Subterms
Just three months ago, centrist Democrats were panicking. After strong performances in Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada, the Vermont senator Bernie Sanders appeared poised to sail away with the nomination for president. Some in the party feared the self-identified democratic socialist would wreak havoc down the ballot. “If Bernie Sanders was at the top of […] More
The US Senate voted to let Trump spy on your search history. But all is not lost Trevor Timm The amendment, which 10 Democrats voted in favor of, can still be fought against. And we must ‘Time and again, when it comes to privacy and civil liberties issues some Democrats have consistently sided with the […] More
Burr’s cellphone seized overnight in inquiry into claims he used private coronavirus briefing to sell stocks before market plunge Senator Richard Burr leaves the US Capitol after voting in Washington on Thursday. Photograph: Erin Scott/Reuters A Republican US senator stepped down from a key committee leadership role in Congress on Thursday after his phone was […] More
Play Video 0:37 The Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, has said Barack Obama should have ‘kept his mouth shut’ instead of criticising Donald Trump, and called his intervention ‘classless’. McConnell was speaking to Trump’s daughter-in-law Lara Trump in an online fundraiser on Monday night McConnell tells Obama to ‘keep his mouth shut’ after Trump criticism More
‘That is just not going to happen,’ says Fauci at hearing when asked if the virus is going to disappear as Trump has claimed Coronavirus – live US updates Live global updates Senators listen to Dr Anthony Fauci’s testimony on how to safely open the country and get America back to work and school on […] More
Vaccine success would underpin reopening of economy White House does not want immediate stimulus bill Coronavirus – live US updates Coronavirus – latest global updates Lamar Alexander gives his closing remarks at a committee hearing on new coronavirus tests. Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock White House predictions about how the US economy might rebound from the coronavirus crisis […] More
Justin Walker, 37, a protege of Mitch McConnell nominated to second-highest court, faces Senate confirmation hearing Judge Justin Walker testifies on Wednesday before a Senate judiciary committee confirmation hearing. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters A federal judge nominated to the nation’s second-most powerful court said on Wednesday that he was writing as an academic and commentator when […] More
John Ratcliffe was forced to withdraw his nomination for the same post nine months ago for exaggerating his security experience Republican congressman John Ratcliffe: ‘at least he can form coherent sentences’, said one former official in the office of the director of national intelligence. Photograph: Gabriella Demczuk/Associated Press A Trump loyalist nominated as director of […] More
