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US sanctions RSF commander accused of rights abuses in Sudan’s DarfurAbdel Rahman Juma Barkalla is accused of leading a campaign marred by sexual and ethnically motivated violence.

Is Ivanka Trump a secret Democrat? No – and neither is Melania | Arwa MahdawiSome liberals have a weird urge, based on the flimsiest evidence, to see conservative women as misled victims of Maga menHer father may have been voted into the highest office in the land, but have the results of the US election left Ivanka Trump feeling low? Deep down, did the former first daughter hope Kamala…

Elon Musk’s Super Pac spent $200m to help elect Donald TrumpBillionaire provided vast majority of funds to America Pac in winning bid to return Trump to White HouseElon Musk’s super political action committee (Pac) spent about $200m to help elect Donald Trump to a second presidency, according to a person familiar with the group’s spending, funding an effort that set a new standard for how…

‘Democrats presented no alternative’: US voters on Trump’s win and where Harris went wrongHarris and Trump voters share their election opinions from a Guardian callout that received more than a thousand responses“It’s like being sucked into a tsunami,” said Vivian Glover, a Kamala Harris voter from South Carolina, about the realisation that Donald Trump had been re-elected as president.“The contrast between the two campaigns couldn’t have been more…

The White Stripes drop lawsuit against Trump campaign for unauthorised Seven Nation Army useThe move follows a bitter Instagram post by Jack White condemning what the US can expect from choosing ‘a known, obvious fascist’The White Stripes have dropped their federal lawsuit against Donald Trump for unauthorised use of their song Seven Nation Army in a video posted by campaign deputy director of communications Margo Martin in August.Jack…

Will the American project survive the anger of white men? | Carol AndersonAt key moments throughout US history, white male anger has been privileged over national security, progress or basic welfareA friend recently asked: “Do you think the United States will survive the anger of white men?” As blunt as the question is, the core element is not so far-fetched. In fact, the majority of white men…

Trump ducked criminal charges – right into the most powerful office in the world | Sidney BlumenthalIn evading legal consequences for his actions, Trump was handed a chillingly simple strategy: just run for president againDonald Trump’s most vital campaign did not involve his political consultants, the hysteria of his rallies, the paranoid TV spots about migrant murderers and transgender bogeymen, his blathering on “bro” podcasts or the prancing of a hopped-up…

US election updates: Trump reportedly looks to China hawks for key security and foreign policy rolesTrump will reportedly appoint Michael Waltz as his national security adviser and Marco Rubio as secretary of state, as president-elect picks cabinetDon’t miss important US election coverage. Get our free app and sign up for election alertsDonald Trump is reportedly tapping up politicians who hold hardline positions on China for key roles within his incoming…

US progressives urge Democrats to back populist policies as party reels from lossPramila Jayapal says party has to ‘pick some big fights’ and blames leaders for falling ‘hostage to big-money interests’As shell-shocked Democrats try to understand why working-class Americans – once the cornerstone of their political base – chose a billionaire over them, progressives argue the path forward is to champion “popular and populist” economic policies.Democratic recriminations…

Legal challenge to oil and gas fields beginsCampaigners want to stop the development of two fields, but oil companies say the projects are vital.

Elon Musk sticking close to Trump, influencing US transition: ReportsThe Tesla CEO, Trump's most influential campaign backer, has turned into a key power broker in presidential transition.

Trump didn’t just win. He expanded his voter base | John ZogbyTrump outperformed his 2016 and 2020 election runs substantially with groups such as young men and Black peopleDonald Trump defied the polls and pundits and received both a majority of the popular vote and of the electoral college. His margin of 3.4 percentage points (thus far) was well beyond anything that anyone projected and it…

Not changing course on Gaza was a colossal mistake by Kamala Harris | Moustafa BayoumiIt was a fatal error certainly for Palestinians and quite likely, as we now see, for Americans, tooCould Kamala Harris have won the election if she had promised to change course in Gaza? It’s impossible to know, of course, but there’s reason to think so. Instead, Harris hewed far too closely to Biden’s position, alienating…

Former Harris aide suggests Biden resign so she can serve as presidentJamal Simmons says move would help Democrats seize public’s attention before Trump begins term in JanuaryUS politics live – latest updatesA former communications director for Kamala Harris has made the unlikely suggestion that Joe Biden resign so she can become the first woman to serve as US president after her defeat to Donald Trump in…

Far-right leaders are winning across the globe. Blaming ‘the economy’ or ‘the left-behinds’ won’t cut it | Richard SeymourThe economy matters, but the likes of Trump succeed by offering voters revenge for problems both real and imaginedDonald Trump, for the first time, won a majority of the popular vote. He took the US presidency with huge swings in his favour, increasing his share of first-time voters, young voters, black voters and Latino voters.…

Black women on what Harris’s loss says about the US: ‘Voters failed to show up for her’Some supporters believe race and gender were underlying reasons many won’t admit to for why the vice-president lostIn the hours after Joe Biden’s decision to end his re-election bid and endorse Kamala Harris as the democratic nominee for president, 40,000 Black women – leaders in politics, business and entertainment – met on a Zoom call…

What is voter certification – the process that Trump targeted in 2020?With voting complete, election officials will now certify results before the electoral college meets in DecemberWith voting completed in the US presidential election, election officials across the country will now turn to certifying the results before the electoral college meets in December and Congress certifies the vote in January.Until the 2020 election, few paid attention…

One thing I’m sure of: Harris offered voters nothing on Gaza, and it mattered in the result | Nesrine MalikImagine how isolated in their trauma Arab-American voters must have felt to turn to Trump. But that’s what happenedI would be sceptical of post-election analyses in the wake of what is seen as a shock result. For both sides, voting patterns at this point are a sort of Rorschach test – people will see what…

US presidential election updates: Trump demands Senate streamline his cabinet picks as recruitment beginsRick Scott has emerged as front runner for the role of Senate majority leader, as Trump urges Putin not to escalate the war in UkraineDon’t miss important US election coverage. Get our free app and sign up for election alerts Continue reading...

Bitcoin tops record $80,000 as Trump nears sweep of US CongressOn the campaign trail the president-elect pledged to make America "the crypto capital of the planet".