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Democratic candidate has vowed to pick a woman for vice-president and says a committee will vet a shortlist of names Joe Biden andElizabeth Warren pose together in October. Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters Elizabeth Warren has said she would accept an offer to be running mate to the Democratic presidential candidate, Joe Biden, if the position were […] More
Senator who exited race last month says, ‘We can’t afford to let Trump continue to endanger lives and livelihoods of Americans’ Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren: ‘Joe Biden has spent nearly his entire life in public service. He knows that a government run with integrity, competence, and heart will save lives and save livelihoods.’ Photograph: Frederic […] More
‘Opening a door that was closed too long’: the hunt for a female vice-president As Biden says he will pick a female running mate, experts say having a woman on the Democratic ticket will move the US closer to the first female president Stacey Abrams in Atlanta, Georgia, on 20 May 2018. As far back […] More
Warren’s candidacy struck an all-too-familiar note for many as hopes faded for a highly qualified contender: ‘What more could she have done?’ After boasting one of the most diverse fields of candidates in recent history, Democrats are left to choose between the Vermont senator Bernie Sanders and the former vice-president Joe Biden – two white […] More
Attempt to reverse Joe Biden’s surging momentum two days before crucial votes in six states Kamala Harris endorses Joe Biden Bernie Sanders made a pitch for the backing of Senator Elizabeth Warren and her supporters on Sunday in an attempt to reverse his rival Joe Biden’s surging momentum towards the Democratic party’s presidential nomination. In […] More
In the US, it still seems that a smart, well-qualified hopeful must always lose to an ageing white man In the wake of the 2018 “blue wave”, when the party secured impressive midterms, the Democrats were poised to field one of the most diverse pool of presidential candidates in US history: people of colour, women, […] More
She faced the impossible: be competent but not condescending, cheery but not pandering, maternal but not frumpy, smart but not haughty A woman cannot be elected president. If that statement was not true when Elizabeth Warren announced her intent to run, on New Years Eve 2018, it has become true now. With her exit from […] More
President claims ‘strong borders’ have kept cases of virus out Trump signs $8.3bn bill passed by Congress to combat outbreak Support the Guardian’s independent journalism. Make a contribution 3.41pm GMT The Guardian’s David Smith also just asked Donald Trump at the White House what he thought of Elizabeth Warren dropping out of the race for […] More
