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Donald Trump and the revenge of the deplorables
So now we know what happens when you sneer at voters as ‘garbage’. When you view them as ‘deplorables’. When…
Six Brits who had a bad election night
So Donald Trump is heading for the White House once again. It’s a result that has stunned much of the…
Will Democrats blame Israel for Kamala Harris’s defeat?
One of the few western nations where public opinion was in favour of Donald Trump returning to the White House…
Full text: Donald Trump’s acceptance speech
Thank you very much. Wow. Well I want to thank you all very much. This is great. These are our…
Trump hails new ‘golden age’ in Palm Beach victory speech
At just before 2:30 a.m. ET, President-elect Donald Trump took the stage in West Palm Beach to declare victory as…
Markets must wait and see what Trump 2.0 will bring
Truth Social rocketed. Bitcoin soared in price. The dollar rose, and bond yields were up, while Chinese equities wobbled. Over…
How a Latino wave carried Trump to victory
Donald Trump’s victory this time may not be the surprise that his 2016 win was, but for his critics it’s…
The reason Kamala Harris is losing
Whatever you think of Donald Trump, watching the mood change in the BBC’s election studio has been delicious. It was…
Why Donald Trump is winning
Trump is headed to the White House. As I write, that is the consensus of almost all political experts, including…
Donald Trump wins back presidency
Washington, DC He’s back: Donald Trump will be elected the 47th president of the United States. In the end, it…
Donald Trump is set to win the presidency
In the run-up to the US election, it was expected that the count could take days, possibly a week. Now,…
Watch: Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell baffled by Trump’s victory
Donald Trump is on course to win the US election – and it’s safe to say that Rory Stewart and…
It’s a grim start to the night for Kamala Harris
This is a grim night so far, in terms of every piece of data that we have about how Kamala…
A Donald Trump victory would not be ‘good for Israel’
As Americans prepared to head to the polls, I heard from lots of Jews in the UK and elsewhere that…
The American election question the pollsters couldn’t answer
In retrospect, it’s easy to justify any election outcome. This election won’t be any different. In fact, it will be…
Donald Trump declares victory after winning three key swing states
Donald Trump has declared victory in the US election after winning the key battleground states of Pennsylvania, North Carolina and…
Why Netanyahu sacked his defence minister
Benjamin Netanyahu dropped a bombshell this evening when he fired Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. Outside observers might wonder why the…
North Korea isn’t scared of the UN
It surely comes as no surprise to hear that North Korea does not like the United Nations. The hermit kingdom…
More evidence that the Budget raises taxes for workers
Six days on from the Budget, and things don’t look any better for Rachel Reeves’s claim that her Budget won’t…
The danger of America’s long presidential handover
As the US presidential race rollercoasters towards its finale, many Americans are already bracing themselves for a close and highly…
Labour’s hospital smoking ban is doomed to fail
I have spent a quarter of a century caring for people dying from smoking. Deaths of this sort are not…
The meme election comes to a close
For most of American history, elections took a long time. Many of the gaps that still exist today between when…
A consequential, divisive, troubling election about big issues
Republicans and Democrats, who disagree so virulently on so much, at least agree on two things. Both say it is…
The Trump-Harris election has broken America
‘Nothing matters very much, and few things matter at all,’ said Balfour. Tell that to the American political class on…
Five of Labour’s worst Trump attacks
The countdown is on, with just days left until the result of the US presidential election is announced. With pollsters…
