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At the end of the last Trump presidency, the New York Times declared: “The terrible experiment is over – President Donald J Trump: The End.” That didn’t age well. If Trump 1.0 (2016-2020) was the experiment, then maybe Trump 2.0 (2024-2028) will be the real deal. In 2016, Donald Trump was a political novice. That

US President Joe Biden is expected to address the nation this afternoon after Donald Trump was elected as his successor in an extraordinary political comeback. Mr Biden, who was replaced by vice president Kamala Harris as the Democrats’ presidential candidate over concerns about his mental fitness, will speak at 4pm (UK time), the White House

Kamala Harris has called Donald Trump to concede defeat in the US presidential election. A senior adviser to the vice president said she talked about “the importance of a peaceful transfer of power and being a president for all Americans”. Ms Harris is due to deliver a concession speech at 4pm local (9pm UK time).

As the dust settles on Donald Trump’s historic US election win, the president-elect will begin the process of choosing who will be in his administration for his second stint in the White House. During his presidential campaign, Mr Trump – who will become the 47th president of the United States, having also served as its

Donald Trump will return to the White House after claiming a stunning US election victory over Democrat opponent Kamala Harris. Mr Trump, who previously served as president between 2017 and 2021, picked up his first swing state after he was declared the winner of North Carolina. Around an hour later he was declared the winner

Millions of Americans are voting in an historic election that could put Donald Trump back into the White House or make Kamala Harris the first woman to become US president. The two candidates are neck and neck in the polls after bitter campaign that saw two assassination attempts against Republican Mr Trump as well as

Voters across 50 states are preparing to cast their ballots after a bitterly contested US election campaign, which will see Donald Trump or Kamala Harris become president. In the last few hours, both candidates have been giving their final pitches. “The momentum is on our side,” Ms Harris told a crowd in Philadelphia that chanted

Elon Musk can keep giving away $1m to voters in battleground states, a judge has ruled – as a lawyer admitted the winners aren’t chosen randomly. Musk – a supporter of Republican candidate Donald Trump – launched the giveaways last month via America PAC, his political action committee (PAC). He has already handed out $16m

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have one final day to win over voters in a US presidential campaign that will be decided in just a handful of states. The vice president is spending all of Monday in Pennsylvania, a crucial battleground state which offers 19 electoral votes and is expected to determine the outcome. Her

They’re calling Pittsburgh and its surrounding area “ground zero” in this election and we joined a crack team of Trump troops on manoeuvres in this crucial battleground territory. It’s 9am in a packed hotel room outside the city and the Mighty American Strike Force is mustering. “You are in the arena,” an organiser tells them.

Kamala Harris has pulled ahead of Donald Trump in a poll in Iowa, a state Donald Trump easily won in 2016 and 2020. The vice president has a three-point lead in the midwestern state, according to a Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll of 808 likely voters. “The poll shows that women – particularly those who

In the heart of the University of Michigan’s Ann Arbor campus, a cookie is handed out for an early vote. Artisanal doughy treats piled with square chocolate chips and cream-coloured cookies with blue icing are laid out in boxes on top of a Harris/Walz stand in the main square next to a blue wall of

Cardi B has said she was not planning to vote in the US election this year, but Kamala Harris taking over as the Democratic nominee changed her mind. The WAP rapper appeared at a Harris campaign rally on Friday, becoming the latest celebrity to endorse the vice president for Tuesday’s election following the likes of

There are two main differences between election coverage in the UK and the United States. Last July, at 10pm, Sky News’ exit poll graphic predicted a Labour landslide and a massive defeat for the Conservatives. Confirmation of this forecast was a long time coming since constituency results are only announced by local returning officers once

When they made America truly great its backbone was forged in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The steel for 80% of Manhattan’s skyscrapers, many of the US Navy’s battleships, and even the entire San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge, all came from its blast furnaces in the hills north of Philadelphia. Its mammoth steel plants stretched for almost five

The Los Angeles Dodgers have won baseball’s World Series for the second time in five years but the celebrations were marred by looting and violence. The Dodgers took the title by beating the New York Yankees 4-1 in the best-of-seven final in New York on Wednesday night, US time. But soon after the match ended