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More from Donald Trump wins 2024 election: News, analysis, and explainers

Culture
Is the Gen Z bro media diet to blame?Is the Gen Z bro media diet to blame?
Culture

You can’t understand Trump’s win without understanding what young men are doing online.

By Rebecca Jennings
Policy
This one chart foreshadows Trump’s immigration crackdownThis one chart foreshadows Trump’s immigration crackdown
Policy

Investors in private prisons think they’ve hit the jackpot with a second Trump presidency.

By Abdallah Fayyad
2024 Elections
One striking pattern hidden in the election resultsOne striking pattern hidden in the election results
2024 Elections

Were voters rejecting Democrats — or just the Biden-Harris administration?

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
Donald Trump ran a campaign for men. It worked.Donald Trump ran a campaign for men. It worked.
Politics

Donald Trump ran as a strongman. It resonated with men.

By Marin Cogan
2024 Elections
The global trend that pushed Donald Trump to victoryThe global trend that pushed Donald Trump to victory
2024 Elections

Incumbents everywhere are doing poorly. America just proved it’s not exceptional.

By Zack Beauchamp
Trump 2.0, explained
Trump proposed big Medicaid and food stamp cuts. Can he pass them?Trump proposed big Medicaid and food stamp cuts. Can he pass them?
Trump 2.0, explained

What Trump’s return means for America’s poor people.

By Dylan Matthews
Donald Trump
The criminal cases against Donald Trump are now basically deadThe criminal cases against Donald Trump are now basically dead
Donald Trump

Turns out all of those indictments were pointless.

By Ian Millhiser
Future Perfect
Can ranking candidates fix elections?Can ranking candidates fix elections?
Future Perfect

The limitations of ranked-choice voting.

By Dylan Matthews
Even Better
How much should kids know about politics?How much should kids know about politics?
Even Better

Even kids can’t avoid election chatter. Here’s how to talk to them at any age.

By Allie Volpe
2024 Elections
Tough-on-crime laws are winning at the ballot boxTough-on-crime laws are winning at the ballot box
2024 Elections

The backlash to criminal justice reform continues.

By Abdallah Fayyad
Trump 2.0, explained
What happens if another pandemic strikes while Trump is president?What happens if another pandemic strikes while Trump is president?
Trump 2.0, explained

Donald Trump undermined public health measures during the Covid-19 pandemic. What would he do in a future health emergency?

By Dylan Scott
2024 Elections
The serious implications of a Republican SenateThe serious implications of a Republican Senate
2024 Elections

GOP lawmakers will have a pivotal say over judges — and policy priorities.

By Li Zhou
Abortion
Trump won, but so did seven ballot measures protecting abortion rightsTrump won, but so did seven ballot measures protecting abortion rights
Abortion

Ten states had referendums on reproductive freedom.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Trump 2.0, explained
How Trump’s second term will be differentHow Trump’s second term will be different
Play
Trump 2.0, explained

What Trump’s win means for abortion, immigration, foreign policy, and more.

By Adam Freelander
Trump 2.0, explained
How the second Trump presidency could reshape the worldHow the second Trump presidency could reshape the world
Trump 2.0, explained

Trump has won the election, and the world might never be the same.

By Ellen Ioanes
Trump 2.0, explained
The global risks of a Trump presidency will be much higher this timeThe global risks of a Trump presidency will be much higher this time
Trump 2.0, explained

The world is more chaotic and dangerous than it was in 2016.

By Joshua Keating
2024 Elections
Why Kamala Harris lostWhy Kamala Harris lost
2024 Elections

Trump won because Harris inherited a tough situation from Joe Biden — and ultimately could not overcome it.

By Andrew Prokop
Trump 2.0, explained
Trump won. So what does that mean for abortion?Trump won. So what does that mean for abortion?
Trump 2.0, explained

It will be easier to restrict reproductive rights in the president-elect’s second term.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
2024 Elections
Donald Trump has won — and American democracy is now in grave dangerDonald Trump has won — and American democracy is now in grave danger
2024 Elections

Trump’s second term poses an existential threat to the republic. But there’s still good reason for hope.

By Zack Beauchamp
2024 Elections
Why is Trump winning? 3 things we know so far.Why is Trump winning? 3 things we know so far.
2024 Elections

Nothing is final, but here’s how Donald Trump built his lead.

By Christian Paz
2024 Elections
How do I fix my ballot if it is tossed out?How do I fix my ballot if it is tossed out?
2024 Elections

Ballot curing, explained.

By Ian Millhiser
2024 Elections
How news organizations call the election — and why you should trust themHow news organizations call the election — and why you should trust them
2024 Elections

The science of election calls, explained.

By Ellen Ioanes
Policy
It’s not alarmist: A second Trump term really is an extinction-level threat to democracyIt’s not alarmist: A second Trump term really is an extinction-level threat to democracy
Policy

Why a second Trump term is a mortal threat to democracy — though perhaps not in the way you think.

By Zack Beauchamp
Trump 2.0, explained
Elon Musk assures voters that Trump’s victory would deliver “temporary hardship”Elon Musk assures voters that Trump’s victory would deliver “temporary hardship”
Trump 2.0, explained

And he’s half right.

By Eric Levitz
Politics
2024 election violence is already happening2024 election violence is already happening
Politics

How much worse could it get if Trump loses?

By Nicole Narea