The Americans

The Americans photo essay series
Visually-led storytelling featuring U.S. voters and the issues that matter most to them in the upcoming U.S. election.

AP has photo and video journalists in every region of the U.S. In the run up to the U.S. election, the team is collaborating on a series of visual stories about U.S. voters in their local communities.

Democratic Party Vice President Kamala Harris will face Republican Party former President Donald Trump in the November 5, 2024 United States presidential election.

Photographer Robert Frank’s The Americans, 1955-1957, is one of the most important photo books of the twentieth century.

A Quaker who helps migrants says US presidential election will make no difference at the border

As dawn breaks through low clouds over the high desert, Sam Schultz drives along the knotted dirt roads near the U.S.-Mexico border, looking for migrants to help.

The Americans

A Quaker who helps migrants says US presidential election will make no difference at the border

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