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‘It’s a constant barrage of hate’: how Trump sparks heated clashes in Florida’s retirement resort The Villages – where video showed a resident spewing racism, retweeted by the president – has long been Trump country. But minds may be changing More
President is accused of historic failure of leadership for downplaying the virus and ignoring its resurgence in several states US politics – live coverage Trump speaks to a group of young Republicans in Phoenix last week. Trump has focused squarely on the economy, but some states have scaled back reopening efforts. Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP Coronavirus […] More
US health secretary Alex Azar has warned that “the window is closing” on the country’s chance to take action to effectively curb the coronavirus, as the number of confirmed cases surpassed 2.5m. The Health and Human Services secretary pointed to a recent surge in infections, particularly in the south and said people have “to act […] More
Deputy press secretary claims Trump had not heard the racist language of video he tweeted that was posted for nearly four hours Donald Trump taps the screen on a mobile phone on 18 June at the approximate time a tweet was released from his Twitter account. Photograph: Leah Millis/Reuters Donald Trump has deleted a tweet […] More
Democrats announced a mostly-virtual national convention but Republicans are attempting not to sacrifice spectacle in the toss-up state Balloons and confetti descend on the Republican national convention in Cleveland, Ohio, on 21 July 2016. Photograph: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images Every four years, Democrats and Republicans stage their national conventions, huge primetime events at which presidential nominations […] More
US deaths from Covid-19 have surpassed 125,000 Survivors could lose insurance if Trump wins bid to repeal Obamacare Texas becomes a model for inadequate pandemic response Sign up to our First Thing newsletter LIVE Updated A beach in Miami, Florida on Friday. Photograph: Michele Eve Sandberg/Rex/Shutterstock 9.50am EDT09:50 Good morning … 11.06am EDT11:06 A small […] More
Ron DeSantis angrily dismisses allegation from fired scientist that officials are massaging figures to hide true impact of coronavirus Ron DeSantis in Orlando last week. On Thursday he snapped at reporters who asked about Rebekah Jones’s claims, saying: ‘You guys have been on the conspiracy bandwagon for months.’ Photograph: JLN Photography/Rex/Shutterstock Republican Florida governor Ron […] More
Covid-19 cases are now growing quickly in some rural and exurban areas with strong Trump support Beaches reopen, in Miami, Florida, on 10 June. Photograph: Michele Eve Sandberg/Rex/Shutterstock Skepticism among some Republicans about the real threat of the coronavirus pandemic, that may have been influenced by racial attitudes, could shift as positive cases of infection […] More
