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Trump and the Republicans have swept the US election. What does this mean for the country, and the Democratic party?

I’ve pleaded with her to use streaming services, to no avail. If the BBC is showing a 1974 episode of Call My Bluff, that’s what we’re watching, writes Adrian Chiles

Yes, he’s odious, repulsive and, in many ways, ludicrous. The white eyes in an ocean of orange spray tan, the crazy hair, the big fat frame; none of this fits with our Hollywood ideal of a US President. His lewd phallic gestures with a microphone during the closing stages of…

Shares rocketed to all-time highs in US markets but fell back in the City

So, at what point did it dawn on you that Kamala Harris not only was probably going to lose but deserved to lose? For me it was probably that moment on her last rally when she held hands aloft with Oprah Winfrey to the cheers of the multitude. “Yes She…

Seeing a Black woman claim her seat in the White House would have meant the world to my family

The voters I spent time with were energised by the president-elect’s messages. By contrast, Harris had no clear vision and no shared rage at the state of the country, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

After the congratulatory tweets, videos and diplomatic cables, the hard reality will sink in. Donald Trump will be the next President of the United States. Clearly, this is a major turning point in the history of that great nation. But the implications are scarcely lesser for Britain, Europe and the…

Donald Trump has won America's presidential election. Many have long worried that a Trump victory would place American democracy in jeopardy.