America

The Harris v Trump contest remains on a knife-edge. So does the country

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

Subscriptions are sinking at the Washington Post after its owner blocked an endorsement of Kamala Harris

A diaspora of 120,000 in Pennsylvania fear Trump and could turn a state he lost by just 80,000 votes last time

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 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

The photographer’s extraordinary images of ordinary lives get a new showing in her centenary year

Graham was one of the most high-profile critics of Reagan’s visit to Bitburg. It was personal

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

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

Across the US, the authorities are banning books. If Trump gets into the White House, the censorship could get even worse

The vice president went on the Call Her Daddy podcast to reach out to her core support – but why does she need the help?

The private equity industry – a wealth-extracting machine – is swallowing up UK businesses and stripping them of their assets while our politicians stand by

Is her forthcoming memoir’s defence of abortion an indication that Republicans won’t be so hardline on this issue if elected?

Scientific American magazine has endorsed Kamala Harris, but many in the science community have their concerns

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

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