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Trump can’t cancel the election – but he will try to stop people voting Arwa Mahdawi Only by making participation more flexible can we ensure a fair contest in November – which is why Republicans are blocking such moves Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Despite the coronavirus outbreak, residents in Wisconsin […] More
‘It will disappear’: the disinformation Trump spread about the coronavirus – timeline The president was personally warned about the growing crisis beginning in mid-January – but continued to give false assurances to the American public Coronavirus – live US updates Live global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus taskforce […] More
Play Video 2:12 US president Donald Trump has claimed he has ‘total authority’ to supersede decisions made by state governors to ease social restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic. ‘When someone is president of the United States the authority is total’, Trump said during a White House press briefing. Reporters questioned the assertion, asking: ‘You said […] More
Play Video 3:13 Donald Trump has used a White House press briefing on coronavirus to play a campaign-style video attacking the media. The video comprised clips from Trump’s preferred network, Fox News, praising his record on the pandemic. CNN and MSCNB cut away from the briefing, calling the video ‘propaganda’. At the rest of the […] More
On April 9, the government of Saudi Arabia unilaterally called for a two-week ceasefire in the five-year conflict that has ravaged Yemen, the Middle East’s poorest nation. The UN, the European Union and the US Congress have long called for a suspension of hostilities and a return to the negotiating table. In June 2019, Congress voted to suspend all weapons […] More
Sanders says: ‘We’ve got to make Trump a one-term president’ Biden all but confirmed as Democratic challenger to Trump Play Video 2:07 ‘We need you in the White House’: Bernie Sanders endorses Joe Biden for president – video Bernie Sanders endorsed his former rival Joe Biden for president on Monday, during a surprise appearance on […] More
Joe Biden now stands alone as the Democratic Party’s presumptive candidate to run against the incumbent US president, Donald Trump, in November’s election. Officially, the suspense is over. But unofficially, it continues stronger than ever. One obvious reason is the chaos that affects all public activities due to the nation’s organized response to the coronavirus […] More
White House spokesman said president ‘is not firing Dr Fauci’ after Trump retweeted post calling for public health expert’s removal Coronavirus – live US updates Live global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Donald Trump listens as Dr Anthony Fauci speaks during a coronavirus taskforce briefing at the White House on 7 April. Photograph: Kevin […] More
