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‘I know what’s at stake’: can Biden win over skeptical Sanders supporters? Democratic candidate is aggressively courting critical constituency of younger and left-wing Democrats who have so far rejected his presidential bid Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden during a campaign rally at Renaissance High School in Detroit, Michigan, on 9 March. Photograph: Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via […] More
Revealed: Wisconsin’s black and student populations at highest risk of voter purges Guardian analysis finds those expected to vote Democrat nearly twice as likely to be flagged for removal from voting rolls Milwaukee residents cast their ballots at the Milwaukee Municipal Building. A Guardian analysis has found voters in zip codes that were predominantly black […] More
Podcast host says former vice-president, 77, is too old despite having endorsed Sanders, 78, for the Democratic nomination Joe Rogan, center, at work as a UFC commentator in Las Vegas in January. Photograph: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images The podcast host Joe Rogan has said he will vote for Donald Trump over Joe Biden […] More
The US presidential election is frozen in time – can it survive? As unthinkable events unfold over coronavirus, experts say no one knows if the election will happen as scheduled – and Trump is in a ‘precarious position’ Coronavirus – live US updates Live global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Donald Trump looks on […] More
Unloved by progressives, New York’s Andrew Cuomo has the spotlight now The governor of New York’s calm Covid-19 briefings have made him the most prominent Democrat of the crisis Coronavirus – latest US updates Coronavirus – latest global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Illustration: Francisco Navas/The Guardian It’s rare for a single US state […] More
How science finally caught up with Trump’s playbook – with millions of lives at stake Donald Trump leaves a coronavirus taskforce briefing at the White House in Washington DC on 2 April. Photograph: Kevin Dietsch/Bloomberg via Getty Images The president’s failure to heed the warnings about coronavirus and act quickly has set in train a […] More
US elections 2020 Democratic presidential candidate says people should ‘not put their lives on the line’ to cast their vote Coronavirus – live US updates See all our coronavirus coverage In this image from video, Bernie Sanders speaks on the Senate floor at the US Capitol on 25 March. Photograph: AP Democratic presidential candidate Bernie […] More
The major political news in the US from last week concerned the coronavirus bailout bill eventually agreed by both parties and submitted for signing by President Donald Trump. One controversial part of the law focusing on helping businesses in distress drew the ire of Democrats, who worried that it could turn out to be Secretary […] More
