.D. Vance’s advantage
What J.D. Vance is learning from Donald Trump
The vice-presidential candidate is devising his own tactics for bending the truth
Why Kamala Harris has the advantage in debating Donald Trump
She’s better at it
What’s at stake
America’s glorious economy should help Kamala Harris
Voters are starting to notice the good news just in time for the election
The US tax code will change next year; the presidential election will determine how
Donald Trump promises cuts galore, while Kamala Harris would target the middle-class
What America’s presidential election means for world trade
The first in a series of eight concise briefs on the consequences of the 2024 election
Both candidates pledge to fortify America. How big will they go?
Hawks in Congress want to raise America’s defence budget dramatically, but the next president will decide
On energy and climate, Trump and Harris are different by degrees
Green subsidies will probably survive Mr Trump’s re-election, and Big Oil will probably do just fine under Ms Harris
Donald Trump is preparing an assault on America’s immigration system
The divide between the two candidates on migration is stark, but it has narrowed
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