US elections 2020 Warren sought to cast herself as uniquely positioned to unite the party in her final appeal to Iowans this weekend Elizabeth Warren at a campaign event on Saturday in Davenport, Iowa. Photograph: Matt Rourke/AP Hours after the Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump adjourned for the evening in Washington on Friday, Elizabeth […] More
Interview David Smith in New York The G2 interview Rachel Maddow Interview Rachel Maddow on her critics: ‘Your hatred makes me stronger. Come on! Give me more!’ David Smith in New York The MSNBC host’s show has become a safety blanket for many US progressives. She discusses her demonisation by the right, tackling the president’s […] More
US elections 2020 ‘My party is a cult’: Republican Joe Walsh on his Iowa challenge to Trump Taking the nomination from the president is like throwing tennis balls at a tank – but the ex-congressman presses on Robert Reich: Democrats share blame for the rise of Trump Joe Walsh, campaigning to be the 2020 Republican […] More
Opinion Bernie Sanders In 2016 I was all in for Hillary but in 2020 I’m feeling the Bern Maybe I picked Clinton because I wanted a woman to be president. I still do. But Sanders is a leader we can believe in Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders acknowledge the audience at a campaign stop in […] More
Opinion US elections 2020 Politicians have lied about social security. The US must elect someone who’ll fight for it Mark Weisbrot Social security helps millions, but America’s largest anti-poverty program remains vastly misunderstood ‘It might be good to have someone at the helm who has seen through the false narrative that we have been fed, […] More
Pete Buttigieg Influential ‘gold standard’ of polls pulled ahead of caucuses on Monday after reported complaint from Buttigieg campaign Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg at a campaign event on Saturday. Photograph: Sue Ogrocki/AP The Des Moines Register and CNN canceled the release of one of the most influential polls of the Democratic presidential primaries on […] More
Donald Trump Trump has handed his ultra-loyal evangelical base policy victories and in return they turn a blind eye to his scandals Trump supporters at a rally for evangelical Christians at the King Jesus International Ministry in Miami on 3 January 2020. Photograph: Lynne Sladky/AP Joanne Craig, a lifelong evangelical Republican and resident of Sioux […] More
Play Video 1:20 The US Senate has voted against calling witnesses and collecting new evidence in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump, clearing the way for a near-certain acquittal. The Republican-controlled Senate voted 51-49 to block the Democrats’ drive to hear testimony from witnesses including former national security advisor John Bolton. Only two Republicans, Mitt […] More
