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Amid protests across the US over police brutality and racism, the killing of Rayshard Brooks focused a fierce national spotlight on Atlanta. That harsh glare also fell on two candidates to be Joe Biden’s running mate against Donald Trump in November. Brooks was shot after an arrest became a struggle and the 27-year-old African American […] 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
Pandemic, what pandemic? Trump sees mass rallies as path to re-election Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, on 2 March. He is due to resume rallies in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Friday. Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters Tens of thousands of Americans are dead from Covid-19, millions have lost their jobs but the […] More
On the slender shoulders of 77-year-old Joe Biden has fallen a heavy burden: responsibility for defeating Donald Trump and resetting America’s course. Whether the issue is racial injustice, the climate crisis, inequality, Middle East peace or democracy’s future, Biden alone stands between the US and four more years of divisive turmoil at home and dangerous […] More
The Skywalker window: what Democrats must do to destroy Trump’s Death Star Obama speechwriter David Litt’s new book is a guide to what is wrong with US democracy – and how it might be fixed Donald Trump holds a rally at the North Charleston Coliseum in South Carolina in February. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty […] More
Trump gives address amid tensions with military leaders Has Trump been left behind by America’s awakening on racism? Black candidates and political groups see a surge of support UK protests: BLM counter-demonstrators clash with London police Sign up to our First Thing newsletter LIVE Updated Donald Trump salutes during the national anthem in West Point, […] More
US elections 2020 US president pushes back gathering by a day after requests from ‘many of my African American friends’ to respect significance of the day Donald Trump has postponed his Oklahoma election rally amid anger at his decision to hold it on the Juneteenth holiday. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images Donald Trump has postponed his […] More
It’s the economy, stupid – but will Trump or Biden win the argument? The coronavirus has upended things – and there are problems for the candidates as they try to make the economy a key campaign plank Donald Trump at a Honeywell factory in Phoenix in May. The economic argument for November’s election has become deeply […] More
