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Why Trump keeps outperforming the polls
He lost the election, but did better than most experts were predicting. How does this keep happening?
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Video 3 minutes 6 seconds
Why Trump keeps outperforming the polls
He lost the election, but did better than most experts were predicting. How does this keep happening?
In Trump’s final days, a rush of federal executions
The executions put Mr Trump on track to be the most prolific execution president in modern history.
Where does the Republican Party go after Trump?
What places like Ohio reveal about President Donald Trump's legacy on the Republican Party.
What legal challenges remain for Trump?
The president says the result was "stolen" but his lawyers have so far had little success in court.
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'Brother against brother' in Trump country
What's it like to be a Biden voter in a Trump heartland where many believe the election was rigged?
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Can Georgia's 17-year-olds change Biden’s presidency?
Newly eligible voters could have a big impact on who controls the Senate and define the nature of Joe Biden's presidency.
Election results in maps and charts
Analysis and graphics from the US election exit poll and results as they come in.
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Video 3 minutes 6 seconds
Why Trump keeps outperforming the polls
He lost the election, but did better than most experts were predicting. How does this keep happening?
In Trump’s final days, a rush of federal executions
The executions put Mr Trump on track to be the most prolific execution president in modern history.
Where does the Republican Party go after Trump?
What places like Ohio reveal about President Donald Trump's legacy on the Republican Party.
What legal challenges remain for Trump?
The president says the result was "stolen" but his lawyers have so far had little success in court.
Video 3 minutes 6 seconds
'Brother against brother' in Trump country
What's it like to be a Biden voter in a Trump heartland where many believe the election was rigged?
Video 2 minutes 50 seconds
Can Georgia's 17-year-olds change Biden’s presidency?
Newly eligible voters could have a big impact on who controls the Senate and define the nature of Joe Biden's presidency.
Election results in maps and charts
Analysis and graphics from the US election exit poll and results as they come in.
In Trump’s final days, a rush of federal executions
The executions put Mr Trump on track to be the most prolific execution president in modern history.
Where does the Republican Party go after Trump?
What places like Ohio reveal about President Donald Trump's legacy on the Republican Party.
What legal challenges remain for Trump?
The president says the result was "stolen" but his lawyers have so far had little success in court.
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