Donald Trump

If you’re wondering how a person like Trump might win, just look at what some of his supporters believe

The shining city on the hill has become a citadel of darkness. Whoever wins, American optimism is dead

Is it the case that, rather than America being fatally drawn to Trump, he is simply running against a Democrat who presided over a huge inflation surge?

Whoever wins the White House, this knife-edge campaign holds important lessons on policy, presentation and the new politics

The hordes outside Madison Square Garden looked normal. What they talked about was anything but

Already loathed by much of his staff for connections to Rupert Murdoch, the Washington Post’s British publisher Will Lewis is now under renewed fire for his decision to cancel an endorsement of Kamala Harris

Yes, polls are tightening and some early voting seems to favour Trump. But multiple signs suggest Harris is heading for a close victory

The Republican candidate offers voters a bargain: the illusion of power, in return for the heaviest price

As November 5 approaches, here’s what you should be reading

The Reform leader’s attack on Labour over its activists volunteering for Kamala Harris has blown up in his face

The Democrats are united and have stuck to a plan that has worked so far. But if it goes wrong, the party could go into meltdown

If Trump wins a second term, he will force Ukraine into a humiliating peace deal with Russia

Even if the US doesn’t slide towards tyranny on November 5, almost half the electorate are going to end up disgruntled

The gap between academia and reality needs to be closed when navigating today's political climate

Trump views Scotland as just one big golfing playground

Viktor Orbán and Nigel Farage are backing the Republican - but they should be careful what they wish for

The Trump campaign plays on the deepest fears and instincts of the US electorate – making rational arguments against him will not work

Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s streaming, cinema, theatre and books

As US citizens, we can no longer physically return to the ‘land of our birth’, because it no longer exists except in our memories

Just as Scientology survived and thrived after the demise of L Ron Hubbard, the MAGA movement will go on even if Donald Trump loses

The PM would prefer a Harris victory, but snubbing the Republican would have been dereliction of duty

If the Democratic candidate wants to seal the deal with American voters, she should go on Joe Rogan’s podcast

The farce of the Republican nominee’s rants about immigrants eating cats and dogs disguises a deep well of poison

Cats, Montaigne would've been relieved to know, are not on the menu in Springfield

Where is Han Solo when you need him?

She wiped the floor with him. But Trump is still very dangerous

If Labour does bring in a smoking ban in beer gardens, how many non-smokers will start using them again?

Given the insurrectionary character of Trump’s politics, is it wise for his opponents to seek this?