The Republican response to Biden’s State of the Union shows they are fresh out of ideas
The American right is leaning into culture-war talking points rather than working out how to actually fix the country’s problems.
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Donald John Trump, born in 1946, was president of the United States from 2017 to 2021, and is president-elect after beating Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. His first presidency was marked by drama and controversy. On 6 January 2021, supporters of Trump stormed Congress in an attempt to thwart the certification of Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election the previous November. Trump had spread false claims that he had in fact won the election and encouraged the crowd to march to the Capitol building. Find our latest news and comment here.
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US midterm surveys are historically unreliable – and today’s may prove to be no different.
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The new class war
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Why the 6 January committee’s decision on Donald Trump matters
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How climate change benefits the extreme right.
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American hubris
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Nick Fuentes: the white supremacist travelling with Kanye West
Who is the 24-year-old conspiracy theorist who dined with the rapper and Donald Trump?
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Trump’s tax returns mark the beginning of his end
The former president is not just in danger of going to jail, but of becoming irrelevant.
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Donald Trump is back on Twitter. Let freedom reign
Every day Elon Musk dismantles the site free speech gets a bit worse for the activists who really need it.
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Don’t believe that Republicans are done with Trump
Politicians and journalists alike need to prove it first.
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Joe Biden shouldn’t run in 2024
No one wants a rerun of the last presidential election – except Donald Trump.
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The coming Republican civil war
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What will Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential bid mean for American democracy?
The former president’s attempted comeback may embolden Americans to pull back further from the brink or deepen the country’s woes.
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Is Donald Trump’s domination of the Republicans really under threat?
Pundits are hailing Florida governor Ron DeSantis as the party’s new darling. But we’ve been here before.
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Has the plot to subvert American democracy been averted?
Trump-endorsed, election-denying candidates have flopped. Bigly.
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Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis and the looming Republican civil war
A nickname sets the stage for a fight.
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Will America’s Gen Z save the world?
Younger voters have helped prevent the spread of illiberalism in the US’s midterm elections.
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What the US midterm results mean for the war in Ukraine
A bitterly divided government could undermine long-term American support.
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Donald Trump’s comeback has stalled
The former president’s anointed candidates were defeated in key races against the Democrats.
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