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Learn how Donald Trump won the 2016 election by securing key Rust Belt states despite losing the popular vote.

Donald Trump faced harsh criticism for violent remarks targeting a high-profile Republican supporter of Kamala Harris on Friday as the candidates held rallies in critical Rust Belt battleground states four days before the climax of a volatile US presidential campaign. Meanwhile, the growing polarisation in politics and media give rise…

Kamala Harris faces criticism for her past support of banning fracking, particularly in Rust Belt states like Pennsylvania.

Republican JD Vance begins solo campaign trail after Biden's exit, aligning with Trump to target Rust Belt states. Vance's blue-collar background and evolv...

Trump and Vance rally in Michigan to win over Rust Belt voters amidst Democratic divisions and Biden's isolation.

When JD Vance began law school at Yale, the Rust Belt native encountered total culture shock — but also met his wife, the whipsmart daughter of Indian immigrants who helped him navigate the Ivy League, healthy relationships and his run for Vice President alongside Donald Trump. Sheila Flynn chronicles their…

Working class voters in Rust Belt cities like Pittsburgh used to favor Democrats overwhelmingly, but years of economic hardship and the rise of social issues favoring Republicans have made them a swing constituency again in 2024.

In brick buildings that are more than a century old in Joe Biden's Rust Belt hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, dated machinery continues to churn out machinery for modern conflicts -- especially the war in Ukraine.

President Biden was back in Wisconsin and Michigan to raise money and court voters — but he was met with more pro-Palestinian sentiment.