The mobilization of fans of the UFC, the mixed martial arts league, was key to the victory of the president-elect, who has just appointed a former wrestling executive as Secretary of Education
The return of the Republican, who previously withdrew the US from the Paris Agreement, shakes up climate diplomacy amid the COP29 summit in Baku
The president-elect is carefully assembling a team of loyal collaborators to help him navigate the challenges posed by the traditional command structures in Washington, which he struggled with during his first term
Among the president-elect’s most pressing plans are closing the border with Mexico, reversing environmental policies, pardoning prisoners from the assault on the Capitol, and ending the war in Ukraine
In her interview with EL PAÍS, the writer — the first Native American to be honored as United States Poet Laureate — reflects on the place of Indigenous peoples and poetry in society. She also sounds the alarm: ‘Acting without respect for the environment has its consequences’
The vice president must preside over the joint session that will officially certify the Republican’s election win, which will take place on the fourth anniversary of the Capitol assault
The richest man in the world is emerging, along with Robert F. Kennedy or the ultra anti-immigration adviser Stephen Miller, as one of the potential collaborators of the White House’s next tenant
The unprecedented and highly uncertain scenario now unfolding in the United States will undoubtedly have an impact on the four criminal cases pending against the Republican
The Republican candidate celebrated with a victory speech ahead of the final results, telling thousands his supporters in Florida that ‘this will truly be a golden age for America’
The 2024 race will be remembered for its increasingly crude and violent rhetoric — from outbursts to insults, from pseudo-brilliant moments to pearls of wisdom
The speeches delivered by the U.S. presidential candidates in the same state on the same day underscore the stark contrast between their visions for the country, in a campaign characterized by confrontation, deep mistrust and palpable anxiety
Trump-fueled conspiracies are fueling threats against officials like Bill Gates. One county supervisor in the swing state of Arizona stepped down after being diagnosed with PTSD
Obstacles to voting, especially for minorities. The overrepresentation of sparsely populated communities. A dysfunctional Congress. The role of dark money in propelling candidates. The US democratic system, hailed as the longest-standing and most stable in the world, is far from perfect
Renowned Spanish artist Antoni Miralda joins EL PAÍS on a visit to one of the most famous merchandise stores in the United States. Housed in a former church in a small Virginia town, this store turns the cult of the leader into a blend of sarcasm, conspiracy, and commerce
The rural-urban divide and ideological entrenchment have marked the campaign in a place that, in the last four elections, voted for the candidate who ended up winning the White House
The misinformation that started to spread after the damage from Hurricane Helene and which continues unabated opens up a new front in the partisan battle with less than a month to go before Election Day
The hurricane is expected to make landfall in the next few hours in the Tampa Bay region of Florida. Kamala Harris urged residents to take the danger seriously: ‘This time it will be different’
The probe, an ESA project, will study the consequences of a deliberate impact by a NASA spacecraft against an asteroid in order to alter its trajectory
The civility between Walz and Vance made for an unusual face-to-face meeting. The Republican was determined to improve his image among his fellow Americans
The exceptionality of Nebraska, one of the two states that does not award all its electoral votes to the winner, has turned a Democratic city in a Republican stronghold, into the most disputed district on the map
In her first formal interview as a presidential hopeful, the Democratic candidate told CNN that she is willing to ‘include a Republican’ in her cabinet
We snuck into Sílvia Pérez Cruz’s recital, delivered in a format that has become a viral phenomenon for live music
The vice president will give the most important speech of her political career Thursday, in which she will accept the presidential nomination from a party that is enthusiastic and has united against all odds around her candidacy
The party’s conclave is being held in a festive atmosphere, with more than 50,000 people gathering in Chicago to acclaim Kamala Harris as their presidential candidate after Joe Biden’s withdrawal
The city where the party was split in half in 1968 by the Vietnam War optimistically welcomes the convention that will hail Kamala Harris as its candidate
The US vice president has better prospects with Hispanics than Biden and her campaign hopes that the change of candidate will serve to reverse the loss of votes to the Republicans
Born to an Indian mother and Jamaican father, she’s been attorney general, senator, vice president and now, an unexpected presidential hopeful who might be able to stand in Trump’s way. She is defined by ambition, and has been underestimated countless times, says her biographer