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Donald Trump's ticket to the White House was a coarse version of populism. Will his successors in the GOP be different – or simply present a more polished version of his antagonistic rhetoric?
Supporters wave national and military flags in Yangon, Myanmar after the military staged a coup.
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Anders C. Hardig, American University School of International Service and Tazreena Sajjad, American University School of International Service
The roots of Buddhist nationalism in Myanmar go back to colonial days. Those behind the military coup are seeking to harness it to legitimize the seizure of power.
The U.S. Capitol, which was besieged by insurrectionists on Jan. 6, and where the Trump impeachment trial takes place in the Senate.
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Kurt Braddock, American University School of Communication
Language affects behavior. When words champion aggression, make violence acceptable and embolden audiences to action, incidents like the insurrection at the Capitol are the result.
Can Joe Biden restore U.S. world leadership?
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Biden wants to restore US global leadership after four years of Trump's isolationism and antagonism. These are some of the challenges and opportunities he'll face, from China to Latin America.
Lord of all he surveys?
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In claiming the election was "stolen" from him and using the office of the president to the benefit of his family, Trump dips into the authoritarian playbook to convert power into property.
Sebuah layar video yang menampilkan wajah Donald Trump menjelang pidato dihadapan pendukungnya.
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Kurt Braddock, American University School of Communication
Setiap kata punya konsekuensi. Penelitian beberapa dekade mendukung
argumen bahwa pidato Trump kemungkinan besar mendorong massa pendukungnya sehingga terjadi pemberontakan di gedung Capitol AS.
Trump’s tweets depict himself as the lone savior of America.
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Kurt Braddock, American University School of Communication
Words have consequences. And decades of research supports the contention that Donald Trump's words could in fact incite people to mount an insurrection at the US Capitol.
A kindergarten student practices social distancing in the playground of her private school.
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Taryn Morrissey, American University School of Public Affairs
Kindergarten enrollment dropped 16% this year, according to an NPR survey of 60 school districts across 20 states.
As vice president, Joe Biden – seen here on left, in 2016 – had a working relationship with the Republican Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell. Is that possible now?
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A survey of 800 foreign policy experts identified four international issues where Republicans and Democrats may actually cooperate to get something done – and one area of severe disagreement.
In Atlanta, people gather to dance and celebrate the election of Joe Biden as the next president.
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A set of efforts that registered 800,000 new voters since 2018 may have been the key to Georgia turning blue in a presidential election for the first time since 1992.
Artemisia Gentileschi’s ‘Judith Beheading Holofernes.’
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Women continue to be stereotyped as passive and meek. For this reason, international courts often let women war criminals off the hook.
Con unas pocas excepciones, los medios declaran al ganador de la carrera presidencial estadounidense la noche de la elección. Pero los medios no tienen la palabra final.
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Estados Unidos se diferencia de la mayoría de las otras democracias en que no tiene una comisión electoral independiente para certificar el conteo final de votos.
Pollsters predicted a much higher vote for Joe Biden, including in Florida, where workers at the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Office in Largo process voters’ ballots on Nov. 3.
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Pollster Bud Roper once said of his field that "a good deal more than half is art and ... less than half is science." After the 2020 polls got a lot wrong, is it time for more candor from pollsters?
Holiday events will need to be a little different due to the pandemic.
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COVID-19 and holiday family gatherings are not a good pair. But taking the right precautions before, during and after the family gets together can greatly reduce coronavirus risk this holiday season.
Observation des résultats de l'élection présidentielle le soir de l'élection dans la communauté de retraités de The Villages, en Floride.
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Polls predicted a 'blue wave' that didn't materialize.
Voters wait to cast their ballots Tuesday at Johnston Elementary School in the Wilkinsburg neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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An expert on the history of polling has a first take on how pollsters did this year.
Supporters on election night 2016 at a Hillary Clinton party, when it became clear poll-based forecasts had been off target.
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Polling is an imperfect attempt at providing insight and explanation. But the public's desire for insight and explanation about elections never ends, so polls endure despite their flaws and failures.
Viktor Orbán speaking at a summit on Poland on Sept. 11.
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