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
Opinion Trump impeachment Republicans march over the impeachment cliff – taking their self-respect with them Richard Wolffe How can Republicans pretend to the world that their vision of America – where a president can happily use military aid to coerce a foreign government to smear his political rival in an election – is the model […] More
Donald Trump Thursday night brought a surreal split screen as the president railed against foes in Iowa while the sombre trial continued Donald Trump faces his supporters during a campaign rally at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Photograph: Leah Millis/Reuters Donald Trump turned his own trial into a punchline on Thursday as he held […] More
Play Video 2:47 The to and fro continues in the Trump impeachment trial as the prosecution and defense continue to debate subpoenaing witnesses. The White House lawyer Pat Cipollone accused the House impeachment managers of being driven by ‘puritanical rage’ while the Democratic congressman Hakeem Jeffries criticised the defense for raising ‘conspiracy theory after conspiracy […] More
