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The Guardian view on Trump and Covid-19: Americans suffer. Will he? Editorial The US death toll could get much worse thanks to a president concerned about re-election rather than the welfare of citizens ‘Mr Trump’s appalling performance has finally taken a toll on his popularity.’ Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA Listeners could be forgiven for a […] More
President tweets Gretchen Whitmer should ‘give a little’ Armed protesters demonstrate against Covid-19 lockdown in Michigan Covid-19 cases above 1m as White House blames China Coronavirus outbreak – global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Get a fresh perspective on America – sign up to our First Thing newsletter LIVE Updated Protesters try to enter […] More
Unemployment is ravaging America. Trump should be worried for November Lloyd Green Amid a roaring pandemic, the president’s obsession with the stock market ignores the reality for millions of jobless Americans ‘The labor department’s latest report is also flashing red over key electoral battlegrounds.’ Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Even amid a roaring pandemic, […] More
A row between Donald Trump and his election campaign manager, Brad Parscale, over a recent drop in the president’s poll numbers resulted in Trump threatening Parscale with a lawsuit. The argument reportedly happened last Friday, as the US death toll from the coronavirus pandemic reached 50,000 in three months and the fallout continued from Trump’s […] More
Meet some of Trump’s most conservative judicial picks The Trump administration has appointed record numbers of judges to the federal courts, and progressive activists say some exemplify a strong conservatism that puts social protections at risk Progressives have called Trump’s appointees ‘some of the most extreme judges we’ve ever seen’. Illustration: Francisco Navas/Guardian Design One […] More
Has Trump’s coronavirus response sunk him? Don’t bet on it Cas Mudde Some pundits argue that his Lysol comments are the last straw for supporters. But he could still successfully change the conversation ‘Trump will find a way to argue that he prevented a worse disaster.’ Photograph: Al Drago/EPA Many liberal and centrist pundits seem […] More
Findings underscore partisan divide over voting as Democrats push to ease restrictions while Republicans defend them A poll worker cleans stations as Baltimore holds a special election for Maryland’s seventh congressional district on 28 April. Photograph: Tom Brenner/Reuters As America hurtles towards the critical 2020 presidential election during the Covid-19 pandemic, less than half of […] More
Trump promised in 2016 to fill the courts with conservative judges – signaling to evangelical Christians and others he was a safe pick Donald Trump has installed 51 judges at the circuit court level, just one step before the supreme court. Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP Trump’s focus on judges started back on the 2016 campaign trail […] More
