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Pandemic, what pandemic? Trump sees mass rallies as path to re-election Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, on 2 March. He is due to resume rallies in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Friday. Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters Tens of thousands of Americans are dead from Covid-19, millions have lost their jobs but the […] More
On the slender shoulders of 77-year-old Joe Biden has fallen a heavy burden: responsibility for defeating Donald Trump and resetting America’s course. Whether the issue is racial injustice, the climate crisis, inequality, Middle East peace or democracy’s future, Biden alone stands between the US and four more years of divisive turmoil at home and dangerous […] More
The Skywalker window: what Democrats must do to destroy Trump’s Death Star Obama speechwriter David Litt’s new book is a guide to what is wrong with US democracy – and how it might be fixed Donald Trump holds a rally at the North Charleston Coliseum in South Carolina in February. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty […] More
Trump gives address amid tensions with military leaders Has Trump been left behind by America’s awakening on racism? Black candidates and political groups see a surge of support UK protests: BLM counter-demonstrators clash with London police Sign up to our First Thing newsletter LIVE Updated Donald Trump salutes during the national anthem in West Point, […] More
The fight to vote US elections 2020 ‘We’re going to have a catastrophe’: US faces November election fiasco The chaotic scenes in Georgia’s primary this week could be a foretaste as states fail to take urgent action to secure the vote Voters in Georgia’s primary election this week struggled with long lines, new equipment and […] More
Biden says biggest fear is Trump will ‘try to steal the election’ Democratic challenger leads president in opinion polls Play Video 0:32 ‘This president will try to steal this election’: Joe Biden issues Trump warning – video Joe Biden has predicted the military will escort Donald Trump from the White House should the president lose […] More
George Floyd The legislation would ban chokeholds by police, set up a national database for tracking police misconduct and would bar types of ‘no-knock’ warrants George Floyd killing – latest US updates Play Video 1:26 George Floyd tribute: Democrats take a knee for almost 9 minutes – video Democrats in Congress have unveiled a sweeping […] More
Trump reaches for Nixon playbook after protests that have rocked America Donald Trump walks between lines of riot police on his way for a photo opportunity with a Bible outside St John’s church in Washington on Monday. Photograph: Tom Brenner/Reuters Styling himself as the ‘law and order’ candidate, as Nixon did in 1968, is a […] More
