Billionaire environmental activist decides to end campaign Steyer struggled to compete in crowded Democratic field Billionaire environmental activist Tom Steyer has dropped out of the Democratic presidential race following a disappointing result in South Carolina, the early voting state on which his campaign staked its hopes. Related: Joe Biden hails South Carolina primary victory: ‘This […] More
Biden confident of beating Bernie Sanders in pivotal contest Fifty-four delegates in play in first southern state to vote Voting is under way in the crucial fourth and final early Democratic presidential primary state of South Carolina, where Joe Biden is hoping for a convincing victory to reinvigorate his flailing campaign and buoy the centrist […] More
As Super Tuesday looms, the New York mayor has been emphasizing his push for gun legislation and policies on systemic racism As presidential hopeful Mike Bloomberg heads into the primary elections on Super Tuesday, the question of whether black voters will be able to look past the New York mayor’s legacy of stop-and-frisk continues to […] More
In California – which hosts its primary on Tuesday – voters are all too familiar with the toll of environmental disasters With the California Democratic primary taking place on Super Tuesday this presidential season, the most populous, delegate-rich state in the US will have more influence than ever over choosing the party’s nominee. That influence […] More
The president was in South Carolina where he falsely blamed ‘the Democrat policy of open borders’ for the outbreak Donald Trump attempted to link the coronavirus outbreak to Democratic immigration policies, calling the virus a “hoax” in a rambling speech in South Carolina, the night before the crucial Democratic primary. In a packed rally in […] More
Four prosecutors quit case after Trump intervened Mike Pompeo appears before House committee on foreign affairs Support the Guardian’s independent journalism. Make a contribution 3.21pm GMT The House Judiciary Committee is launching a wide-ranging probe of attorney general William Barr and the US Justice Department, demanding briefings, documents and interviews with 15 officials – including […] More
One hundred and sixty years since the first Republican president spoke in New York, six conservatives targeted another On 27 February 1860, Abraham Lincoln spoke at Cooper Union in New York City. Concluding that “right makes might” and that slavery must not be allowed to expand, the little-known lawyer from Illinois took a giant leap […] More
Five years after a white officer shot Walter Scott in the back, those associated with the case hope its memory will steer voters Anthony Scott honours the memory of his brother Walter each time he casts a ballot. “I’m not the sort of person to go and visit graves,” he said, sat at a bustling […] More
