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There is only one issue in front of American voters currently – how to survive the coronavirus crisis This is no time for presidential debates and wild promises from the candidates. It’s also no time for presidential tweets and wild promises from the incumbent. The split screen of Sunday’s debate was not between Joe Biden […] More
Democrats face off in TV studio without audience, standing far apart and bumping elbows instead of shaking hands Debate: follow live updates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders auditioned in real time for the job of president on Sunday night during the first one-on-one debate of the Democratic primary, as the world confronts the growing threat […] More
Democratic frontrunner makes commitment at debate as Bernie Sanders suggests he would probably do the same Joe Biden has vowed to choose a woman as his running mate if he wins the Democratic presidential nomination. “There are a number of women who are qualified to be president tomorrow,” Biden said during the first one-on-one Democratic […] More
Former PM doubts ‘appetite for socialist revolution’ Debate: ‘Sledgehammer on Trump, scalpel on Sanders’ Tony Blair has warned Democrats in the US that nominating Bernie Sanders to face Donald Trump for the presidency would be “an enormous gamble”, risking defeat on a similar scale to that suffered by the Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn. Related: […] More
Lack of unified response in state that is home to one of the largest elderly populations in the country Coronavirus outbreak – live updates Coronavirus cases in the US: latest map Governor Ron DeSantis last week declared a state of emergency in Florida in the face of the coronavirus as millions of Floridians are set […] More
In an excerpt from his book Unrigged, David Daley reveals how a top Clinton aide harnessed frustration to seek change from the bottom up It’s a gorgeous June evening in 2018 in Washington DC. It’s easy to imagine senators Cory Booker and Kirsten Gillibrand competing 12 months from now on debate stages across Iowa. But […] More
The Democrat’s rust-belt background is key to his case to become the nominee. Local residents welcome the prospect The Scranton store where a young Joe Biden used to buy his candy is still in operation today, a stone’s throw from the wood-slatted house where the presidential candidate grew up. It’s called Hank’s Hoagies now, in […] More
The Vermont senator seems to have failed to convince primary voters he was the best candidate to take on Trump – but the self-described socialist has still reshaped the ideology of the Democratic party Bernie Sanders had just dominated the Nevada caucuses, after strong showings in Iowa and New Hampshire, when the Vermont senator thundered […] More
