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    Coronavirus US live: Trump says Michigan governor should 'make a deal' with protesters

    President tweets Gretchen Whitmer should ‘give a little’ Armed protesters demonstrate against Covid-19 lockdown in Michigan Covid-19 cases above 1m as White House blames China Coronavirus outbreak – global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Get a fresh perspective on America – sign up to our First Thing newsletter LIVE Updated Protesters try to enter […] More

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    Unemployment is ravaging America. Trump should be worried for November

    Unemployment is ravaging America. Trump should be worried for November Lloyd Green Amid a roaring pandemic, the president’s obsession with the stock market ignores the reality for millions of jobless Americans ‘The labor department’s latest report is also flashing red over key electoral battlegrounds.’ Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Even amid a roaring pandemic, […] More

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    Pressure mounts on Joe Biden to address sexual assault claim

    Joe Biden Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee has remained silent amid new reporting on allegation of 1993 assault Women’s rights activists have been pushing Biden to speak out about the allegation, the New York Times reported. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, is facing growing pressure to publicly address […] More

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    Democrats Erase Bernie Sanders’ Name in New York

    The Democratic Party in the US has once again undertaken its mission to remove the biggest obstacle to achieving the promise of efficiency in democratic government. It consists of preventing people — in this case, its own voters — from having a voice in democracy. Can America’s Progressive Movement Thrive Without Bernie Sanders? READ MORE […] More

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    Hillary Clinton endorses Joe Biden for president – video

    Play Video 2:19 Former Democratic presidential nominee and secretary of state Hillary Clinton has endorsed Joe Biden for president, saying the former vice-president has ‘been preparing for this moment his whole life’ Coronavirus: US reaches 1 million confirmed cases  Quiz: How much do you know about the coronavirus? More

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    Democrats not confident 2020 US election will be fair, survey finds

    Findings underscore partisan divide over voting as Democrats push to ease restrictions while Republicans defend them A poll worker cleans stations as Baltimore holds a special election for Maryland’s seventh congressional district on 28 April. Photograph: Tom Brenner/Reuters As America hurtles towards the critical 2020 presidential election during the Covid-19 pandemic, less than half of […] More

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    Biden searches for his own 'Biden' – a running mate with chemistry

    Biden has taken an unusual approach, gamely answering questions about his search for a vice-president – a role he knows intimately Joe Biden gestures at a campaign stop in St Louis, Missouri, on 7 March. Photograph: Brendan McDermid/Reuters Long before Joe Biden became the presumptive Democratic nominee, he was welcoming recommendations for his vice-presidential running […] More