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Most political observers sensed that former US President Barack Obama was keeping a close eye on the Democratic primaries with a view to engineering events leading up to this year’s convention. Months ago they had heard rumblings about his determination to prevent Senator Bernie Sanders from getting the nomination. In early March, the day before […] More
Malcolm Turnbull on Donald Trump: ‘You don’t suck up to bullies’ Donald Trump and Malcolm Turnbull meet for the first time onboard the USS Intrepid in New York in May 2017. Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images In this extract from his memoir, the former Australian prime minister recounts his deals and negotiations with the US president […] More
Play Video 2:07 Barack Obama has endorsed Joe Biden for president, coming off the electoral sidelines to help unite the Democratic party before what will almost certainly be a historically divisive election campaign Obama endorses Biden for president in attempt to unite Democratic party More
Cuomo says he will not be forced to unsafely open economy Trump claims ‘total authority’ and attacks media in chaotic briefing Live global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Support the Guardian’s independent journalism. Make a contribution LIVE Updated Play Video Coronavirus: governor Cuomo provides update on outbreak in New York – watch live 9.58am […] More
Barack Obama is planning to endorse his former vice-president, Joe Biden, for president, coming off the electoral sidelines to help unite the party after a contentious Democratic primary. Obama is expected to announce his support in a video on Tuesday, according to a source close to the former president. The endorsement comes one day after […] More
Trump’s handling of the coronavirus has meant Obama’s absence is keenly felt – but an endorsement of his one-time running mate may be imminent Barack Obama with Joe Biden in 2016. Obama’s admirers say he was often at his best in the face of tragedy. Photograph: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images Miss me now? Barack Obama’s absence […] More
Reverend helped start the influential Southern Christian Leadership Conference with Martin Luther King Jr Civil rights leader the Rev Joseph E Lowery speaks at an event in Atlanta in 2013. Photograph: David Goldman/AP Barack Obama has paid tribute to the civil rights leader Joseph Lowery, calling the charismatic preacher “a giant who changed the face […] More
Amy Walter, writing for the Cook Political Report, has asked an important question in the title of her article: “Will Coronavirus Shake Up the Political Stasis?” She looks specifically at what the idea of stasis or change means for US President Donald Trump. Bernie Sanders Is Connecting With Us READ MORE In the midst of […] More
