Trump names TV doctor Mehmet Oz as Medicare, Medicaid chief
Oz was an informal health adviser to Trump during Covid-19, when he promoted the use of hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug that was not approved to treat the coronavirus
Kamala Harris
Are celebrities preparing Donald Trump takedown speeches ahead of awards season? Don’t bet on it
Ignore the right-wing blowhards: awards ceremonies are rarely as politically partisan as they like to pretend
If Democrats want to win the next US election, they should listen to Bernie Sanders
‘Not as bad as the Republicans’ failed as a strategy. Next time, Democrats should run someone from the party’s insurgent progressive wing
Democratic Party can win in 2028 if it accepts three difficult truths
Bidenomics policies must be curbed, the party has to be anti-woke, and it must accept that voters don’t care about democracy
How Trump’s election sent Bitcoin soaring again
Technological solutions to the problem of too much government is something that appeals to appeals to both Bitcoin advocates and Trump supporters. Both want to use AI and blockchain to leave messy problems like death, taxes and climate change behind
Trump hush-money judge delays ruling on whether to throw out conviction on presidential immunity grounds
Postponement follows numerous attempts to delay case after US president-elect was convicted on 34 felonies earlier this year
Arizona attorney general says she won’t drop Trump fake electors case
In New York, state court judge preparing to rule on whether Trump’s hush-money conviction should be thrown out
As Trump returns to power, adversaries fear a wave of revenge
President-elect sometimes lashes out without following up – but not always
At rallies for Trump and Harris, it was hard to know who was less authentic
Trump promises money in your pocket. To supporters in worn-out shoes and old jackets, that mattered. Harris spoke about ‘joy’, but you cannot tell people how to feel
Democrats play the blame game as the good news keeps rolling in for Republicans
Trump on track to retain control of the House and of Congress
Maureen Dowd: Democrats and the case of mistaken identity politics
More people voted for Trump, even though many didn’t like him, because they liked Democratic Party less
Ireland’s €54bn exposure to Trump’s tariff plan
Data suggests we have an outsized exposure to any potential trade war between Brussels and Washington
Trump wins Arizona, sweeping all seven battleground states
US election: president-elect wins 312 Electoral College votes to Kamala Harris’s 226
US election: ‘Humility is important’: Soul-searching Democrats begin their long postmortem
Governor’s Whitmer, Shapiro, Newsom and Beshear seen to be ‘warming up’ for tilt at reanimating devastated organisation
Nancy Pelosi says Biden’s slow exit in presidential race blew Democrats’ chances
Former Speaker says if president ended his bid sooner, Democratic Party could have held primary
Why did Donald Trump win the US election? From travelling around the country, it’s clear why his message resonated with voters
Keith Duggan: On travels around the country I heard the same thing from so many people – that they were struggling to make ends meet
Thanks a bunch, America. Love, women everywhere
US election shows voters still demand that a woman candidate must be without fault
Joe Biden urges Americans to ‘bring down’ temperature, says there will be peaceful transition to Trump
US president in Rose Garden speech directs words at fellow Democrats, who on Tuesday saw candidate Kamala Harris defeated and their representatives lose control of Senate
Harris concedes election but says she will ‘not concede the fight’
Defeated candidate commits to a peaceful transition of power
Young, aggrieved men may not have won the election for Trump, but he knows how to speak to them
Lesson from the US election is that liberals must realise young men have problems too
Trump takes wrecking ball to pollsters
US Election: Donald Trump's clean sweep of battleground states makes nonsense of knife-edge prediction
Donald Trump’s openly authoritarian instincts are about to be unleashed
It is no longer possible to batten down the hatches and think 'this too will pass'
US election results: Kamala Harris concedes after Donald Trump elected 47th US president
Democrat says result must be accepted as Republican claims ‘magnificent victory’
Donald Trump returns to power and thrusts America into the unknown
Republicans exultant as Democratic Party left facing a crisis of identity following a comprehensive electoral defeat
Kamala Harris’s election night party looked perfect – until it wasn’t
US Election: In Washington, it was difficult to imagine what the same streets would have looked like had Harris won Trump
10 takeaways from the night Donald Trump marched back to the White House
US democracy will again be put to the test, and its government will veer sharply to the right
Blacks, Latinos, women, teens and even Canadians for Trump will their candidate home at Palm Beach party
US election: Maga faithful dressed in red, white and blue show their support as they wait for results in Trump’s Florida base
Next four years of a Trump presidency won’t be as bad as the first four – they will be worse
US election: In 2016, Donald Trump relied on staff who did not share his aims. Now, he will return to the presidency with loyal staff members who have a clear agenda
Donald Trump has a mandate to overhaul the US in unimaginably disruptive ways
Analysis: The former president’s re-election is an existential disaster for Democrats and a historic game-changer for allies of the US
Kamala Harris’s campaign promised much but is now doomed to infamy
US election: Donald Trump stands on the threshold of becoming the first convicted felon to be elected president of the United States
Podcast: Why Trump won, with Fintan O’Toole, Jennifer Bray and Steven Carroll
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In pictures: US election night sees Trump take path back to White House
Republican candidate declares a ‘magnificent victory for the American people’ at a campaign party in Florida
Trump declares victory and promises ‘golden age of America’
US election: Former US president on track to reach 270 majority needed to secure a second term in the White House
Republicans seize control of US Senate after flipping Democratic seats
US election: Control of the US House of Representatives remained unclear, with many of the most competitive races still uncalled
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