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Third parties could take enough votes from Trump or Harris to affect election
In nail-bitingly close race, protest votes for Jill Stein or RFK Jr – who ended his campaign – could be deciding factorsAs Kamala Harris and Donald Tr...
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Secretaries of state ask social media companies for moderation plans on election day
Democratic top elections officials are concerned about inflammatory and AI-generated contentA group of Democratic secretaries of state are calling on ...
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As I vote for president, I’ll be thinking of what Amanda Zurawski told me | Sophie Brickman
I’m casting my ballot on behalf of women who have suffered or even died because of Republican abortion restrictionsShortly before America’s first pres...
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Fraud, lawsuits, chaos: how Trump is preparing to contest the 2024 election
Unlike 2020, experts say there’s a much more organized effort to subvert the vote this time – here’s what to knowDonald Trump has left little doubt th...
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Is the race for the White House ‘a real Armageddon election’?
The outcome could have profound implications for the wars in Gaza and Ukraine as well as the climate crisisAmerica’s moment of reckoning has arrived. ...
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If the US is heading for a soft landing, why do people feel so hard up?
US economists and everyday Americans seem to live in two different realities – this disconnect could ultimately decide who takes the White HouseThe la...
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‘No social life, no plans, no savings’: Americans aren’t reaping benefits of booming US economy
While some were optimistic about stabilizing costs, others told the Guardian high prices continue to squeeze financesExperts seem to agree the US econ...
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Harris will work to end 'devastating' war in Gaza if elected president – video
Kamala Harris pledged that as president she would 'do everything in my power to end the war in Gaza' in her final rally in Michigan on Sunday, as she ...
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US election 2024 live: Harris and Trump converge on rust belt as final day of campaigning begins
Democratic and Republican candidates set to blitz rallies in Pennsylvania and Michigan as polls shows race too close to callThe Guardian US has been a...
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The final countdown of a historic US election campaign – podcast
Jonathan Freedland crosses several state lines ahead of 5 November, following the candidates and their surrogates, as they try everything to pick up t...
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US presidential election updates: Poll shows Harris ahead in early voting as Trump jokes about reporters being shot
Kamala Harris holds marginal leads over Donald Trump in swing state polls with less than 48 hours before polls close in the 5 November electionDon’t m...
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Harris vows at Michigan rally to ‘do everything in my power to end the war in Gaza’
VP tries to appeal to state’s Arab and Muslim Americans as polling suggests they are gravitating towards Jill SteinKamala Harris pledged to “do everyt...
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Harris tells voters they will determine outcome of US election, warns on Trump 'tactic' – video
Kamala Harris told voters that their vote will count 'and it does matter'. The Democratic nominee said she trusts the US election system and the 'syst...
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‘We are locked and loaded’: Trump fans in North Carolina ready for a ‘stolen election’
Supporters in Kinston back ex-president as he claims he’s well ahead in polls and repeats conspiracy of election fraud“As Republicans, we are locked a...
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Harris avoids weighing in on California’s tough-on-crime measure Prop 36
VP dodges question on whether she voted for measure that would increase sentences for drug and theft crimes in stateKamala Harris dodged a question on...
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In Florida, the future of abortion might come down to men
Women’s access to abortion is a top issue, as activists rush to convince men they also have stake in the fightWhen Maxwell Frost bounded on stage at a...
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RFK Jr says Trump would push to remove fluoride from drinking water
Kennedy, who Trump promised to let lead health programs, makes claims against fluoride, which strengthens teethRobert F Kennedy Jr, a prominent propon...
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Trump and Harris agree on a bleak view of the US – if the other one wins
The ex-president and vice-president converge on a unifying message: if I lose, the country will not be the sameIn a speech filled with promises, false...
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Trump refutes Iowa poll showing Harris ahead in red state: ‘It’s not even close!’
Selzer poll, widely respected organization with good record in Iowa, shows vice-president leading Trump 47% to 44%Donald Trump has passionately disput...
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Florida may enshrine hunting and fishing by ‘traditional methods’ – but what are they?
Conservationists worry amendment 2 will open the door to banned practices like blast fishing and undercut their workOn election day, Florida voters wi...
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FCC regulator claims Harris appearance on SNL violates ‘equal time’ rule
Commissioner says appearance on show ‘is a clear and blatant effort to evade the FCC’s Equal Time rule’A US government communications regulator has cl...
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Which celebrities have endorsed Kamala Harris and Donald Trump? Here are the biggest names
It is debatable what effect celebrity endorsements – in this case, highly contrasting groups of A-listers – have on votersIt is debatable what effect ...
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‘A vivid distillation of a deeply fractured country’: a history of the United States in nine photographs
As a landmark book, Magnum America, is released, we chart pivotal moments for the US via key images from the past 90 years by Elliott Erwitt, Susa...
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How the Christian right is twisting the legacy of an anti-Nazi hero
As the election approaches, experts say a rightwing author is using the theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer – executed for resisting Hitler – as a figurehe...
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Trump’s alternate-reality ‘mirror world’, where only he can save America
The mirror world has been a feature of the 2024 race – where Trump’s liabilities are twisted to become his opponents’For many observers of the coming ...
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If Trump wins the election, these 11 issues will be under threat
A second Trump term will threaten everything from freedom of the press and gun safety to foreign policy, abortion, immigration and climate change. The...
