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The pandemic has brought in-person electioneering to a halt but the president’s daily appearances are unnervingly partisan Donald Trump addresses a coronavirus briefing. ‘These are rallies by TV press briefing from the podium and that’s not what it should be,’ said Mike McCurry, who was press secretary to Bill Clinton. Photograph: REX/Shutterstock For more than […] More
Trump’s staff cuts have undermined containment efforts US medical staff beg for masks on social media Can Trump be trusted not to abuse emergency powers? See all our coronavirus coverage Support the Guardian’s independent journalism. Make a contribution LIVE Updated Donald Trump at the White House in Washington DC Monday. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters 10.46am EDT10:46 […] More
Trump tweets White House will ‘make a decision’ after 15-day period ends as Senate Democrats block relief package Coronavirus – latest updates worldwide See all our coronavirus coverage Donald Trump has signalled a potential change in his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, amid warnings of a record plunge in economic activity and unemployment potentially hitting […] More
David Plouffe went to the White House with Obama then predicted a Clinton victory. Has he learned from that reverse? Have we? On Tuesday, Joe Biden and his juggernaut left Bernie Sanders’ dream in tatters. The former vice-president swept primaries in Arizona, Florida and Illinois. Fact: Sanders looks a lot less appealing without Hillary Clinton […] More
Richard Burr, chairman of the Senate intelligence committee, and three other senators sold off substantial holdings before drop amid coronavirus fears Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Republican senator Richard Burr faced demands to resign on Friday after it was reported that he sold off millions of dollars’ worth of stocks just […] More
The $1tn-plus package will also include relief for small businesses and support for healthcare workers and coronavirus patients Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The US Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, has introduced emergency legislation to stem the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, saying on Thursday that Republicans were ready to […] More
The former vice-president increases his delegate lead with sweeping victories as Sanders faces calls to drop out Full story: Biden sweeps key primaries Democratic primaries results – follow the votes Democratic primary delegate count – latest One of the four states that was supposed to hold its primary today, Ohio, postponed in-person voting to mitigate […] More
President lashes out at Andrew Cuomo and Gretchen Whitmer Coronavirus – US updates Coronavirus – global updates Donald Trump picked fights with Democrats on Tuesday even as he called for them to “keep politics out” of the battle against what he called, in a return to nationalist rhetoric, “the Chinese virus”. Related: US government to […] More
