Coronavirus was the key theme, but Harris also warned of the threat to Obamacare as both candidates dodged questions
The vice-presidential debate on Wednesday was less openly hostile than the Donald Trump-Joe Biden debacle last week – but provided a further insight into the state of both campaigns ahead of November.
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VP debate 2020: Kamala Harris slams Mike Pence over coronavirus handling – live
- Harris: ‘Americans have witnessed the greatest failure of any president’
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2.47am BST
The candidates are addressing climate change.
“With regard to climate change, the climate is changing, but the issue is, what’s the cause and what do we do about it?” Pence said. “...
Democrats on the attack after Trump tax return revelations – live
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5.21pm BST
In her MSNBC interview, House speaker Nancy Pelosi also criticized Senate Republicans for moving forward with the supreme court nomination of ...
Trump says overturning Roe v Wade ‘certainly possible’ with Amy Coney Barrett – live
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5.29pm BST
Biden spoke briefly then answered a f...
Trump had us thinking mainstream Republicans were moderate. How naive | Emma Brockes
Mitt Romney and his ilk were once critics of the president. But now, when it suits them, they’re backing him again
One unlikely effect of Donald Trump being in office has been a rise in the reputation of more moderate Republicans. In 2012, when Mitt Romney was running for president, he seemed like the incarnation of monied interests – a man who would defend beyond all other principles the right of the American millionaire to be taxed at 13%. He was out of touch, and cynically motivat...
Trump says he will announce supreme court pick ‘Friday or Saturday’ – live
- Democrats smash fundraising records after Ginsburg’s death
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- US Covid deaths near 200,000
- Evidence shows mail slowdowns after Trump ally took over
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3.27pm BST
In the wake of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, Democrats are framing the supreme court battle as a fight to protect ...
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: key Republicans under spotlight as fight to replace justice begins – live
- McConnell vows Senate will push on with Trump’s pick
- What does Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death mean for the supreme court?
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3.08pm BST
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death adds even more weight to November’s elections, with both Democrats and Republicans saying that voters will not only decide the presidency but the lo...
Why is a Trump official charging taxpayers thousands for a ‘girls’ night’?
In 2018, Seema Verma spent $2,933 on a girls’ night, according to a 17-month investigation by congressional Democrats – but it isn’t the worst of her claims
They say money can’t buy you happiness, but it can buy you a really expensive girls’ night – which is exactly what Seema Verma, the Trump administration’s top Medicaid official, has been spending on – and charging the taxpayer for it too.
In 2018, Verma spent $2,933 organizing a “girls’ night” at a reporter’s house and char...
US politics: virtual Democratic convention to start amid coronavirus crisis – live updates
- Pelosi recalls House early to fight postal service election ‘sabotage’
- Sanders says Trump’s attacks on mail-in voting a ‘crisis for democracy’
- Virtual Democratic convention to kick off with emphasis on unity
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3.57pm BST
Eva Longoria, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kerry Washington and Julia Louis-Dreyfus will help em...
No Covid-19 stimulus package progress as Trump makes more false claims – live
- Another 1.18m Americans file for unemployment
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3.13pm BST
Joe Biden made clear this morning that Se...