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The former New York mayor spent almost $1bn on his failed run for president but is poised to have a major say in the 2020 campaign Michael Bloomberg ‘was one of the biggest contributors to Democratic causes before he ran and he still is after’ according to one veteran campaign manager. Photograph: Larry Marano/Rex/Shutterstock The […] More
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
President tweets Gretchen Whitmer should ‘give a little’ Armed protesters demonstrate against Covid-19 lockdown in Michigan Covid-19 cases above 1m as White House blames China Coronavirus outbreak – global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Get a fresh perspective on America – sign up to our First Thing newsletter LIVE Updated Protesters try to enter […] More
Unemployment is ravaging America. Trump should be worried for November Lloyd Green Amid a roaring pandemic, the president’s obsession with the stock market ignores the reality for millions of jobless Americans ‘The labor department’s latest report is also flashing red over key electoral battlegrounds.’ Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Even amid a roaring pandemic, […] More
US elections 2020 The presumptive nominee has come under pressure to address the allegation from fellow Democrats and progressive activists Joe Biden will address a sexual assault allegation brought against him by Tara Reade for the first time. Photograph: John Locher/Associated Press Joe Biden will publicly address for the first time a sexual assault claim […] More
A row between Donald Trump and his election campaign manager, Brad Parscale, over a recent drop in the president’s poll numbers resulted in Trump threatening Parscale with a lawsuit. The argument reportedly happened last Friday, as the US death toll from the coronavirus pandemic reached 50,000 in three months and the fallout continued from Trump’s […] More
Justin Amash’s Libertarian candidacy may act as a spoiler – but that could help Biden Rachel Bitecofer Never-Trump Republicans have denounced the congressman’s third-party move, but its effect in 2020 is far from certain Although Justin Amash has tended to vote with Democrats since leaving the Republican party, he remains more conservative than 84% of […] More
Joe Biden Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee has remained silent amid new reporting on allegation of 1993 assault Women’s rights activists have been pushing Biden to speak out about the allegation, the New York Times reported. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, is facing growing pressure to publicly address […] More
