Demonstrations involving fast-food, airport and hospital employees, among others, were organized in cities including New York, Detroit and Los Angeles.
Mainstream journalists did not understand the breadth of anger many Americans felt toward the established political order. Donald Trump's foibles were distractions from the real issues, says our media columnist.
Donald J. Trump pulled off an unexpected victory early on Wednesday morning, becoming the 45th president-elect. Polls were unable to anticipate the large turnout of white, working-class voters in key states.
Rosanell Eaton, 95, monitored a polling site in rural North Carolina. She was a plaintiff in the lawsuit in which the Supreme Court blocked the state’s strict voter identification law.
News organizations and journalism schools across the United States joined efforts to monitor the first election without full protection of the Voting Rights Act.
In 1974, Sara Ehrman drove a 26-year-old Hillary Rodham nearly halfway across the country so she could be with her boyfriend, Bill Clinton. Mrs. Ehrman recently recounted the trip to The Times.
The third presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will be moderated by Fox News' Chris Wallace, representing a new level of credibility for the network.