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Barack Obama arrives on stage in Chicago, Illinois. Photograph: Getty Images
By New Statesman - 07 November 8:47

"I believe we can seize this future together because we are not as divided as our politics suggests."

The photo tweeted by Barack Obama after he secured re-election.
By George Eaton - 07 November 7:28

US president wins decisive re-election after securing key swing states.

A damaged house in Beach Haven, New Jersey
By Michael Tracey - 06 November 18:17

The legitimacy of the election result in New Jersey will be undermined as residents are still struggling to cope with the damage and devastation of SuperStorm Sandy.

Barack Obama
By Nicky Woolf - 06 November 15:04

Nicky Woolf liveblogs the result of the 2012 presidential election.

Watching politics in style. Photograph: BarackObama.com
By Alex Hern - 06 November 14:00

Your guide to the American election: when each state declares, who is likely to win it, and what kind of hot dogs you need.

Barack Obama calls volunteers as he visits a campaign office in Columbus, Ohio.
By Ben Fox - 06 November 13:09

The opinion polls have hardened in favour of the President in the last days of the campaign.

Supporters listen to Barack Obama. Photograph: Getty Images.
By Ben Fox - 05 November 22:04

In Florida, the Democrat charge is that Republicans are trying to stop black people from voting.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney holds a rally in Cleveland, Ohio.
By George Eaton - 05 November 17:18

It's a landslide victory for Obama on Fleet Street.

Labour leader Ed Miliband. Photograph: Getty Images.
By Jon Stone - 05 November 12:26

"Naming and shaming" employers who don't pay the living wage is likely to have disappointing results.

Paddy Power in 2011, when the company changed its name to celebrate Obama's visi
By Alex Hern - 05 November 10:23

The bookmaker is pretty certain of the outcome.

The president speaks at a rally in Colorado. Photograph: Getty Images
By John Stoehr - 05 November 8:25

When right-wing spinners try to attack mathematics itself, you know they're running scared.

Barack Obama and Mitt Romney
By New Statesman - 04 November 11:47

What US columnists are saying about Tuesday's election.

New Statesman
By Alex Hern - 02 November 13:46

Unemployment rate up 0.1%

The Republican congressional leadership. Photograph: Getty Images
By Alex Hern - 02 November 12:49

"Changes in the top marginal tax rate do not appear correlated with growth."

The Manhattan skyline in rare darkness
By Nicky Woolf - 02 November 12:07

With power still out, hitherto hidden communities emerge - people are actually meeting each other.

Bloomberg brooks no dissent.
By Alex Hern - 02 November 11:27

"Now we have weather on steroids."

Capitol Hill
By Alex Ward - 31 October 18:52

Congress must overcome its partisan rifts.

The Brooklyn Battery Tunnel flooded after the storm surge
By Nicky Woolf - 31 October 17:45

Volunteers have made heroic efforts, but why didn't the evacuation start earlier?

Although we can confirm she doesn't like rollercoasters: Photograph: Getty Image
By Martha Gill - 31 October 17:27

Hurricane an undecided voter.

ComfortablySmug's twitter homepage.
By Alex Hern - 30 October 18:47

This time, the critics are silent.

New Statesman
By Alex Hern - 29 October 17:30

Director Joss Whedon makes his case for Mitt Romney.

New Statesman
By Alex Hern - 26 October 11:58

Sarah Jessica Parker, Lena Dunham, and Lucas Gray have all produced videos in support of the president.

The candidates. Photograph: Getty Images
By Alex Hern - 23 October 8:04

More uses of "freedom" than "liberty", and none at all for "eurozone".

New Statesman
By Nicky Woolf - 22 October 18:34

Nicky Woolf liveblogs tonights debate.

Ayn Rand's terrible novel, the Fountainhead. Photograph: Getty Images
By Tom London - 20 October 12:37

It's easy to understand how Ayn Rand came to her dark judgement – but not why Paul Ryan thinks it will help him run the country.

New Statesman
By Alex Hern - 18 October 12:19

Romney's gaffe has legs.

Mitt Romney. Photograph: Getty Images
By Martha Gill - 17 October 9:23

Romney's debate anecdote, the response, and the fact it wasn't true.

New Statesman
By Adam Taylor - 16 October 14:23

Adam Taylor got a month's readers in a day thanks to a link from the Drudge Report. But, he wonders, is the Conservative icon's power waning?

Obama and Romney after the first debate. Photograph: Getty Images
By Heather Boushey - 16 October 10:07

The second presidential debate will focus on the economics of the middle classes, writes CAP's Heather Boushey.

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