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How Donald did it: the road to the White House in charts and graphs
Donald Trump has become the first president since Grover Cleveland to be elected to non-consecutive terms in the White House.…
Donald Trump’s win marks the beginning of the end of the Ukraine war
Donald Trump’s election victory heralds the beginning of the end of the Ukraine war – and is likely to leave…
Three challenges Trump poses for Starmer
It’s happened. The scenario Labour politicians hoped would not come to pass is now a reality: Donald Trump is heading…
Farewell, Quincy Jones – I’ll always remember you
There are many reasons to remember Quincy Jones, who has died aged 91 in Los Angeles. Let me deal with…
Will Trump listen to Starmer?
Here is a sign of how weak Keir Starmer’s relationship is with the new leader of the free world. Nigel…
Nato should be worried about Donald Trump
When it comes to Donald Trump’s relationship with Nato, there are two principal schools of thought. The first, articulated by…
My friends who vote Trump
On 13 October 2024, I jaunted 20 minutes south down Interstate-5 to the Cosumnes Nature Preserve, whose toy swamp I…
Donald Trump is Ursula von der Leyen’s worst nightmare
The first European leader to tweet their response to Donald Trump’s victory was Emmanuel Macron of France, pipping Giorgia Meloni…
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…
