What did US election officials learn about our democracy from 2024’s vote?
The year in political books: mapping an astonishing moment in US history
Readings from politicos, political insiders and even Trump family members charted how we got to this uncertain point
‘It’s so crushing’: US families navigate divide over politics during the holidays
After a bruising election year, Americans make no-political-talk deals and avoid relatives to salvage festive gatherings
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Analysis
Trump’s IVF order: a PR move that gives pronatalists cause for cheer
The order doesn’t fulfill campaign pledges, but does cement the administration’s reputation for promoting childbearing
Why do Black women consistently vote Democrat?
Why Trump’s racism isn’t an issue – or enough of one – for some voters of color
Dozens of stars backed Harris’s campaign and yet she lost. Is the era of celebrity endorsements over?
How a Republican trifecta makes way for Trump’s rightwing agenda
Loyalty the key as impulsive Trump picks team for America First agenda
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Explainers
US election updates: loyalty trumps all as Kennedy is lined up for health department
Who is RFK Jr and what are his likely top priorities?
US election updates: Cabinet picks, Biden meeting and winning the House cap busy day for Trump
US election updates: Trump picks hardliner as ambassador to Israel in slew of job appointments
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Opinion
The Guardian view on Biden’s warning of oligarchy: Trump and the malefactors of wealth
Chris Riddell on what little cheer lies ahead for 2025 – cartoon
Genocide, climate crisis, global recession, Nigel Farage, AI… and the return of President Donald Trump
The best of: Fiona Katauskas cartoons 2024
From Trump’s election to the campus protests over the war in Gaza, revisit five of the best cartoons from Australian political cartoonist Fiona Katauskas
The Guardian view on digital media: the case for better regulation must be made
The left’s best defense against Trump? Ditching limousine liberalism
Dustin Guastella
Donald Trump’s disturbing war on the press has now escalated
Lloyd Green
Elon Musk is on track to be a trillionaire – if America doesn’t turn against him first
Arwa Mahdawi
Did gerrymandering keep Republicans from a bigger majority? Absolutely not
David Daley
Donald Trump didn’t win by a historic landslide. It’s time to nip that lie in the bud
Mehdi Hasan
There are cracks in the feminist movement, but I have faith in women to stand up to Trump
