The US elections of 2024
Our coverage of the race to control the White House and Congress
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Democratic states are preparing for Donald Trump’s return
But Mr Trump will be more prepared, too
Matt Gaetz withdraws from consideration as America’s attorney-general
Will the Senate be brave enough to block Donald Trump’s other outlandish nominees?
Elon Musk is Donald Trump’s disrupter-in-chief
The entrepreneur will be let loose on America’s government
Elon Musk and Donald Trump seem besotted. Where is their bromance headed?
The precedents are not encouraging
Democrats are still processing their defeat
Three factions are competing to explain the party to itself
How gaga is MAHA?
RFK junior, Dr Oz and co. have the potential to do harm, but also some good
Trump 2.0
How Donald Trump could win the future
The Democrats’ appeal to Silicon Valley is eroding
Will Donald Trump now pardon the January 6th rioters?
He has the power to do so, but it would be another norm-smashing act
What’s about to hit the world economy?
Trumponomics tees off
Matt Gaetz’s nomination to be attorney-general is an ill omen
It shows how far Donald Trump is willing to go to dominate the machinery of government
More on the election
Live results of the US presidential election
Updating results and analysis of the race for the White House
The demographic detail of Donald Trump’s victory
Immigrant voters may have won America’s presidential election for the nativist candidate
Republicans finally win the coveted trifecta
Yet the party’s grip on power could be less reliable than it appears
Democrats suffer in statehouse races, too
And division is more entrenched
Republicans
Senate Republicans flex their independence
Trump doesn’t weigh in on a leadership contest, but real conflicts will soon come
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
Democrats
Democrats need to understand: Americans think they’re worse
Blaming America for Donald Trump’s success only guarantees more of it
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
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
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Matt Gaetz withdraws from consideration as America’s attorney-general
Will the Senate be brave enough to block Donald Trump’s other outlandish nominees?
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How Donald Trump could win the future
The Democrats’ appeal to Silicon Valley is eroding
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Democrats are still processing their defeat
Three factions are competing to explain the party to itself
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How gaga is MAHA?
RFK junior, Dr Oz and co. have the potential to do harm, but also some good
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What will Donald Trump do about legal immigration?
Highly skilled workers are already preparing for the worst
Finance & economics
How to make Elon Musk’s budget-slashing dreams come true
We offer some suggestions
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Howard Lutnick, Donald Trump’s pick for commerce secretary
The man steering the president-elect’s transition will also join his cabinet
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Checks and Balance newsletter: Readers’ hopes and fears for a Trump presidency
Our columnist considers views from Trump and Harris supporters alike
By Invitation
Polls get elections wrong. So use Google, says Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
The data scientist argues that stronger predictions lie in what people search for
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The demographic detail of Donald Trump’s victory
Immigrant voters may have won America’s presidential election for the nativist candidate
Leaders
Matt Gaetz’s nomination to be attorney-general is an ill omen
It shows how far Donald Trump is willing to go to dominate the machinery of government
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Republicans finally win the coveted trifecta
Yet the party’s grip on power could be less reliable than it appears
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What Trump’s picks suggest about how his presidency will go
Loyalty, competence and an appetite for disruption are among the traits he is filtering for
The Economist explains
Why is Donald Trump keen to use “recess appointments”?
The president-elect is testing the loyalty of the Senate’s next majority leader
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Did sexism propel Donald Trump to power?
The perils of drawing conclusions from a sample of only two