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If she chooses to run for president in 2016, Hillary Clinton has record polling, a solid coalition and top organisation on her sideI have no clue whether or not Hillary Clinton will run for the...
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Republican senator and presidential candidate admired for his bravery as a prisoner in Vietnam and for speaking truth to powerSenator John McCain of Arizona, who has died aged 81 after suffering from...
View ArticleTotal number of aliens? You couldn't make it up… | David Mitchell
The truth is out there. Only this probably isn’t itThe US presidential election night of 2000 is the only one I’ve ever properly watched on TV. I didn’t have much else to do that evening and my...
View ArticleTrump celebrates Fourth of July by stoking division over pandemic and race
President says protesters over racial injustice ‘trample our freedoms’Republican support shows signs of cracks as election nearsUS politics – live coverageDonald Trump celebrated America’s Independence...
View ArticleIf you’re not terrified about Facebook, you haven’t been paying attention |...
Facebook and America are now indivisible, says the Observer journalist who broke the Cambridge Analytica scandal – and the world is a sicker place for itJohn Naughton on how Facebook could stop Biden’s...
View ArticleWill Trump’s law and order gamble pay off? – podcast
The Guardian’s US Washington DC bureau chief, David Smith, discusses Donald Trump’s law and order gamble on the election, and how it is impacting on Democratic candidate Joe Biden’s campaign The...
View ArticleWhen will we know who’s won the US election?: Politics Weekly Extra - podcast
This week, Jonathan Freedland speaks to the Guardian’s Sam Levine about why election night might turn into election week … or monthThis week the question might seem a simple one, but it isn’t. Jonathan...
View ArticleBiden calls Trump a 'climate arsonist' as wildfires rage – video
Joe Biden addressed record-setting wildfires in the western US while on the presidential campaign, calling Donald Trump a 'climate arsonist'.Meanwhile Donald Trump arrived in California, citing the...
View ArticleTwo decades after the 'Brooks Brothers riot', experts fear graver election...
As Trump stokes misinformation and armed supporters take to the streets, observers warn of vigilante violenceIn late November 2000, hundreds of mostly middle-aged male protesters, dressed in...
View ArticleTrump's positive Covid test was a surprise that many saw coming
The president has been cavalier throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Now, a month before the election, this changes everythingDonald and Melania Trump test positive for coronavirusCoronavirus – latest...
View ArticleAmerica is having a code red moment. Which of its enemies is likely to strike...
With Trump in hospital and the election campaign in chaos, the US has never been more vulnerable to foreign threatsUS presidential elections and the uncertain transition periods that follow have...
View ArticleOne person hoping Donald Trump wins: Boris Johnson | Jonathan Freedland
If Joe Biden becomes the next US president, that will be good news for Labour in the UK, and spell trouble for the governmentTo contemplate the impact of Donald Trump losing next month, it helps to...
View ArticleJoe Biden looks like a safe pair of hands for the US economy | Jeffrey Frankel
Contrary to popular belief, Democratic presidents have been better for the economy than RepublicansIn a few days, Americans will choose a president. Opinion polling suggests that voters favour former...
View ArticleUS election 2020: can the Democrats win back trust in Ohio?
The race in Ohio has long been a reliable guide to the US election: the state’s winner usually goes on to win the presidency. In 2016, it broke decisively for Trump, but this year there are signs that...
View ArticleThe Observer view on the US election | Observer editorial
Another four years of Donald Trump would be a disaster for America. We must hope Biden wins and wins bigThe US presidential election on Tuesday is the most momentous in recent modern history. It is a...
View ArticleWhat to do when your president has a temper tantrum | Marina Hyde
For parents of small children, Donald Trump’s latest meltdown is extremely, totally, instantly recognisableThere are several reasons presidents cry. Anyone who has ever had one and been up half the...
View ArticleHe's done it! Joe Biden victory celebrations – in pictures
Supporters are in raptures as they celebrate Biden’s victory. He will be the 46th president of the United States of AmericaUS elections 2020 - live updatesContinue reading...
View ArticleLeave military out of it, former defence secretaries tell Trump
Unprecedented letter calls on voted-out president to accept Joe Biden’s election victory amid growing fears over his behaviourAll 10 former US defence secretaries still living, including two who worked...
View ArticleCan Joe Biden make America great again?
His skills as a fixer are finely honed – but they cannot restore a pre-Trump normality. As president, Biden’s private self, shadowed by loss, must come into its ownEvery year after 1975, Joe Biden, his...
View ArticleRepublican election audits have led to voting system breaches, experts say
MyPillow chief gave out election software at South Dakota event derived from Republican challenges in Colorado and MichiganRepublican efforts to question Donald Trump’s defeat in 2020 have led to...
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