The long shadow of JFK
From the Kennedy assassination to Trump, America is a land of conspiracies.
ByDonald Trump
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.
The lure of political killing
From the Roman empire to Bolshevik Russia, the past shows how assassination fails to halt a society’s drift towards authoritarianism.
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America on the brink
How the attempt on Trump’s life will deepen the country’s bitter divides.
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The shot seen round the world
The photograph of a bloodied Trump has turned him into a hero and captured the carnage of American politics.
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Republicans are correct that words can incite violence – they would know
The right's criticism of dangerous rhetoric is both shrewd and deeply hypocritical.
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America’s breaking point
Hatred has been recast as political sentiment and is pushing the nation to the brink.
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The new face of the Republican Party
Donald Trump has anointed Hillbilly Elegy author JD Vance as his running mate.
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The rise of JD Vance – from hillbilly to Capitol Hill
His memoir Hillbilly Elegy was a bestseller; now he’s a Trumpist with political ambitions. Is James David Vance the future…
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The alarming rise of BlueAnon
After the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, left-wing conspiracy theories have proliferated.
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The attempted assassination of Donald Trump
Has he just won the election?
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Elbridge Colby: “I am signalling to China that my policy is status quo”
The American strategist, tipped to be Trump’s national security adviser, on the balance of power in Asia.
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On the edge of chaos
Liberal indignation at the Supreme Court decision to grant Donald Trump immunity is undermining democracy.
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The Supreme Court has made Trump “a king above the law”
With one decision, the court has created a “law-free zone” around the presidency – and changed the country.
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Evangelical Christians’ Trumpian pact
Conservative Christians would use their unlikely champion’s return to office to impose their own regressive values on America.
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“Pro-family” rhetoric and its fascist resonances
Traditional gender roles have propped up authoritarian regimes of the past. In Republicans’ views on women, the echoes are clear.
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Waging lawfare against Trump will not end well for Democrats
Progressives must speak out against partiality in the legal process and the endless persecution of the former president.
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Donald Trump, guilty but not out
The former president has been convicted in a criminal trial. He could still win the White House.
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Ali Abbasi’s gift to Donald Trump at Cannes
A star-studded film festival will never effectively oppose an anti-elite, populist candidate.
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Anatomy of The Godfather candidate
How Donald Trump used show business to overwhelm America.
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The battle for the worst job in America
Donald Trump’s pick for vice-president will be the candidate who can most thoroughly abase themselves before him.
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