Donald Trump
Our coverage of former president Donald Trump, including 2024 election polls, results and updates on his campaign, indictments and court cases
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Donald Trump is preparing an assault on America’s immigration system
The third in our series of policy briefs
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What America’s presidential election means for taxes
The second in our series of policy briefs
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The Supreme Court begins another contentious term
Guns, vapes, online porn and health care for transgender youth dot the docket
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What America’s presidential election means for world trade
The first in a series of eight concise briefs on the consequences of the 2024 election
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Many Americans can decide their own policies. What will they choose?
Three issues will dominate state ballot measures in November
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Crypto bros v cat ladies: gender and the 2024 election
How the campaigns are exploiting and reshaping the battle of the sexes
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Tim Walz is the most popular candidate on either ticket
How much difference does that make?
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Harris’s and Trump’s economic plans both promise utopia
High spending, low taxes—and don’t worry about the deficit
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What J.D. Vance is learning from Donald Trump
The vice-presidential candidate is devising his own tactics for bending the truth
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Kamala Harris is outspending Donald Trump. Will it matter?
The Democratic nominee is raising many millions more than her opponent
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Recent special elections bode well for Democrats
They can help in predicting general elections
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Understanding the Republican Party’s rightward march
Remember the two R’s of Republican history: Rockefeller and Reagan
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Mark Robinson has hijacked his own campaign in North Carolina
Who will go down with the would-be Republican governor?
The Economist explains
Can Donald Trump use songs against a musician’s will?
Many stars have complained, and some have filed lawsuits
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Who is Ryan Routh, Donald Trump’s would-be assassin?
His 291-page screed on Ukraine’s “unwinnable war” offers some clues
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Another attempt to kill Trump raises fears of political violence
Republicans and Democrats must again try to avoid politicising a failed assassination