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US Senate report goes beyond Mueller to lay bare Trump campaign's Russia links
Donald Trump
Bipartisan intelligence panel says that Russian who worked on Trump’s 2016 bid was career spy, amid a stunning range of contacts More
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Trump will cling to power. To get him out, Biden will have to win big
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Trump will cling to power. To get him out, Biden will have to win big
Jonathan Freedland
Only a Democratic landslide can ward off the nightmare prospect of this president simply refusing to leave office More
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'As guarded as Fort Knox': the inside story of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign
‘As guarded as Fort Knox’: the inside story of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign Thousands of hours of behind-the-scenes footage were shot of the former first lady’s disastrous bid for the White House. How did film-maker Nanette Burstein turn it all into a story of hope? ‘As guarded as Fort Knox’ … the candidate in Nanette […] More
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Iran's state broadcaster meddled in Scottish referendum, says Facebook
Fake social media accounts also used to support Ron Paul’s presidential bid and the Occupy movement A handful of fake accounts posted content including several cartoons portraying then prime minister David Cameron as ‘the embodiment of English oppression’. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian Iran’s state broadcaster experimented with using fake social media accounts to influence the […] More
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'Are you a spoiler?': why critics fear Amash's Libertarian bid may ensure a Trump win
‘Are you a spoiler?’: why critics fear Amash’s Libertarian bid may ensure a Trump win The Michigan congressman who quit the Republican party is seeking the Libertarian nomination – and he could make a difference in the election Justin Amash talks to reporters on Capitol Hill, in 2017. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters “He has no idea […] More
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Active Measures review: how Trump gave Russia its richest target yet
Active Measures review: how Trump gave Russia its richest target yet In divided, chaotic and fearful times, Thomas Rid’s ‘secret history of disinformation and political warfare’ is a must-read Donald Trump stands with Gen Michael Flynn at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida in December 2016. Photograph: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images The president-elect arrived in […] More
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Hillary review – did the US presidential hopeful take the wrong road?
This epic documentary ranges across Hillary Clinton’s life, from the Arkansas governor’s mansion, through the White House years to her own shot at the top job – but the enigma remains There is a melancholy fascination to Nanette Burstein’s sympathetic and respectful documentary interview with the enduringly opaque Hillary Rodham Clinton. It will be broadcast […] More
