A look back at the year’s biggest stories through our best photographs and illustrations

Reactions to a divided election, in photo and illustration.

Hopes were high for supporters of both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump ahead of polls closing, but by the early hours of Wednesday, the Republican former president prevailed.

Photography by Erin Trieb, John Taggart, Shuran Huang, Sydney Walsh, Devin Yalkin, Moriah Humiston and Vianney Le Caer.

Illustrations by Lily Padula and Will Hatch Crosby