Donald Trump speaks at his election night rally in Manhattan.
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President-elect Trump sounded very different from candidate Trump.
Pollsters seemed to grow reflective as the night wore on.
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Many pollsters are now eating humble pie.
President Elect Trump has pulled off a remarkable victory.
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Trump has won the White House by offering a vision of a bygone era, in favour of a more cosmopolitan, sophisticated future.
Flanked by his family, US President Elect Donald Trump called for unity as he claimed victory.
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Leading Australian academics respond to Donald Trump’s victory, and look ahead to what kind of president he might be. Much unknown about Trump’s foreign policy, but expect instability Gorana Grgic, lecturer…
Senator-elect Todd Young, R-Indiana, thanks supporters after winning his race at an election night rally in Indianapolis.
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Hopes among Democrats of gaining a majority in the Senate were dashed. Here’s what a narrow Republican majority might mean moving forward.
Trump supporters celebrate on Nov. 8, 2016.
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The pundits and polls got it wrong. Here’s why.
Donald Trump claims victory in New York.
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November 9, 2016
William Case , City University of Hong Kong ; Andrea Peto , Central European University ; Janjira Sombatpoonsiri , Thammasat University ; Jay Batongbacal , University of the Philippines ; Jonathan Rynhold , Bar-Ilan University ; Miguel Angel Latouche , Universidad Central de Venezuela ; Richard Maher , European University Institute ; Rut Diamint , Torcuato di Tella University ; Salvador Vázquez del Mercado , Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) ; Subarno Chattarji , University of Delhi , and Weronika Grzebalska , Polish Academy of Sciences
Donald J Trump has emerged victorious in the historic, and historically acerbic, 2016 American presidential election. What does this outcome mean for the world?
Jubilant: President-elect Trump.
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It wasn’t supposed to happen, but Trump’s mastery of the dark arts was just too great.
Coming your way.
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After seeing the worst of American democracy, the outside world will have to adjust to a hugely unpredictable president.
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Whatever happens over the next four years it won’t be boring. Let’s hope we get through it.
The ASX200 closed down 2% on the day of the US election.
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Global markets are spooked - and with good reason.
A trader in shock?
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Research suggests their initial reaction may portend how they will perform in the coming months and even years.
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The differences between the two candidates on key policies are stark, and the result will have major implications around the world.
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If the Donald Trumps of the world want to find out how the masters of manufacturing elections work, they had better visit Zimbabwe before their internecine struggles close them down
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Fear is a potent emotion that influences our decision-making. Each presidential candidate has tried to harness it during the last stretch of the campaign.
A very spooky campaign.
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Trump is not a disease that befell the United States, he’s a symptom of a potentially severe illness. Recovering American democracy will take quite some time.
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Whether it’s Clinton on Trump in the White House, progressive action on climate change in America - and therefore globally - is going to take a hit.
Could Clinton follow in May’s footsteps?
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Will it be possible to put America’s political life back together after the election? Britain after ‘Brexit’ offers a case study.
FBI Director James Comey on Capitol Hill explaining his why he won’t prosecute Hillary Clinton.
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A historian and biographer of J. Edgar Hoover answers questions on how FBI director James Comey is handling a position with a dark past.
Who’s he listening to?
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Trump has given extremists a high-profile stage, but in the process exposed them to the disinfecting sunlight.