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election
2016
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What I learned after 100,000 miles on the road talking to Trump supportersDonald Trump’s message resonates in the most forgotten corners of the US, because viewed from these places, America no longer seems a great country
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Electoral college formally elects Donald Trump as presidentTrump victory sealed despite demonstrations across the country, with Congress to formally endorse result in special session on 6 January
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Predicting his policy agendaPolicy details were lacking during his campaign, but there were hints of a disturbing agenda on immigration, healthcare, gun control and women’s rights
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The US has elected its most dangerous leader. We all have plenty to fearThe 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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Inside election day with Hillary ClintonSabrina 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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Zero Dark Thirty team to tackle 2016 election in new miniseriesOscar-winning screenwriter Mark Boal will reunite with producer Megan Ellison for a dramatic event series about Trump v Clinton
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No non-citizens voted in voter fraud case cited by White HouseTrump’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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campaign issues
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Making sense of the alt-rightDonald 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
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Though I predicted that Republican efforts to minimize overt misogyny after Hillary Clinton’s last run would bear fruit this time, the opposite happenedI thought this election would be less sexist. Trump proved me wrong
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election stories from our reporters across America
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Black church burning stirs debate over Trump and raceDays 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’
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Why America elected TrumpThis 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
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US voters deprived of a serious presidential electionIn 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
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Trump’s new culture war has left liberals reeling. They thought they’d won that battleThe American coastal elites are living in a different country than they thought and it has a powerful voice in the new president
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Here are the potential sinister motives behind Donald Trump's voter fraud lieWhat can Trump hope to gain by contesting the result of an election he won? The answer could lie in 2018
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the minute
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Republicans face 'resistance recess'Got a minute? Town hall tensions greet legislators during congressional break ... flood of ‘bad dudes’ headed to Gitmo? ... Mexico says no to US immigration action ... and everything else from the day in politics. By Jamiles Lartey
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Donald Trump: deporter-in-chief?Got a minute? President drastically expands deportation pool… new agents to be hired… Trump decries antisemitism… and everything else today in US politics. By Tom McCarthy
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Trump plan had national guard chasing immigrantsGot a minute? Draft memo calls for unprecedented militarization of immigration enforcement … Spicer denies … EPA pick confirmed … and everything else today in US politics. By Tom McCarthy
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Trump: I’m running a ‘fine-tuned machine’Got a minute? In a humdinger of a press conference… president admires his administration’s efficiency and precision… and everything else today in US politics. By Tom McCarthy
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The new Republican center of gravityFrom ‘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
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How much do you remember from the presidential race?Test your knowledge of the candidates, unforgettable soundbites and political controversies in the most dramatic election in recent history
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What is the voter turnout in your state?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?
Khizr Khan on being vilified by Trump The far right feels that their voice has been heard