This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldWe’re moving to a new live blog now – follow all the latest on the US election here:Donald Trump’s reelection campaign has released another statement from the president, in which he calls for “full transparency” in the vote count. “We believe the American people deserve to have full transparency into all vote counting and election certification, and that this is no longer about any single election. This is about the integrity of our entire election process,” Trump said. “From the beginning we have said that all legal...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldWe’re moving to a new live blog now – follow all the latest on the US election here:Donald Trump’s reelection campaign has released another statement from the president, in which he calls for “full transparency” in the vote count. “We believe the American people deserve to have full transparency into all vote counting and election certification, and that this is no longer about any single election. This is about the integrity of our entire election process,” Trump said. “From the beginning we have said that all legal...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year old– Joan E Greve and Maanvi Singh Matt Gaetz, the Florida Republican congressman who is being investigated over child sex trafficking charges, and who reportedly shared nude pictures of women with colleagues, is speaking at former president Donald Trump’s resort in Doral, at a rally for a pro-Trump women’s group. Politico : Women for America First announced late Tuesday that Gaetz would be a speaker at the three-day “Save America Summit.” This is the same group that helped organize the “March for Trump” rally in...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year old– Joan E Greve and Maanvi Singh Matt Gaetz, the Florida Republican congressman who is being investigated over child sex trafficking charges, and who reportedly shared nude pictures of women with colleagues, is speaking at former president Donald Trump’s resort in Doral, at a rally for a pro-Trump women’s group. Politico : Women for America First announced late Tuesday that Gaetz would be a speaker at the three-day “Save America Summit.” This is the same group that helped organize the “March for Trump” rally in...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldFirst published on Mon 1 Mar 2021 12.07 ESTRochelle Walensky, the director of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on Monday that a recent increase in coronavirus cases indicated a “fourth surge” could occur before a majority of the US is vaccinated.“At this level of cases, with variants spreading, we stand to completely lose the hard-earned ground we have gained,” Walensky , during a White House briefing.“Now is not the time to relax the critical safeguards that we know can stop the spread of...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldFirst published on Mon 1 Mar 2021 12.07 ESTRochelle Walensky, the director of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on Monday that a recent increase in coronavirus cases indicated a “fourth surge” could occur before a majority of the US is vaccinated.“At this level of cases, with variants spreading, we stand to completely lose the hard-earned ground we have gained,” Walensky , during a White House briefing.“Now is not the time to relax the critical safeguards that we know can stop the spread of...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldRichard Barnett will face federal charges, as will the West Virginia lawmaker Derrick EvansLast modified on Mon 11 Jan 2021 15.28 ESTA man with his foot on the desk of a staff member in House speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office in Washington as part of a pro-Trump mob that breached security and rampaged through the US Capitol was arrested on Friday.Richard Barnett, 60, of Gravette, Arkansas, was taken into custody in that state and, along with the West Virginia state representative Derrick Evans, who was also arrested, faces...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldRichard Barnett will face federal charges, as will the West Virginia lawmaker Derrick EvansLast modified on Mon 11 Jan 2021 15.28 ESTA man with his foot on the desk of a staff member in House speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office in Washington as part of a pro-Trump mob that breached security and rampaged through the US Capitol was arrested on Friday.Richard Barnett, 60, of Gravette, Arkansas, was taken into custody in that state and, along with the West Virginia state representative Derrick Evans, who was also arrested, faces...WW…

Amid four years of corruption, caging children and trashing democracy there were some light-hearted moments – no reallyLast modified on Fri 1 Jan 2021 02.03 ESTDonald Trump’s presidency will soon come to an end, and his time in the White House will almost certainly be best remembered for the chaos and controversy caused by his oft-criticized choices on everything from immigration to the coronavirus pandemic.The president’s habit of making off-the-cuff comments and split-second decisions – either over Twitter or – has repeatedly and sent his senior staffers scrambling to explain the firing...…Amid four years of corruption, caging children and trashing democracy there were some light-hearted moments – no reallyLast modified on Fri 1 Jan 2021 02.03 ESTDonald Trump’s presidency will soon come to an end, and his time in the White House will almost certainly be best remembered for the chaos and controversy caused by his oft-criticized choices on everything from immigration to the coronavirus pandemic.The president’s habit of making off-the-cuff comments and split-second decisions – either over Twitter or – has repeatedly and sent his senior staffers scrambling to explain the firing...WW…

