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Republican senator to step down as intelligence committee head amid insider trading scandal Whistleblower warns ‘time is running out’ as virus continues to spread 36m Americans now unemployed as another 3m file for benefits Where is the CDC? How Trump sidelined the agency Coronavirus – latest global updates Get a fresh perspective on America – […] More
Wisconsin supreme court ruling striking down Democratic governor’s stay-at-home order underscores division in the state People protest against the coronavirus shutdown in front of the state capitol in Madison, Wisconsin, on 24 April 2020. Photograph: Kamil Krzaczyński/AFP via Getty Images A conservative majority on the Wisconsin supreme court struck down a stay-at-home order from the […] More
Mike Garcia leading in California’s special election while Tom Tiffany easily won a special congressional election in Wisconsin People wait to cast their votes at a polling station for the special election in California’s 25th congressional district, in Santa Clarita. Photograph: Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images Republicans appeared poised to win two congressional seats – […] More
In an interview with the Guardian, Liz Uihlein expressed her dismay at Wisconsin’s handling of the coronavirus crisis Coronavirus – live US updates Live global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Liz Uihlein at the White House for a state dinner in 2019. Photograph: Paul Morigi/Bloomberg via Getty Images One of Donald Trump’s most fervent […] More
Wisconsin Republicans lost a state supreme court race on Monday after pushing to hold an election amid the Covid-19 pandemic Ballots cast in Racine, Wisconsin are tabulated on Monday. Photograph: Mark Hertzberg/Zuma Wire/Rex/Shutterstock In the end, it wasn’t even close. Less than a week after forcing Wisconsin voters to risk their health and go to […] More
US elections 2020 Judge Jill Karofsky held a wide lead over a conservative justice in a win that could have implications for voting rights cases Bernie Sanders endorses Joe Biden for president Joe Biden is presumed to be the Democratic presidential nominee after Bernie Sanders dropped out and being favored in early Wisconsin results. Photograph: […] More
Wisconsin: the state where American democracy went to die The state’s holding of a primary during a pandemic is just the latest example of Republicans’ naked bid to keep power at all costs Voters wait in line to cast ballots in Milwaukee on Tuesday. Photograph: Daniel Acker/Reuters Less than 72 hours before polls opened in […] More
Wisconsin proves it: Republicans will sacrifice voters’ health to keep power The deliberate chaos and unthinkable images from the state’s primary marked Republicans’ dress rehearsal for November Voters wait to cast ballots during the presidential primary election in Wisconsin on Tuesday. Photograph: Daniel Acker/Reuters If any lingering doubts remained, Tuesday should have erased them all. […] More
