Nicky Woolf is a writer for the Guardian based in the US. He tweets @NickyWoolf.
The new president's supporters expect the earth from him - and he promised it to them.
Once in office how will Trump’s administration reconcile his isolationist rhetoric with his maverick, often ridiculous, interventionist promises?
Even if Trump narrows the gap in the polls, he has a sizeable electoral mountain to climb.
When asked if he would accept the result of the election, the reality TV star said that he would have to “keep you in suspense.”
Despite the fallout from the lewd tape of sexual remarks, the Republican candidate came out fighting.
Trump's running mate was the clear winner overall, if style counts for more than substance.
The former secretary of state landed some solid blows on the tycoon but in the age of post-truth politics what matters more is how people feel.
It is looking like this might finally be the end for the Republican party’s ill-fated Trump experiment.
The Democratic National Convention has been exquisitely stage-managed and disciplined. But is it enough to overcome Trump’s news-cycle grabbing interventions?
The news cycle has become grimly predictable.
Whether it's tweeting about his enemies, or using his children as advisers, Donald J Trump is not a conventional president. We need a strong media to hold the new US president - and other world leaders - to account.
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