List of U.S. 2020 Election articles
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Election workers count Fulton County ballots at State Farm Arena in Atlanta on Nov 4. This Time, the Meddling Is Coming From Inside the House
The U.S. presidential election came off with little evidence of outside interference—but plenty of internal confusion.
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Dozens of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump call for stopping the count of ballots in Pennsylvania at the State Capitol in Harrisburg on Nov. 5. Trump Legal Challenges More Bluster Than Substance
Experts say there’s little chance they could actually affect the results—but they could affect the nation.
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U.S. President Donald Trump stands on stage with Vice President Mike Pence Trump’s Language of Hate Has Deep Roots in American Religious Bigotry
Catholics were the first scapegoats of the new republic, but others followed.
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A person wearing a face mask walks past a store going out of business in New York City on Oct. 8. What Economic Stimulus Could Look Like Under a Divided Government
Biden or Trump, Massive Immediate Spending Is Probably Off the Table
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Ex-felons Gerald Dent (center, with sign) James Featherstone (L) and Niles Ringgold (R) join a rally for felon voting rights in Baltimore, Maryland on Mar. 10. America’s Unique Kind of Disenfranchisement
America, unlike most democracies, maintains barriers to ex-felons voting, which affects millions.
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Hawa Alam Nuristani (center), the head of the Afghan Independent Electoral Commission, announces the preliminary results of the 2019 Afghan presidential election in Kabul on Dec. 22, 2019. Incumbent President Ashraf Ghani won a second term. For Afghans, the U.S. Election Feels Very Familiar
Claims of fraud, premature declarations of victory, and battles over Sharpies are par for the course—in Kabul.
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U.S. President Donald Trump exits the White House in Washington, DC, on June 5. What Trump’s Near-Victory Means for Republican Foreign Policy
This was no repudiation of Trumpism, making it harder for the party to heal and return to its strengths.
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A screen showing Joe Biden in Tokyo Some in Japan Are Already Missing Trump
Conservative commentators dislike Biden, but they’re a minority.
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Tourists at a former Taiwan military base Xi Doesn’t Need to Invade Taiwan Right Now
An uncertain U.S. presidency creates the risk of opportunism, but the dangers are too high for Beijing.
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U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hold a meeting at U.N. Headquarters in New York on Sept. 24, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. Why a Biden Win Is Bad News for Boris Johnson
By casting his lot with Trump, the U.K. prime minister now looks like yesterday’s man. He is in for a rude awakening.
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Members of the Economic Freedom Fighters and members of the Afrikaner survivalist group Kommandokorps argue in Senekal, South Africa, on Oct. 16. What South Africa Can Teach the United States About Repairing a Divided Society
Mature democracies don’t treat political opponents as wartime enemies.
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Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal welcomes U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (C) at the Riyadh airbase on October 27, 2011, upon his arrival in the Saudi capital with a U.S. official delegation to offer condolences to the King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz following the death of his brother, Crown Prince Sultan. Mohammed bin Salman Should Be Very Worried About Biden
Saudi Arabia went all-in for Trump—and might be about to reap the consequences.
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US President Donald Trump listens as Nigel Farage speaks during a Make America Great Again rally at Phoenix Goodyear Airport October 28, 2020, in Goodyear, Arizona. Europe’s Far-Right Is Still Hoping for a Trump Miracle
The continent’s populists have run out of momentum—and are looking for an unlikely boost from across the Atlantic.
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Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee former Vice President Joe Biden puts his mask back on after delivering remarks following a coronavirus briefing with health experts at the Hotel DuPont on August 13, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. America Has Elected Either Death or More Death
The options are either an ineffective pandemic response—or an utterly catastrophic one.
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Photos of the front pages of Japanese newspapers in Tokyo on Nov. 5. Asia’s Realists Shouldn’t Fear a Biden Presidency
They may admire Trump’s pugilism toward China, but the former vice president may have more to offer.
