Subterms
Coronavirus outbreak
Experts predict an increase in deaths across the region, made significantly worse by lawmakers who question the value of face coverings More
Opinion
Donald Trump
Trump is in electoral hot water. It could be even worse for him by November
Art Cullen
The tide has turned and Trump is flailing. Even Texas and Georgia might be in play this year More
The voters who swung to Trump: what’s next?
Wisconsin
‘He’s in trouble here’: can Trump win this critical swing state again?
If he’s to stay in power, Trump needs to repeat his victory in Wisconsin. But the landscape is very different now – and support is shrinking More
A federal appeals court reinstated significant voting restrictions in Wisconsin on Monday, handing Republicans a victory just months before the November election in one of the country’s most important battleground states. The ruling reinstates aRepublican-backed law that allows local election officials to offer only two weeks of early voting before election day. That restriction will […] More
Democrats announced a mostly-virtual national convention but Republicans are attempting not to sacrifice spectacle in the toss-up state Balloons and confetti descend on the Republican national convention in Cleveland, Ohio, on 21 July 2016. Photograph: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images Every four years, Democrats and Republicans stage their national conventions, huge primetime events at which presidential nominations […] More
President says number of US cases is good news Trump threatens to withhold funding from Michigan and Nevada over vote by mail Trump suggests hosting G7 in person Florida scientist says she was fired for refusing to change Covid-19 data ‘to support reopen plan’ Coronavirus – latest global updates Get a fresh perspective on America […] More
Wisconsin is starting to resemble a failed state Nathan Robinson Recent decisions have both undermined the government’s legitimacy and endangered the people ‘Courts are the least democratic branch of government.’ Photograph: Tannen Maury/EPA A failed state is one that can no longer claim legitimacy or perform a government’s core function of protecting the people’s basic […] More
Swing states become partisan battlegrounds in America’s fight against Covid-19 States such as Michigan and Wisconsin helped bring Donald Trump to power in 2016. How they handle the pandemic may well be crucial this November too Armed protesters have become a familiar site at state capitols in recent weeks. Photograph: Mark Makela/Getty Images They were […] More
