Subterms
One hundred and sixty years since the first Republican president spoke in New York, six conservatives targeted another On 27 February 1860, Abraham Lincoln spoke at Cooper Union in New York City. Concluding that “right makes might” and that slavery must not be allowed to expand, the little-known lawyer from Illinois took a giant leap […] More
Advocates hail a senator who is ready to listen, learn and fight for them: ‘There is openness. There is empathy’ A group of prominent transgender activists have rallied behind one 2020 presidential campaign – and it’s not the first openly LGBTQ+ candidate with a shot at the nomination. Elizabeth Warren has earned the support of […] More
Win or lose, her anger and her passion have inspired millions, and no Democrat will win the White House without her guidance and her help You wouldn’t know it looking at the headlines, but the Democratic primary is not over. After three contests, only one of which had a clear and definitive victor, the media […] More
Five years after a white officer shot Walter Scott in the back, those associated with the case hope its memory will steer voters Anthony Scott honours the memory of his brother Walter each time he casts a ballot. “I’m not the sort of person to go and visit graves,” he said, sat at a bustling […] More
The senator has an A-list pitchman but still faces an uphill task with South Carolina’s majority black Democratic voters Elizabeth Warren has been making a last-ditch effort to woo black voters away from former vice-president Joe Biden ahead of the South Carolina primary vote on Saturday. Related: ‘Unity, unity, unity’: Pelosi insists Democrats will support […] More
Vice-president to take charge of US response to coronavirus Democrat challengers campaigning in run-up to South Carolina and Super Tuesday Support the Guardian’s independent journalism. Make a contribution 12.12pm GMT United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet has delivered a broadside in Geneva against Donald Trump’s policies on environment and migration, accusing the president of […] More
Sanders is no homophobe – he was among the few to vote against Clinton’s Defense of Marriage Act. Still, he is wrong to defend Cuba I remember visiting Havana in 2015 and browsing the book stalls around the Plaza de Armas. From a distance they looked inviting – like those you see along the Seine […] More
Suit alleges ‘extreme bias’ in knowingly publishing falsehood Opinion piece titled ‘The Real Trump-Russia Quid Pro Quo’ Donald Trump’s re-election campaign said on Wednesday it had filed a libel suit against the New York Times accusing the newspaper of intentionally publishing a false opinion article related to Russian interference in the 2016 US election. In […] More
