Donald Trump should have the easiest presidency ever: Many of the things he promised to do during his campaign have already been done by the Biden administration.

taylor derangement syndrome: It reads differently now we know the result of the election, but I had originally enjoyed ‘Taylor is a normal person and that’s why she’s a Democrat’.

Democrats join 2024’s graveyard of incumbents: Is the US election result simply a continuation of an unprecedented tendency for elections held this year to vote out the incumbent party?

What happened to Bhutan’s ‘kingdom of happiness’?: Sadly even the country that pioneered measuring Gross National Happiness has its own problems.

We will fight Trump’s plans to slap tariffs on the UK – Rachel Reeves: There’s going to be some ‘interesting’ decisions to be made, but I’m glad if our politicians aren’t necessarily going to roll over and take whatever crumbs we’re given.

Exit polls from the 2024 presidential election: Some cross-tabs to distract us bewildered data addicts.

If I were a cautious, centre-left prime minister, Trump’s victory would have me worried: Are there more local lessons to learn from Harris' defeat?

US election 2024 results and exit poll in maps and charts: More exit poll analysis from the BBC.

The voters who tipped the balance for Trump: The BBC looks at exit polls to try and determine who voted which way and why.

Exit polls 2024: Deep economic discontent with Biden drove voters to Trump: Early exit poll suggests the state of a) democracy and b) the economy were top of mind for voters in the US election.

The return of President Trump: a bleak day for the US and the world: ‘An already treacherous world is becoming more so.’

What does Jeff Bezos' non-endorsement mean?: Max notes that historically it’s been the owners of newspapers that did want to endorse candidates and the reporters that don’t.

The Washington Post sold Democracy. Now it needs a new line of business. : The WaPo and the LA Times lost a lot of subscribers when their owners refused to let them endorse a presidential candidate.

Republicans preparing to reject result if Trump loses, warn strategists: A lack of respect for democracy should be reason enough to ensure he doesn’t get anywhere close to power.

Reeves’s £40bn tax rises will boost growth ‘sustainably’, says IMF: The IMF supports Labour’s new budget, which means it’s probably nowhere near radical enough for my tastes.