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A look at the history of US voting rights and what the changing demographics of the country mean for Republicans

The murder of a schoolteacher who had shown his class cartoons of the prophet Muhammad during a lesson on free speech has rekindled a debate in France over secularism and the state’s role in regulating free expression

Joe Biden will enter the White House in 2021 facing numerous domestic crises. But as Patrick Wintour explains, he cannot ignore the rest of the world

Katy Balls explains what the departures of Cummings and Cain mean for Brexit and the government’s handling of the Covid crisis

Donald Trump is continuing to dispute the result of the US election. Lawrence Douglas describes what Trump’s behaviour means for the country

While many residents support the initiatives from local councils to reduce traffic on residential roads, the measures have provoked protest

Suddenly the good, the bad and the mad bits of his life started to make sense. The broadcaster describes the impact the diagnosis has had on his life

Karen Ward and Karen Cotter live in the town of Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. There is one thing on which they really don’t agree: politics, and in particular, Donald Trump. Yet despite everything that sets them apart, these two women have become close friends and believe there is a way to heal the political rift that has torn apart so many communities in the past four years

James Le Mesurier died a year ago today. The Guardian’s Martin Chulov describes the immense pressure the co-founder of the White Helmets was under, as he saw the organisation he built appear to be slipping away from him

Jessica Elgot reports on how Labour is moving forward following the publication of the EHRC’s investigation into antisemitism

After days of tense counting in key states, Joe Biden was confirmed as the winner of the US election, beating the incumbent Donald Trump. But as David Smith explains, his job of uniting the country begins now – and it won’t be easy