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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
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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
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Policy 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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election stories from our reporters across America
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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’
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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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Got a minute? After dozens die in suspected chemical attack, Trump issues statement blaming Obama… ‘Extreme vetting’ floated for tourist visas... and everything else today in US politics. By Tom McCarthy
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Got a minute? Supreme court pick headed for full Senate vote … where Republicans look likely to rewrite the rules … Trump welcomes Sisi ... and everything else today in US politics. By Tom McCarthy
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Adam Schiff says the White House is trying to distract from the Russia investigation... Flynn and Nunes are Washington’s odd couple... and more of what’s going on today in politics. By Amber Jamieson in New York
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Trump fires off ultimatum at Freedom Caucus... Mike Pence can’t do co-ed lunch out of respect for ‘mother’... energy department banned from using term ‘climate change’... and everything else in today’s politics. By Jamiles Lartey.
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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
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Test your knowledge of the candidates, unforgettable soundbites and political controversies in the most dramatic election in recent history
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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