Subterms
If intelligence, thoughtfulness, an encyclopedic knowledge of voter suppression techniques and an elegant writing style were the main qualifications for the vice-presidency, Stacey Abrams would be odds-on-favorite to be Joe Biden’s running mate. Abrams is already a proven vote getter. When she became the first major party black woman nominee for governor in Georgia, in […] More
Trump’s Berman-SDNY disaster suggests William Barr is not so smart after all Lloyd Green The attorney general lied about the US attorney from New York, had to fire him, and landed the president with a big problem William Barr listens to Donald Trump in the Rose Garden of the White House. Photograph: Stefani Reynolds/EPA Maybe […] More
Virginia Denver Riggleman beaten in convention in state’s fifth district Hardliner Bob Good could face strong Democratic challenge Denver Riggleman speaks in the House of Representatives. Photograph: AP A Virginia Republican congressman who angered social conservatives in his district when he officiated a gay wedding has lost his party’s nomination. Representative Denver Riggleman lost on […] More
Donald Trump attempted to solidify his bond with the US army on Saturday, delivering the graduation speech to cadets at the United States Military Academy and boasting of a “colossal” $2tn rebuilding of American martial might. Trump’s West Point speech was studiously vapid, with only a modicum of partisan boasting. But the political setting crackled […] More
Eric Cervini’s story of one man’s struggle touches on many others and leaves the reader wanting 500 pages more Frank Kameny picketing in a still from a documentary, The Lavender Scare. Photograph: PBS Trained at Harvard and Cambridge, Eric Cervini is an LGBTQ historian. His debut, subtitled The Homosexual vs the United States of America, falls […] More
A divided supreme court on Friday rejected an emergency appeal by a California church that challenged state limits on attendance at services that have been imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Over the dissent of the four more conservative justices, Chief Justice John Roberts joined the four liberals in turning away a request […] More
Could ‘rogue electors’ tilt the balance of the US election? Lawrence Douglas The supreme court just debated how American presidents are actually chosen. Its decision will have powerful ramifications Joe Biden walks out after speaking at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images It’s 3 November 2020, election day. […] More
Play Video 2:22 US president Donald Trump has threatened to shut down Congress so he could fill vacancies in his administration without Senate confirmation, saying he was frustrated lawmakers were not in Washington to vote on his nominees for federal judgeships and other government positions. No US president has ever used the authority, included in the Constitution, […] More
