US elections 2020
Latest news
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Lawmakers are sending a new ballot proposal that would undo 2018 protections against manipulation of electoral maps
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Former staffer discusses allegation in in-depth interview with former Fox News and NBC host
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In focus
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The presumptive Democratic nominee has said his No2 will be a woman and Warren, Abrams, Harris, Whitmer and Klobuchar lead the contenders
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Coronavirus has robbed the Democrat of his typical back-slapping approach as he faces growing scrutiny and a third-party challenge
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Across the US, students and faculty are asking universities to close for one day to make voting easier
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While high-profile Democrats voice support for the presumptive presidential nominee, some progressives call for a closer look at Tara Reade’s allegations
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Amid the evasions and distortions lies evidence that Ralph Reed knows, really, that religion and politics can mix to noble ends – just not under this president
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The Michigan congressman who quit the Republican party is seeking the Libertarian nomination – and he could make a difference in the election
What's left, America?
Gary Younge travels through the political landscape of the left, examining it's nature under Trump
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Marginalized groups in America are asserting themselves and, in doing so, making others sensitized to their condition
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Voters’ feelings on socialism have shifted with half of those under 40 saying they would prefer to live in a socialist country
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Hillary Clinton’s defeat appears to have radicalised women in a way that her campaign did not – it wasn’t that she lost to a man, but that she lost to Donald Trump
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Explainers
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Almost two dozen Democratic candidates are vying for the party’s nomination to take on Trump in the 2020 race. Here’s where they stand on the key issues
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Almost two dozen Democratic candidates - and a few Republicans - are vying to be the one to take on Donald Trump in the 2020 race for the White House
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From the debates, to the conventions, to the electoral college, here’s everything you need to know
Opinion
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Life and death are on the line and the president and his minions appear reluctant to grasp the reality
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News Corp is campaigning full-bore for the US president, with reports of a Wuhan lab ‘intelligence’ dossier being seeded across its empire
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The president and his allies are hiding the facts and pretending ‘freedom’ conquers all. As a result, more Americans will die
On the road
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Findings underscore partisan divide over voting as Democrats push to ease restrictions while Republicans defend them
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Kamala Harris and Cory Booker joined former vice-president as Biden boasted of how he will beat leftwing rival Bernie Sanders
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Many Puerto Ricans fleeing to Florida felt sidelined by Trump after the federal government’s insufficient response to Hurricane Maria
Profiles
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As Democrats who support #MeToo rally behind their likely nominee to face Donald Trump, Republicans claim hypocrisy
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The former New York mayor spent almost $1bn on his campaign but is expanding his web of influence within the Democratic party
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Biden has taken an unusual approach, gamely answering questions about his search for a vice-president – a role he knows intimately
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Brad Parscale was the outsider who fashioned Trump’s digital campaign in 2016. Now his workaholic campaign manager, is he a ‘creative thinker’ or an ‘over-promoted troll’
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The MSNBC host’s show has become a safety blanket for many US progressives. She discusses her demonisation by the right, tackling the president’s lies – and coming out at 17
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He was a Republican ad man but now he’s a bestselling author out to bring down a president. He says Democrats must listen
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