Play Video 1:43 Kayleigh McEnany says the US has been a leader in the fight against Covid-19, despite rising infections across the country. Its infection tally is nearing 3m cases, while there have been 130,000 deaths. Speaking at a press briefing, the White House press secretary added: ‘No one wants to see anyone in this […] More
Trump also seems to complain about Confederate flag ban Supreme court rules against ‘faithless electors’ Frederick Douglass statue torn down Summer Taylor honored for ‘standing up for black lives’ Swing states may be up for grabs as Covid-19 hits Republican strongholds Sign up to our First Thing newsletter LIVE Updated More
Play Video 0:57 Former US national security advisor John Bolton says Donald Trump’s claim to not have been briefed over allegations Russia paid Taliban-linked militants bounties to kill coalition forces is ‘not the way the system works’. Speaking on Face the Nation after the release of his tell-all book, The Room Where It Happened , […] More
When Poland’s president, Andrzej Duda, goes up against his liberal challenger in a presidential run-off next Sunday, there will be more at stake than just the medium-term political trajectory of the country. The vote is set to be one of the closest and most important European elections in recent years, and the result will resonate […] More
Joe Biden strikes most people as a decent guy. That fact alone could go a long way towards getting him elected US president in November. Avuncular, good-hearted, reassuring, empathic are adjectives commonly applied to his low-key, low-visibility candidacy. This image contrasts starkly with public perceptions of rowdy, vulgar Donald Trump. Not being Trump may suffice […] More
Play Video 1:20 Standing beneath Mount Rushmore on the eve of independence day in the US, the president said the nation’s history was ‘under siege from far-left fascism’. He defended the symbolism of statues and monuments, including Mount Rushmore – which features the carved faces of four US presidents. They include George Washington and Thomas […] More
Play Video 1:28 Donald Trump has declared the US economy is ‘roaring back’ after news of a fall in unemployment nationwide. The results come as states across the country have been gradually lifting Covid-19 restrictions. While 4.8m jobs were added in June, parts of the country have also experienced record numbers of new coronavirus cases […] More
Play Video 5:22 The US recorded a new all-time daily high of 52,000 new Covid-19 cases on 1 July, according to Johns Hopkins University figures, as Donald Trump repeated his belief the virus would ‘just disappear’. America has now had more than 2.7 million confirmed cases – more than double that of Brazil, the second […] More
