US political financing The pandemic has led the presumptive Democratic nominee, like other politicians to take his high-dollar events online Joe Biden: as seen on TV. Photograph: Brian Cahn/Zuma Wire/Rex/Shutterstock The coronavirus pandemic may have driven Joe Biden into his basement and forced his campaign online, but one crucial factor is still the same: his […] More
Donald Trump The president’s children and their partners play important roles in his re-election campaign, rallying his base and trashing opponents Why Donald Trump’s children are key to his re-election campaign Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump Jr and Jared Kushner attend a Trump campaign rally in Manchester, New Hampshire, on 10 February. Photograph: Mary Altaffer/AP Photograph: […] More
Jeff Sessions Former attorney general is running for old Senate seat President ‘damned fortunate’ he recused from Russia inquiry Donald Trump and Jeff Sessions button their coats as they stand for the national anthem at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia, in December 2017. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters After Donald Trump told supporters in Alabama “do […] More
Opinion US news Mail-in voting will suppress Native Americans’ votes in November Indigenous households on reservations disproportionately lack mail delivery and policymakers must recognize the limitations of vote-by-mail People gather for a Navajo Nation voter registration event in 2018. Photograph: Jeremy Miller/The Guardian Native communities have spent centuries battling for voting rights. Indigeneous Americans couldn’t […] More
The fight to vote Donald Trump The president falsely cited the risk of voter fraud in tweeted threats to defund Nevada and Michigan, both 2020 swing states Staff of the Franklin County Board of Elections sort through, and de-stub both mail in ballots and provisional ballots on April 28, 2020 in Columbus, Ohio on the […] More
President says number of US cases is good news Trump threatens to withhold funding from Michigan and Nevada over vote by mail Trump suggests hosting G7 in person Florida scientist says she was fired for refusing to change Covid-19 data ‘to support reopen plan’ Coronavirus – latest global updates Get a fresh perspective on America […] More
US elections 2020 In an election year where door-to-door campaigning is limited, strategists are having to explore new ways of rallying voters Donald Trump at the White House earlier in May. The Trump campaign has been much more aggressive about offering various groups for supporters. Photograph: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images Diving into the campaign […] More
Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump, the US president’s oldest sons, have attracted fierce criticism for attacking Joe Biden and Democrats in terms most observers considered beyond the pale even in America’s current toxic political climate. Trump Jr posted to Instagram a meme which baselessly insinuated that Biden, his father’s probable opponent at the polls […] More
