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2016
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US elections 2016
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Donald Trump’s message resonates in the most forgotten corners of the US, because viewed from these places, America no longer seems a great country -
Trump’s deputy press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, offered misleading account of Arkansas case in which court filings show no one ineligible voting
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Trump victory sealed despite demonstrations across the country, with Congress to formally endorse result in special session on 6 January -
Policy details were lacking during his campaign, but there were hints of a disturbing agenda on immigration, healthcare, gun control and women’s rights -
The people of America have stepped into the abyss. The new president elect is an unstable bigot, sexual predator and compulsive liar; he is capable of anything
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Only a Democratic landslide can ward off the nightmare prospect of this president simply refusing to leave office, writes Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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The former New York mayor championed not just stop and frisk but a discriminatory Muslim surveillance program that did not generate a single terror lead -
Campaign issues
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Donald Trump’s naming of a new campaign chief linked to a fiercely outspoken far-right movement is a dangerous step, Hillary Clinton is set to warn in a speech -
Though I predicted that Republican efforts to minimize overt misogyny after Hillary Clinton’s last run would bear fruit this time, the opposite happened
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Election stories from our reporters across America
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From dazed election night revellers in Washington DC to a gay Trump voter in Detroit to kids in Kentucky ... The US writer gauges the mood of a divided nation -
Sabrina Siddiqui relays her experience as a pool reporter, part of a small group shadowing Clinton and her top aides, in the final 24 hours of her bid to make history as the first female US president -
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Days before the presidential election, a historic African-American church in the Mississippi Delta was set on fire in and vandalized with the words ‘Vote Trump’ -
This final Anywhere but Washington dispatch, from Nevada, captures the hope and despair behind a stunning election result – and explains the reasons behind Trump’s remarkable ascent -
In search of the people and places overlooked on the campaign trail, I discovered a nation divided by much more than the race between Clinton and Trump
The minute
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It’s our last newsletter of an exhausting year. We’re marking it by reflecting on our biggest pieces -
Republicans’ attempts to undermine Joe Biden’s victory through legal action are on their last legs – but they’ve caused lasting damage -
There’s reason for some optimism in the face of the president’s false claims of a rigged vote -
Trump’s Republican enablers are still trying to cast doubt on the election result – but some citizens have had enough
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From ‘vehemently oppose’ to ‘all in’: explore the universe of Republican positions on Donald Trump. See which politicians remain stuck in his orbit and which ones have spun out of his pull -
Test your knowledge of the candidates, unforgettable soundbites and political controversies in the most dramatic election in recent history -
Competitiveness, demographics and voting laws play key roles in whether voters flock to the polls or stay home – but what percentage of voters in your state marked a ballot during the last presidential election?
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