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2020 US presidential election

The results of the 2020 US presidential election will be felt around the globe. The World brings you the voices and context to help make sense of a country facing a critical choice.More from The World:Every 30 SecondsThe Big FixCoroanvirus Conversations2020 Election explainersAmerican voters never forget — it’s the economy, stupidHow Biden and Trump would remake the Iran nuclear deal Both candidates' platforms underline US struggle to confront ChinaHow Russia benefits from disrupting the US election, againBiden clashes with Trump in tale of two climate narrativesHow the next US president could vanquish the coronavirus
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2020 US presidential election
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In this Nov. 19, 2019, file photo National Security Council aide Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman is sworn in to testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. 
Trump impeachment
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Supporters of President Donald Trump, including Jacob Chansley, right with fur hat, are confronted by US Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol in Washington. Many of those who stormed the Ca
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Social media
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Circular razorwire is shown at the top of a fence with the dome of the US Capitol building in the distance and in soft focus.
Conflict & Justice
Watch live: Security officials cast blame for Jan. 6 failures at Capitol
Two liines of lawmakers are shown walking across a black and white checkered floor in a large room with tall marble pillars.
Trump impeachment
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Joe Biden inauguration
Environment
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Ricky Hurtado, the first Latino candidate to run for North Carolina's House of Representatives, poses for a portrait by a mural in Graham on March 10, 2020. It's been a tumultuous few months for Hurtado. In November, the 32-year-old son of a Salvadoran im
Every 30 Seconds
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Leticia Arcila has voted in local and state elections. This is her first presidential election.
Every 30 Seconds
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Latino teen hopes the Republican Party can reform itself
Merrick Garland nominated for attorney general
Biden administration
Merrick Garland — once blocked from high court — is set to become attorney general
Izcan Ordaz says Texas conservatism has influenced his politics.
Every 30 Seconds
After 2020 election, first-time Latino voter worries about a divided US
A jumbotron shown from below has newly inaugurated US President Joe Biden on screen.
US-China relations
China hopes for cooperation, better relations under Biden
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive at the North Portico of the White House,  Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington, DC.
A post-America world: Biden’s challenges begin at home, former diplomat Richard Haass says
American poet Amanda Gorman reads a poem during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021.
Biden administration
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Joe Biden is shown with his right hand in the air and his left hand on a bible as he is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States.
Biden administration
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Homeland Security Secretary nominee Alejandro Mayorkas is shown seated at a long, cloth covered table in a largely empty room with tall, wooden walls.
Biden administration
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Stacey Abrams 2020 election
Politics
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President Donald Trump boards Air Force One upon arrival at Valley International Airport on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, after visiting a section of the border wall with Mexico in Alamo, Texas. 
Trump administration
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A young Latina voter in Arizona reflects on the contentious 2020 election
President Donald Trump is shown wearing a dark overcoat and read tie looking into the camera.
Trump impeachment
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n this Aug. 30, 2019, photo, migrants, most who were returned to Mexico under the Trump administration’s “Remain in Mexico” program, receive bottles of water given by volunteers in an encampment near the Gateway International Bridge in Matamoros, Mexico.
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Smoke fills the walkway outside the Senate chamber as supporters of President Donald Trump are confronted by US Capitol Police officers inside the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, DC.
Trump administration
Former FBI agent: ‘Major intelligence failure’ of US Capitol breach requires 9/11-style commission
Former White House national security aide Fiona Hill, testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Nov. 21, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump.
Trump administration
Fiona Hill: US Capitol attack has ‘elements of a civil conflict’
President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as President, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, DC.
Trump administration
How Trump’s ‘dangerous state of mind’ in wake of Capitol riot could harm US national security
A protester walks past the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Jan. 8, 2021.
Global Politics
‘The death of American exceptionalism’: Views from abroad on US Capitol attack 
Violent protesters loyal to President Donald Trump storm the US Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
Global Politics
‘Even if a coup fails, it still damages your government’: What the US can learn from Sri Lanka’s coup attempt
Police with guns drawn point at a rioter as a violent mob try to break into the House Chamber on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington DC. 
2020 US presidential election
In pictures: Trump loyalists storm US Capitol
A man wearing a fir hat with horns and holding a US flag is shown standing among a large crowd of Trump supporters.
2020 US presidential election
After excusing violence, Trump acknowledges Biden transition
Protesters supporting US President Donald Trump break into the Us Capitol on Jan. 06, 2021, in Washington, DC.
‘Once you engage in political violence, it becomes easier to do it again’ – an expert on political violence reflects on events at the Capitol
The US Capitol building is shown with smoke and riot police standing behind a baracade.
US politics
US Capitol breached as Trump supporters clash with police
Three women related to each other stand together outside for a portrait wearing casual clothes and makeup.
Every 30 Seconds
Two sides of a Mexican American family show how identity and politics diverge
A member of Iowa's Electoral College signs the Certificate of Vote of Electors for the State of Iowa at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 14, 2020.
Top of The World
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Brayan Guevara identifies as Afro Latino. His family comes from Honduras.