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Mass production of genetically selected humans: inside a Pennsylvania pronatalist candidate’s fantasy city-state
Simone Collins espouses a philosophy in which voting rights would be linked to people’s contributions to societyWhen Simone Collins, a Republican runn...
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The BBC’s Gary O’Donoghue: ‘I knew those were gunshots, and then realised Trump had stopped talking’
The broadcaster’s senior US correspondent on whether the election will bring more violence, the challenges of being blind in his job, and what he miss...
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Everything you need to know about the 2024 US presidential election
Harris and Trump’s policy priorities, polls and paths to victory: a complete guide to the White House raceThe 60th US presidential election and will d...
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Today’s populism is informed by bigotry, but its roots lie in the promise of equality | Kenan Malik
The dark view of populist politics by renowned historian Richard Hofstadter sheds light on the US election‘American politics has often been an arena f...
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Fur and loathing: do America’s ‘childless cat ladies’ hold the key to the US election?
When JD Vance dismissed Kamala Harris as a ‘childless cat lady’, it sparked controversy, brought Taylor Swift into the presidential debate and focused...
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US presidential election updates: Kamala Harris on Saturday Night Live, Iowa polling puts Donald Trump behind
Harris makes surprise appearance ‘live from New York’, while Trump’s Republicans lose a court challenge over balloting in Fulton county, Georgia, for ...
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Can democracy work without journalism? With the US election upon us, we may be about to find out | Margaret Simons
Most serious news organisations are not serving the politically disengaged, yet it’s these voters who will decide the next president It is commonly cl...
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Harris grabs unexpected last-minute lead over Trump in Iowa poll
In shocking result that could reshape the race, ex-president falls three points behind in a state he won in 2016 and 2020A poll in Iowa that has unexp...
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Thousands of women rally nationwide for abortion rights and feminist causes
Demonstrators from Texas to Connecticut and Washington DC carried signs and chanted: ‘We won’t go back!’Thousands of women rallied Saturday in the nat...
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Georgia judge rejects last-ditch Republican attempt to block voting
Judge allows Fulton county election offices to be open Saturday and Sunday for mail-in ballots to be dropped offA Georgia judge on Saturday rejected a...
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RFK Jr could lead US health and food safety in a second Trump term
Kamala Harris said Friday Kennedy is ‘exact last person’ who should be setting policy for families and childrenRobert F Kennedy Jr could assume some c...
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Donald Trump is a superspreader for a craziness that has split America in two | Simon Tisdall
In displaying all the signs that he is off his rocker, the Republican candidate has infected millions of othersIs Donald Trump going mad? It depends h...
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Republicans and Democrats search for unicorns in crucial Wisconsin: undecided voters
But the Trump ground game – led by TPUSA and Elon Musk’s America Pac – might be falling behind the Harris effortOn a warm October morning in Madison, ...
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Candidates try to divine trends as nearly 70m Americans have cast early votes
Democrats and Republicans attempt to interpret voting behavior as squeaker of election hits final stretch Almost 70 million Americans have already vot...
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Michigan congresswoman Rashida Tlaib declines to endorse Kamala Harris
The Palestinian American ‘squad’ member has been critical of Harris and the Democratic party’s inaction on GazaMichigan congresswoman Rashida Tlaib de...
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In Saginaw, where children are dying of gun violence, local races loom large
Bereaved mothers in a Michigan city pleaded with the council for action at its last meeting before local electionsTiffany Owens stood before the city ...
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Ex-aide to George W Bush calls on former president to endorse Kamala Harris
Nicolle Wallace, communications director under Bush, is the latest former aide to urge ex-president to back HarrisA former top aide has called on Geor...
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Harris pitches self as a unifier with a ‘to-do list’ – is it enough for knife-edge race?
Vice-president’s historic campaign has aligned stars and positioned itself as an antidote to Trump’s threat but contest remains deadlockedOn the secon...
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When Trump says he’s going to ‘protect’ women, he means ‘control’ them | Arwa Mahdawi
Rights we have taken for granted can, as we saw with the overturning of Roe v Wade, be suddenly yanked away“Hello, I’d like a line of credit, please.”...
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Elon Musk’s canvassing operation sued in California for alleged labor law violations
Plaintiffs accuse America Pac of several violations during its operation to support Orange county’s Michelle SteelElon Musk’s troubled canvassing oper...
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The Biden Crime Family by Rudy Giuliani review – hapless is as hapless does
The Trump ally’s pre-election takedown of the man who hasn’t been running for months is a reminder of its author’s shambolic descentAs a federal prose...
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Contested state supreme court seats are site of hidden battle for abortion access
Judges are on ballot in election swing states such as Arizona and Florida whose courts recently upheld abortion bansAbortion will be on the ballot in ...
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‘Take these attacks seriously’: journalist Imara Jones on the dangerous rise of anti-trans political ads
In her podcast, the Black trans media founder unpacks the harmful wave of rhetoric and laws against US trans peopleImara Jones was filming a documenta...
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Political violence has marked the 2024 race – but risks rise after election day
Experts fear those convicted over January 6 attack may act violently again – but biggest threat comes from lone actorsA year punctuated by two assassi...
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If Trump wins the election, he could seize control of America’s courts
Trump, emboldened by the immunity ruling, wants to strengthen his grip on the courts. ‘With a supreme court that has basically said Donald Trump can b...
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