Trump and the desertion of Ukraine
The Republican victory was a dark day for President Zelensky.
ByDonald Trump
Donald John Trump, born in 1946, is president of the United States, after beating Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. His previous term in office was from 2017 to 2021. His first presidency was marked by drama and controversy. Find our latest news and comment here.
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That time I met Donald Trump
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Letter of the week: Democracy in chains
Write to letters@newstatesman.co.uk to have your thoughts voiced in the New Statesman magazine.
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The great American rupture
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Perhaps it is the weariness of age, or that it’s hard to find optimism in politics these days.
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The revenge of Donald Trump
Americans know who he is. They voted to elect him anyway.
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Donald Trump is a climate disaster
His return could unravel the global consensus on emission reduction.
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In America, women are disposable
Donald Trump’s win is a betrayal of women's fundamental rights.
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Why Kamala Harris’s gambit failed
For millions of Americans, voting for Trump was democracy in action.
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Is Labour ready for Trump 2.0?
The UK-US relationship faces one of its gravest tests.
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Trump’s victory is a cataclysm
How should the left navigate the new era to come?
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Who scuppered Kamala Harris’s campaign?
Incoherence and inauthenticity paved Trump’s path to victory.
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Violence looms over the US election
The Proud Boys, a militia which supports Donald Trump, has been making plans in the event he loses.
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Revealed: the British companies quietly backing Trump
Some of the UK’s biggest employers have links to the committees that fund Trump and his allies.
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Are partisan pollsters calling the election wrong?
I have updated my model to exclude polls connected with a party.
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Trump or Harris, who will win? The New Statesman’s US election forecast
Our model predicts a very close contest.
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How Kamala Harris wins in Pennsylvania
One poll has Democrats out-performing expectations with white voters in the Rust Belt.
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Ralph Nader: “The election is between the fascism of Trump and the autocracy of Harris”
The four-time presidential candidate on why he holds out little hope for the future of American democracy.
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Silicon Valley’s greatest moonshot
Big Tech’s billionaires aren’t scared of Trump – they like what he’s selling.
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