Every 30 Seconds
‘I feel really good’: Afro Latino first-time voter looks forward to Biden administration
Georgia Democratic candidate for US Senate Jon Ossoff waits for a supporter to arrive during a drive-through yard sign pick-up event on Nov. 18, 2020, in Marietta, Georgia.
Every 30 Seconds
How grassroots groups are getting Latinos to the polls in Georgia
President-elect Joe Biden's Homeland Security Secretary nominee Alejandro Mayorkas speaks at The Queen theater, Nov. 24, 2020, in Wilmington, Delaware.
US politics
How Mayorkas might shape US immigration policy during the Biden administration
The hompage of Parler displayed on a laptop. The slogan on the screen reads, "Read news, speak free."
Social media
Parler unites mainstream conservatives with anti-Semites and white supremacists
Joe Biden sitting next to John Kerry at an event in 2015
US politics
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President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris meet virtually with the United States Conference of Mayors at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del, Nov. 23, 2020.
Top of The World
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Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Syria.
Blinken will ‘repair some of the damage’ to US diplomacy, says John Brennan
The busy streets of the Shinjuku shopping district in Tokyo adorned with signs for stores and restaurants lining either side while a live broadcast shown on a large public television monitor of President-elect Joe Biden.
Foreign policy
Trump aims to box in Biden abroad, but it may not work
Pro-Trump supporters, including Infowars host Alex Jones, hold a ‘Stop The Steal’ protest in Atlanta as Georgia’s officials work to complete the state's recount of ballots.
2020 US presidential election
Five reasons why Trump’s 2020 election challenge will not lead to civil war
Christopher Krebs is shown seated and wearing a blue suit and light blue tie while speaking into a small microphone.
2020 US presidential election
Trump fires agency head who vouched for 2020 vote security
A supporter of President Donald Trump holds a Trump 2020 flag with sun shining through it outside the US Capitol building as they attend pro-Trump marches
Critical State
Disinformation wars: Part I
Three photos over a blie background announ ce an event
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Discussion: Mobilizing Latino voters — perspectives from Texas and Arizona
A woman sells balloons near a giant TV screen broadcasting news of US President-elect Joe Biden delivering his speech, at a shopping mall in Beijing, Nov. 8, 2020.
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Dr. Céline Gounder has been named to President-elect Joe Biden's COVID-19 task force.
COVID-19
‘Equity is very front and center’ for Biden’s new COVID-19 task force
An abandoned mask, strewn on the wet stone ground next to a puddle with the reflection of the US capitol building.
Top of The World
Coronavirus case totals surge with colder temperatures; More foreign leaders call President-elect Biden; Typhoon Vamco strikes the Philippines
US President-elect Joe Biden is shown standing at a podium with microphones in front of a backdrop that says, "Office President-Elect."
2020 US presidential election
World leaders talking to Biden about the virus, other issues
Joe Biden interacts with two Latinos wearing sombreros and Biden/Harris masks.
Politics
The ‘Latino vote’: 32 million Americans share diverse politics and many national origins
Erika Peterson, pictured in her first winter in Canada, left the US for Ottawa in 2018.
2020 US presidential election
Some Americans fled to Canada when Trump won. Will a Biden presidency bring them home?
President-elect Joe Biden is shown wearing a dark suit and smiling while holding his fist in the air.
Top of The World
Biden moves quickly on the coronavirus; Pfizer announces encouraging vaccine results; Harris’ ancestral village in India celebrates
President-elect Joe Biden is shown wearing a dark suit and smiling while holding his fists up like a boxer.
2020 US presidential election
Trump faces calls to work with Biden team on transition
A supporter of US President Donald Trump waits for the election results as votes continue to be counted following the 2020 presidential election, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Nov. 6, 2020.
Global Politics
Masha Gessen on the 2020 election: Democracy involves ‘constant reinvention’
Sarah McBride, then a candidate for Delaware state senate, speaks during an event that announced her endorsement by the Human Rights Campaign in Wilmington, Delaware, Aug. 25, 2019.
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A woman with a mask looks out a window.
Politics
Post-election grief? Here are 5 coping strategies – including political activism
In this photo from July 28, 2019, a woman from Nicaragua embraces a man from Africa under the patio floodlights at El Buen Pastor shelter for migrants in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.
Immigration
At US-Mexico border, asylum-seekers watch election returns for signs of change
US President Donald Trump walks away after speaking at the White House, Nov. 5, 2020.
Top of The World
Biden narrowly seizes electoral edge; US daily new COVID-19 cases hits record; Myanmar voters set for election
A woman is shown wearing a face mask and sitting at a desk with a box nearby designated for rejected ballots.
2020 US presidential election
Biden ahead in Georgia, Pennsylvania; Trump attacks process
Trump supporters at right argue with a counterprotester at left as they protest election results outside the central counting board at the TCF Center in Detroit, Michigan, Nov. 5, 2020.
2020 US presidential election
International Crisis Group warns political violence could further polarize the US