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US elections 2024
Trump defeats Harris to win historic second term as president
US elections live  
Trump defeats Harris to win historic second term as president
Donald Trump  
Fear triumphs over hope as Trump wins the presidency – how did it happen?
How the Guardian will stand up to four more years of Donald Trump
Katharine Viner
Kamala Harris  
From joy to defeat: the Kamala Harris campaign in 10 events
US elections in depth
Tracking abortion ballot measures: Missouri and Arizona expand rights as Florida vote falls short
Abortion rights  
Tracking abortion ballot measures: Missouri and Arizona expand rights as Florida vote falls short
Several other states including Montana and Nevada also pass measures in favor of reproductive rights – follow our tracker as voters decide on access to abortion
The Stakes  
With Trump set to return to the presidency, everything from abortion to immigration and climate is under threat
Florida  
Roars of delight from the Maga faithful as Donald Trump does the unthinkable
Joe Biden  
Biden’s home town says farewell to ‘Scranton Joe’: ‘We were very proud of him’
US elections opinion
A peaceful but determined resistance to Trump must start now
A peaceful but determined resistance to Trump must start now
Robert Reich
I still have faith in America. But we must mobilize to protect those at risk if Trump achieves his worst impulses, says former US secretary of labor Robert Reich
Today is a day of despair for America. We are plunged into an anticipatory grief
Moira Donegan
I’ve been on the road speaking to the US right. Trump’s victory was not a surprise
Owen Jones
The sad truth is that anti-feminist backlash helped propel Trump to victory
Malaika Jabali
Headlines
Israeli opposition leaders issue joint statement condemning Netanyahu for firing Gallant
Middle East crisis live  
Israeli opposition leaders issue joint statement condemning Netanyahu for firing Gallant
Business live  
US dollar, bitcoin and Tesla shares surge after Trump election win
Film  
Demi Moore: the US is ‘built on Puritans, religious fanatics and criminals’
Japan  
Japan plans ‘conveyor belt road’ linking Tokyo and Osaka amid delivery driver shortage
Bowel cancer  
Early morning and evening activity could ‘reduce bowel cancer risk by 11%’
In focus
North Korea’s involvement in Ukraine draws China into a delicate balancing act
Analysis  
North Korea’s involvement in Ukraine draws China into a delicate balancing act
The entry of North Korean troops risks a dangerous escalation in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. It also puts Beijing in a tight spot
Women behind the lens  
Women behind the lens: capturing the ‘eternal days’ of female inmates in Venezuela
West Bank  
‘It’s like living in a prison’: inside the besieged Palestinian village isolated from the rest of the West Bank
Spotlight
‘Played on over 250 albums’: was Nicky Hopkins the greatest unsung pianist ever?
Music  
‘Played on over 250 albums’: was Nicky Hopkins the greatest unsung pianist ever?
He helped shape classic songs by the Rolling Stones, The Who and the Beatles but his influence on music has been largely ignored. A new documentary aims to correct that
A moment that changed me  
I gave up my job – and found my self-esteem
Review  
Red One review – bronto-head Dwayne Johnson weighs down Santa kidnap comedy
Streaking  
‘It wasn’t sexual in any way!’ 50 years of streaking – by the people who dared to bare all
Film  
‘I had two kids and didn’t know what an orgasm was’: the Costa Rican film giving grandmothers a voice
Sexual healing  
I haven’t had sex with my husband for three years – and I’m ready to look elsewhere
Opinion
We are witnessing the final stage of genocide in Gaza
Arwa Mahdawi
We are witnessing the final stage of genocide in Gaza
The thought of a Trump presidency is eating me alive
Francine Prose
Sports
NBA  
The $1m shove: league cracks down on Embiid after altercation with columnist
The $1m shove: league cracks down on Embiid after altercation with columnist
Soccer  
‘Out of control’: Spain players open up on Rubiales in poignant documentary
Culture
Review  
Meet Me Next Christmas review – Netflix kicks off season with passable romcom
Meet Me Next Christmas review – Netflix kicks off season with passable romcom
TV review  
The Old Man season two review – Jeff Bridges’ CIA saga is so silly it’s basically unwatchable
In case you missed it
Squirrels, whales, bears: why is the road to the White House strewn with dead animals?
Animals  
Squirrels, whales, bears: why is the road to the White House strewn with dead animals?
Reports of casual cruelty to animals during the presidential race are more about gaining votes than concern for their welfare
US elections 2024  
‘It is a little analog’: how the Associated Press calls election winners in the US
TechScape  
X reaches its final form: Elon Musk has bent it to his will
Greece  
‘A shrine’: Turkish visitors throng to Atatürk’s birthplace in Thessaloniki
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