R ichard Nixon had tapes. Hillary Clinton had emails. Joe Biden has an archive spanning 36 years in the US Senate. It’s a record of his thinking, on everything from criminal justice to the Iraq war, and it could offer rich pickings for reporters and Republican opposition researchers. The Biden senatorial papers comprise 1,875 boxes […] More
Donald Trump President rails against decision after his tweets on mail-in voting are marked with message: ‘Get the facts’ Some of Donald Trump’s tweets now feature a link highlighting false claims. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters Twitter for the first time took action against a series of tweets by Donald Trump, labeling them with a warning sign […] More
Donald Trump has threatened to move the Republican party’s national convention from Charlotte, North Carolina, if the state is not able to commit to “full attendance” at the gathering despite Covid-19 restrictions. In a series of tweets on Monday morning. Trump said the state’s Democratic governor, Roy Cooper, was “still in Shutdown mood & unable […] More
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