Analysis: The Democratic left rallied around the party’s nominee but are now warily surveying his picks for top administration positionsLast modified on Wed 17 Feb 2021 06.04 ESTJoe Biden has long had a rollercoaster relationship with progressive organizations and the left wing of the Democratic party and there are signs that the relationship is again starting to fray now that his electoral triumph over Donald Trump is receding into the rear-view mirror.When Biden entered the Democratic primary field progressive groups were quick to criticize the former vice-president for supporting the...…Analysis: The Democratic left rallied around the party’s nominee but are now warily surveying his picks for top administration positionsLast modified on Wed 17 Feb 2021 06.04 ESTJoe Biden has long had a rollercoaster relationship with progressive organizations and the left wing of the Democratic party and there are signs that the relationship is again starting to fray now that his electoral triumph over Donald Trump is receding into the rear-view mirror.When Biden entered the Democratic primary field progressive groups were quick to criticize the former vice-president for supporting the...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldWe’re closing this live blog now and moving to a fresh one. Join us for all the latest news, results and reaction:The Associated Press, which the Guardian relies on to project election results due to their generally cautious approach, has responded to Donald Trump’s false claim that he has won the election: explains: What usually happens?US presidential elections are not won by the national popular vote. The winner in each state collects its electoral college votes – and needs a total of 270 to take the White House.In...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldWe’re closing this live blog now and moving to a fresh one. Join us for all the latest news, results and reaction:The Associated Press, which the Guardian relies on to project election results due to their generally cautious approach, has responded to Donald Trump’s false claim that he has won the election: explains: What usually happens?US presidential elections are not won by the national popular vote. The winner in each state collects its electoral college votes – and needs a total of 270 to take the White House.In...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldFormer president lambasted successor as new figures show more than 70m Americans have already cast their votesFirst published on Tue 27 Oct 2020 17.26 EDTBarack Obama ridiculed at a Florida rally on Tuesday for the president’s complaints about the media closely covering the national coronavirus crisis.The 44th president has recently abandoned traditional decorum where a former president refrains from publicly criticizing his successor, lambasting the 45th president in recent speeches for his response to the coronavirus...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldFormer president lambasted successor as new figures show more than 70m Americans have already cast their votesFirst published on Tue 27 Oct 2020 17.26 EDTBarack Obama ridiculed at a Florida rally on Tuesday for the president’s complaints about the media closely covering the national coronavirus crisis.The 44th president has recently abandoned traditional decorum where a former president refrains from publicly criticizing his successor, lambasting the 45th president in recent speeches for his response to the coronavirus...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldData from the US Elections Project predicts a record 150m ballots, representing 65% of eligible voters, for this electionLast modified on Wed 20 Jan 2021 22.19 ESTMore than 50 million Americans have cast ballots in the US presidential election with 11 days to go in the campaign, a pace that could lead to the highest voter turnout in over a century, according to data from the US Elections Project on Friday.The eye-popping figure is a sign of intense interest in the contest between Republican and Joe Biden, his Democratic...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldData from the US Elections Project predicts a record 150m ballots, representing 65% of eligible voters, for this electionLast modified on Wed 20 Jan 2021 22.19 ESTMore than 50 million Americans have cast ballots in the US presidential election with 11 days to go in the campaign, a pace that could lead to the highest voter turnout in over a century, according to data from the US Elections Project on Friday.The eye-popping figure is a sign of intense interest in the contest between Republican and Joe Biden, his Democratic...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldSchumer says $618bn Republican offer too small and warns crisis could drag on for years unless large-scale relief is passedFirst published on Wed 3 Feb 2021 09.38 ESTJoe Biden and his new treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, are encouraging Democrats in Congress to go big and bold on the Covid-19 relief package and have effectively panned a Republican alternative that is less than a third the size of the president’s $1.9tn rescue plan.Senate Democrats took steps on Tuesday to push ahead with the huge bill, with or without...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldSchumer says $618bn Republican offer too small and warns crisis could drag on for years unless large-scale relief is passedFirst published on Wed 3 Feb 2021 09.38 ESTJoe Biden and his new treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, are encouraging Democrats in Congress to go big and bold on the Covid-19 relief package and have effectively panned a Republican alternative that is less than a third the size of the president’s $1.9tn rescue plan.Senate Democrats took steps on Tuesday to push ahead with the huge bill, with or without...WW…