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Wall Street surges on 'America first' certainty - but tariffs signal pain at home and abroad

Trump insisted the economy was in poor shape. In reality, it is operating close to full employment and with little spare capacity

Analysis UK leaders pick words carefully

Many UK politicians have strong views on Donald Trump, but have often tempered them in public, conscious of the fact he could become president again. Here is what some have said about him.

Starmer offers congratulations to Trump for 'historic victory'

Keir Starmer has congratulated Donald Trump on his \"historic election victory\" and said that \"as the closest of allies, we stand shoulder to shoulder in defence of our shared values of freedom, democracy and enterprise\".

Building bridges No 10 believes there can be special relationship

While Kemi Badenoch was the first politician after the US election result to publicly challenge Keir Starmer over Labour's previously tense relationship with Donald Trump, she is unlikely to be the last.

'A star is born' From Tesla to X - and now a major role in government - Musk wins big

Hours before it became official that Donald Trump had returned to the White House, his biggest supporter already seemed to be inside the Oval Office.

Broken democracy Celebrities angered and disappointed

Celebrities shared their disappointment and anger over Donald Trump's re-election as president.

World leaders respond Populists celebrate return

Western leaders raced to respond to the return of Donald Trump to the White House with a powerful mandate to put his policy of \"America first\" into action once again.

A victory for Netanyahu but one that comes with conditions

The US-Israel power relationship will be more one-sided and Trump's clout will be many times greater than his predecessor's

'A gift to the Kremlin': result leaves Ukraine facing uncertain future

Ukraine was plunged into gloom and uncertainty in the wake of Donald Trump's victory amid expectations that he is likely to end US military assistance - while the Kremlin said its aim of subjugating its neighbour remained unchanged.

Climate crisis Second Trump term will 'pose major threat to the planet'

Donald Trump's second term as US president will pose a major threat to the planet if he blows up the international effort to curb global heating, climate experts said yesterday.

The fallout From the press to gun laws and protest

With Donald Trump returning to the White House for a second term, the impact will be felt in many aspects of American life and also across the world.

Abortion rights in more peril as issue fails to galvanise Voters

Abortion, the issue thought to be the magic bullet that would mortally wound Donald Trump's chances at a second presidency, instead failed to stop him on Tuesday.

Polls under fire after failing to predict Trump win despite new methodologies

US polling agencies are under fire after the third presidential election in a row for failing to foresee the emphatic ballot box triumph that will propel Donald Trump back to the White House.

Defiant Harris Vows to fight for democracy as she accepts defeat

Kamala Harris struck a defiant tone last night, saying she conceded the US election but not the fight for freedom, fairness and dignity of all people.

At the polls Few glitches except for bomb threats from Russia

US voting on this year largely went smoothly, despite a few glitches, typical of any election, that some Republicans used to sow distrust in the voting process.

'I can't even imagine' How Democrats' hopes of history melted away

In the end, Kamala Harris never took the stage at her election night watch party on the Howard University campus in Washington DC.

Fox News Station's stars hail 'greatest comeback in history'

By 11pm on election night, Fox News was hailing Donald Trump's victory. \"[He's] the biggest political phoenix from the ashes that we've seen in the history of politics,\" said the anchor Bret Baier.

Racism, men and 'garbage' Ten key waypoints of winning campaign

Donald Trump's shock return to the White House has delighted his tens of millions of supporters in the US but stunned the rest of the country and much of the world.

Republicans take Senate as Democrats hope for House majority and a check on Trump's agenda

Republicans have won a majority in the US Senate but control of the US House of Representatives remained unclear last night, with many of the most competitive races still uncalled.

Court actions Legal delays and immunity ruling likely to put a stop to criminal cases

Donald Trump's victory immediately spurred questions about the viability of the various criminal cases against him, including whether he will be sentenced as planned this month and whether he could pardon himself.

'Weird' Vance was mocked by his political opponents - but none of them is laughing now

He was written off as a drag on the presidential ticket, mocked by political opponents as \"weird\", falsely rumoured to have had sex with a couch and pilloried as a misogynist for describing women without children as \"childless cat ladies\".

'Dream big again' Roars of delight from the faithful as their idol does the unthinkable

The news came at 1.20am. Playing on a giant TV screen, Fox News declared that Donald Trump had won the all-important state of Pennsylvania. The room erupted in roars and shrieks of joy.

Star of his own show Trump's path back to power

Donald Trump's victory in the 2016 US presidential election was described as a leap into the political unknown.

American dread

Americans woke up to a transformed country and a rattled world yesterday after the realisation of Donald Trump's stunning return to power.

Edu's Arsenal exit will not stop progress, insists Arteta

Mikel Arteta has insisted Edu's departure as sporting director will not stop Arsenal's upward trajectory but admitted that losing one of his key allies came as a surprise.

Nothing to hide in my England setup, says Borthwick

Steve Borthwick has insisted he has nothing to hide about his England setup and believes his players are empowered to speak up after claims from Danny Care that Eddie Jones's regime was like \"living in a dictatorship\".

Kühn doubles up to spark Celtic triumph

Brendan Rodgers used pre-match media duties to call for Celtic's supporters to refrain from using pyrotechnics during the visit of RB Leipzig.

Gyökeres piles on pain for City and raises the Amorim expectation

When does a blip become a slump? Pre-game, Pep Guardiola was asked this and pointed to Manchester City's supreme run of success.

Diaz treble dashes Alonso's hopes on return to Anfield

The finest compliment to Xabi Alonso, Arne Slot wrote in his programme notes, \"is to be the best Liverpool that we can possibly be with no quarter asked and no quarter given.\"

Emery sets Villa top-eight Champions League target

Unai Emery has challenged his Aston Villa players to cement their surprise status as favourites to automatically qualify for the Champions League last 16.