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The de facto Democratic nominee vows not to ‘fan the flames of hate’ as the president brandished a Bible and boasted of using ‘overwhelming force’ against protesters George Floyd killing – latest US updates See all our George Floyd coverage The existential choice facing America was laid bare on Tuesday, as Donald Trump and Joe […] More
Play Video 2:13 Joe Biden has addressed the killing of George Floyd and the protests that his death has sparked. During a speech in Philadelphia, the Democratic presidential candidate said Floyd’s last words, ‘I can’t breathe’, were a ‘wake-up call for our nation’. Biden also sought to draw a clear distinction between himself and Donald Trump, saying […] More
The fight to vote US elections 2020 Seven states and the District of Columbia are holding elections Tuesday in the most widespread trial yet of whether it can be done safely George Floyd killing – latest US updates See all our George Floyd coverage Voter Brian Taylor prepares to cast his ballot in the Democratic […] More
Iowa Abandoned by mainstream Republicans for his racist rhetoric, the Iowa congressman finds himself in a nightmare situation Representative Steve King, of Iowa, speaks during a news conference in Des Moines, Iowa, in August 2019. Photograph: Charlie Neibergall/AP This might actually be the year the Iowa Republican congressman Steve King loses re-election. King, the conservative […] More
‘It could have a chilling effect’: why Trump is ramping up attacks on mail-in voting Trump is sowing doubt about mail-in voting at a time when it may be the safest way for people to cast their ballots Donald Trump at the White House in Washington DC on 29 May. Photograph: Win McNamee/Getty Images Donald […] More
At a ceremony in the White House Rose Garden last week, a maskless Donald Trump appealed directly to a constituency that could determine his political fate in November’s election: America’s seniors. “This is a big day for seniors,” Trump declared, unveiling a plan to lower the cost of insulin for many Medicare recipients. He touted […] More
Fire, pestilence and a country at war with itself: the Trump presidency is over Robert Reich A pandemic unabated, an economy in meltdown, cities in chaos over police killings. All our supposed leader does is tweet Donald Trump looks back as he boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Saturday. […] More
As people protest across the US, Donald Trump and Joe Biden have offered divergent responses that point to a divisive political debate on race relations Play Video 2:48 How the killing of George Floyd has upended America – video report Riots in Minneapolis and across the US triggered by video footage showing George Floyd, a […] More
