Polling averages show senator with comfortable lead over ex-mayor Trump attacks ‘outrageous partisan impeachment hoax’ in rally Help us cover the critical issues of 2020. Consider making a contribution 3.25pm GMT An emboldened Donald Trump celebrated his acquittal in the Senate impeachment trial at a campaign rally in New Hampshire, where he hoped his presence […] More
Primary could produce exact scenario on which billionaire’s presidential bid is predicated New Hampshire primary – live updates The man widely tipped to be a major beneficiary of the first round of formal voting in the Democratic party’s search for a challenger to Donald Trump does not even have his name on the ballot paper. […] More
Two polls showed Minnesota senator coming in third, ahead of supposed top-tier candidates Biden and Warren After the shock of the Iowa caucus debacle eight days ago, New Hampshire could deliver a surprise of its own, with the previously unheralded Amy Klobuchar making a late surge as the state votes in Tuesday’s Democratic primary. Klobuchar […] More
Biden called a woman a ‘lying, dog-faced pony soldier’ – but no one can find the film he thinks he’s quoting from It was all going so badly for Joe Biden. And then it got worse. Related: Sanders and Buttigieg campaigns request partial recanvass of Iowa caucuses – live Continue reading… More
Sanders campaign to ask for ‘partial recanvass’ of Iowa results Help us cover the critical issues of 2020. Consider making a contribution 3.16pm GMT With just one day to go until the New Hampshire primary, the New York Times is out with a new report on why and how the Iowa caucuses became such a […] More
Billionaire casino magnate, a staunchly pro-Israel conservative, expected to give to Super Pacs and ‘dark money’ groups The billionaire casino owner Sheldon Adelson, an ardent pro-Israel conservative, is expected to donate at least $100m to boost Donald Trump’s 2020 re-election efforts and Republican congressional candidates this fall, say three Republican fundraisers familiar with Adelson’s initial […] More
If the choice comes down to tyrant or oligarch, we must choose the latter. But our democracy would still be in peril We haven’t seen his name on any of the ballots in the first four states, but that’s about to change. I’m talking, of course, about multibillionaire presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg. Bloomberg has a […] More
Sabirah Mahmud was in a Biden video. Ayanna Lee was in an ad for Warren. Neither of them consented, nor do they support those candidates With the 2020 election well under way in the US, political advertisements with messages of hope and inclusivity have been flooding social media feeds and inboxes all across the country. […] More
