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Democrats call legal push amid coronavirus crisis an ‘act of unfathomable cruelty’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The supreme court building in Washington DC. The Affordable Care Act is likely to be a key political battleground in the forthcoming presidential election. Photograph: AFP/Getty The Trump administration has asked the US supreme […] More
Democrats will hold an almost entirely virtual presidential nominating convention in Milwaukee using live broadcasts and online streaming, party officials said Wednesday. Joe Biden plans to accept the presidential nomination in person during the 17-20 August convention, but it remains to be seen whether there will be a significant in-person audience there to see it. […] More
Elections in New York, Kentucky and North Carolina saw everything from voting problems to a win for Ocasio-Cortez Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez makes a campaign stop in Queens, New York, on 23 June. Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters A slew of elections on Tuesday in New York, Kentucky and North Carolina threw out numerous story lines, from successful mail-in […] More
Democrats say bill is a toothless response to police brutality Rival reform bill expected to pass in the House this week Cory Booker and Senate Democrats are voicing opposition to a Republican-crafted police reform bill. Photograph: Michael Reynolds/EPA Congress was at a standstill on police reform on Wednesday after Senate Democrats successfully blocked a Republican […] More
As Kentucky voters wait to see which Democrat will challenge Mitch McConnell this fall, Americans are quickly realizing there’s a new normal for elections during the pandemic: we’re not going to know the winner on election night. Over the last few months, states across the US have seen record numbers of their voters cast their […] More
A federal prosecutor who was part of Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation told Congress on Wednesday Roger Stone, a close ally of Donald Trump, was given special treatment before sentencing because of his relationship with the US president. “What I heard repeatedly was that Stone was being treated differently from any other defendant because of his […] More
Joe Biden In official return to the campaign trail, former president urged 175,000 viewers not to be ‘complacent’ about 2020 race Barack Obama and Joe Biden. Photograph: Carolyn Kaster/AP Barack Obama made his first campaign appearance alongside Joe Biden since endorsing him for president in April, helping raise more than $11m while warning Democrats against […] More
Standoff means it is less and less likely Congress will approve any police reform legislation before the November election US representative Jerrold Nadler, Democrat of New York, arrives to a US House judiciary committee markup of ‘Justice in Policing Act of 2020’ bill on Capitol Hill on 17 June. Photograph: REX/Shutterstock Hopes of legislation on […] More
