Subterms
The fight to vote Texas The state’s restrictive voter registration laws have forced the party to seek imaginative solutions to swell the rolls A resident takes voter registration paperwork from Democratic party volunteers in Garland, Texas, on 18 January 2020, before the pandemic made in-person activities impossible. Photograph: LM Otero/AP Texas Democrats plan to use […] More
Reade sat down with Megyn Kelly for on-camera interview Personal valet to Trump test positive for coronavirus House announces task force to investigate ‘China’s cover-up’ Trump shelves CDC’s reopening guidelines for being too cautious Three million more Americans file for unemployment Revealed: Amazon told workers sick leave law doesn’t cover warehouses Live global updates Get […] More
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
Eight US states have worked to try and halt abortions entirely during the pandemic as clinics report a rise in demand Pro-choice activists supporting legal access to abortion protest outside the supreme court in Washington DC on 4 March. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images A woman in Texas was isolating with her family. She […] More
The White House has released guidance pushing responsibility for Covid-19 testing on to state governments in a political strategy that has been criticised as “terrible” for public health. However, under pressure to ramp up testing as several states make moves to reopen, Donald Trump’s announcement instead continues to send mixed messaging around testing targets, with […] More
Play Video 1:17 Demonstrations have taken place across the US against orders put in place to limit the spread of coronavirus. The protests were organised by the far-right media site Infowars. Rallies were held in state capitals, with more planned for next week in other states. Hundreds of people stood and chanted for the US […] More
Officials push for changes so that voters aren’t at risk Follow live updates on the coronavirus outbreak Follow live updates on US elections 2020 Election officials around the country are rushing to make last-minute changes to address coronavirus concerns – seeking to avoid panic, staff shortages and delays that could impose additional hurdles for primary […] More
Several factors are to blame, including ageing equipment and insufficient resources which forced some to be turned away Voters in Texas and California faced long lines at the polls on Super Tuesday with some waiting several hours or longer to cast their ballots in the vital primary elections: a phenomenon that has triggered renewed concern […] More
