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Facebook data whistleblower: 'fake news to the next level'

A Trump-affiliated firm under scrutiny for inappropriately obtaining data on tens of millions of Facebook users created profiling algorithms that "took fake news to the next level," a former employee said.

Trump says 'no collusion' after Russians indicted for election meddling

US President Donald Trump on Friday held up the indictment of 13 Russians -- and no Americans -- for meddling in the 2016 election as vindication that his campaign team did not collude with Moscow.

'Trump may do something crazy that's good for America'

Throughout her campaign, Clinton has presented herself as a champion of women's issues, promising to protect their rights to abortion and fight to reduce economic inequalities. Trump has recently stepped up appeals directed at women. He advocated making birth control available without a prescription and offered proposals on child care and paid parental leave.

Your guide to Clinton vs Trump presidential debate on Sep 26

Recent polls show Clinton has an edge in Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Virginia and New Hampshire but those are not enough to win.

Clinton vs Trump: Who’s going to fact check the debate?

Who's going to fact check the 90-minute debate is a top concern of the campaigns' strategists given Trump's habit of saying things that are untrue or just plain insulting without evidence and the public's general distrust of Clinton.

Clinton wins debate claim TV networks, Trump gaining in polls

After a few moments of decorum, the first debate quickly dissolved into an array of snipes only lightly touching on the issues and rarely digging deep enough to make sense to working class Americans.

Who won the first Clinton-Trump debate?

A final viewership estimate from the Nielsen company was not immediately available on Tuesday. But preliminary estimates from 11 of the networks that carried the debate totaled 81.4 million viewers, which would topple a record that had stood for 36 years.

Insulted by Trump, Alicia Machado steps up for Clinton

Alicia Machado says that when she gained weight after being crowned Miss Universe for 1996, Donald Trump labeled her with a sexist nickname — "Miss Piggy" — that caused her shame and humiliation.

How The Economist social media team covers Trump vs Hillary

It’s been a big year for digital innovation at The Economist. Here, Nikhila Natarajan catches up with The Economist's deputy community editor Adam Smith to find out how they're working the bizarre US Elections 2016.

After new Trump accusations, a look at 'Why now?'

New allegations have surfaced of sexual assault against Donald Trump — but they are not recent incidents, dating back in one case as much as three decades. That's left some of Trump's supporters and others asking the question: Why now?