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Biden backed by influential House Democrat Jim Clyburn Ex vice-president seeks victory to get campaign back on track Joe Biden’s flailing presidential bid received a significant boost on Wednesday following the endorsement of a powerful South Carolina Democrat, hours after the former vice-president declared during a turbulent debate among the still-divided Democratic field that he […] More
President to receive briefing from CDC experts on Wednesday San Francisco declares precautionary local emergency Donald Trump praised US health officials’ response to the coronavirus outbreak on Wednesday, as he and other members of his administration attempted to play down its possible impact. Related: Will coronavirus trigger a global recession? | Jeffrey Frankel Continue reading… More
New York Times journalist Lisa Lerer may see herself as US media’s top expert on the phenomenon of disinformation, which includes fake news. Even before Donald Trump’s inauguration, in December 2016, she was among the first to promote Hillary Clinton’s delirious ravings accusing Russia’s President Vladimir Putin of directing Trump’s 2016 campaign because, in Clinton’s […] More
In politics, as in life, there is a major distinction between “I” and “we.” And because “you” can be both singular and plural, the gulf between “I” and “we” is often glossed over without a mention. However, it is time that America took stock of what it is doing to its national character by so often ignoring […] More
Clyburn gives Biden crucial support ahead of state’s Democratic primary Boston Globe endorses Warren as best ‘to lay bare Trump’s weaknesses’ Sanders and Bloomberg bear brunt of attacks in ‘messy’ TV debate Support the Guardian’s independent journalism. Make a contribution 3.19pm GMT A bipartisan group of 70 former senators have penned a letter to the […] More
On February 23, Hamburg’s voters were called upon to elect a new parliament. Hamburg is Germany’s second-largest city and its most important port. But, for historical reasons, it is also one of Germany’s 16 Länder, and one of three city-states (the other two are Berlin and Bremen), that compose the Federal Republic. The Social Democrats […] More
Ronny Jackson says he encouraged president to eat vegetables ‘The exercise stuff never took off as much as I wanted it to’ A former White House physician who memorably said Donald Trump might have lived to 200 if he had improved his junk-food heavy diet has confessed to sneaking cauliflower into the president’s mashed potatoes. […] More
WikiLeaks founder’s lawyers complain of interference after first day of extradition hearing Julian Assange was handcuffed 11 times, stripped naked twice and had his case files confiscated after the first day of his extradition hearing, according to his lawyers, who complained of interference in his ability to take part. Their appeal to the judge overseeing […] More
