A political ad criticizing Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has prompted a string of name-calling, angry tweets from the president, in which he derided his critics as “loser types”. While Twitter rants are common for the president, this series has the flavor of personal grudge. The ad, called Mourning in America, was produced […] More
Donald Trump Trump gives up on virus fight to focus on economic recovery – and re-election With Covid-19 deaths set to almost double this month, the president is putting the stock market before lives, critics say Coronavirus – latest US updates Coronavirus – latest global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Donald Trump branded himself a […] More
Play Video 5:15 It’s one of the most important decisions a presidential candidate can make: so who will Joe Biden choose as his running mate? Political correspondent Lauren Gambino breaks down the most likely candidates for November’s election More
Welcome to the US in the age of coronavirus. Faces and fists pounded the windows of Ohio’s capitol like a zombie apocalypse. In Michigan, an armed crowd stormed the state house. Then, history repeated itself. Taking a page from his Charlottesville playbook, Donald Trump called the protesters “good people” and urged Gretchen Whitmer, the Democratic […] More
Joe Biden As Democrats who support #MeToo rally behind their likely nominee to face Donald Trump, Republicans claim hypocrisy Who is Tara Reade and what are her allegations against Joe Biden? Joe Biden speaks to MSNBC Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski on Friday. Photograph: AP Nearly three decades after Joe Biden faced sharp backlash over […] More
President tweets Gretchen Whitmer should ‘give a little’ Armed protesters demonstrate against Covid-19 lockdown in Michigan Covid-19 cases above 1m as White House blames China Coronavirus outbreak – global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Get a fresh perspective on America – sign up to our First Thing newsletter LIVE Updated Protesters try to enter […] More
US elections 2020 The presumptive nominee has come under pressure to address the allegation from fellow Democrats and progressive activists Joe Biden will address a sexual assault allegation brought against him by Tara Reade for the first time. Photograph: John Locher/Associated Press Joe Biden will publicly address for the first time a sexual assault claim […] More
Joe Biden Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee has remained silent amid new reporting on allegation of 1993 assault Women’s rights activists have been pushing Biden to speak out about the allegation, the New York Times reported. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, is facing growing pressure to publicly address […] More
