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Firm aims to double number of registered voters of previous drives and prevent ‘malicious’ interference Facebook has said it will help people register to vote and show polling places in November’s US elections. Photograph: Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images Facebook will launch “the largest voting information effort in US history” in the run-up to November’s general election, […] More
Riots helped elect Nixon in 1968. Can Trump benefit from fear too? Rayshard Brooks’ death prompts calls for overhaul of police department How US police reforms have failed to stop violence Man shot as New Mexico protesters try to remove conquistador statue Sign up to our First Thing newsletter LIVE Updated Siegfried White, 60, raises […] More
When My-Linh moved from Texas to New York, they knew they wanted to vote in elections without risk of discrimination against their non-binary identity. But the only options on the form to get a state ID are male and female. “The system set in place is very unfair, and it doesn’t give any opportunity for […] More
Riots helped elect Nixon in 1968. Can Trump benefit from fear and loathing too? Protesters take to the streets of Brooklyn, New York, demanding an end to police brutality and systemic racism after the death of George Floyd, on 5 June. Photograph: Ashley Gilbertson/VII/Redux/eyevine Trump has echoed Nixon by casting himself as a ‘law and […] More
‘Who are we?’ Joe Biden seizes the moment as nation’s attitude shifts on race Democratic candidate appears emboldened by the changed political landscape, embracing a far more ambitious reform agenda than he did when entered the race for president Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden: ‘What do we want to be? How do we see ourselves? […] More
The Tulsa World newspaper has backed the city’s top public health official in asking Donald Trump not to stage a controversial rally there on Saturday. The paper expressed concern both in terms of public health because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and race relations in light of national protests against police brutality. “We don’t know […] More
Covid-19 cases are now growing quickly in some rural and exurban areas with strong Trump support Beaches reopen, in Miami, Florida, on 10 June. Photograph: Michele Eve Sandberg/Rex/Shutterstock Skepticism among some Republicans about the real threat of the coronavirus pandemic, that may have been influenced by racial attitudes, could shift as positive cases of infection […] More
Republican lawmakers are downplaying concerns that a Donald Trump indoor rally planned for Tulsa, Oklahoma, for next weekend could contribute to the spread Covid-19, amid an increase in cases in the city. Tulsa city-county health department director Bruce Dart said he worried the rally could be dangerous for attendees as well as the president. “I […] More
