US politics
Civil War is a terrifying film, but Trump: The Sequel will be a real-life horror show | Simon Tisdall
If the former president regains the White House in November, America faces a far worse dystopian future than being shown in cinemas
Simon Tisdall
27, Apr, 2024 @1:00 PM
A physician, a lawyer, a CEO: the 84 fake electors who allegedly tried to steal the 2020 election
With a new indictment this week, 36 have been criminally charged and 10 face a civil lawsuit – but seven hold office
Kira Lerner
27, Apr, 2024 @11:00 AM
‘Demolishing democracy’: how much danger does Christian nationalism pose?
Documentary Bad Faith looks at the history of a group trying to affect and corrupt politics under the guise of religion
Adrian Horton
27, Apr, 2024 @11:00 AM
Hush-money trial live: Trump appears to repeat call for lifting of gag order after Pecker testimony ends – as it happened
Ex-president rails against ban on attacking key people connected to the trial; longtime Trump assistant asked whether boss distracted while signing checks. This blog is now closed.
Maya Yang (now) and Chris Stein (earlier)
26, Apr, 2024 @9:12 PM
I’m happy to debate Trump, says Biden in surprise Howard Stern interview
President drops by Sirius XM studios to speak with the shock jock as Donald Trump sat in a courtroom downtown
Martin Pengelly in Washington
26, Apr, 2024 @6:05 PM
Trump VP contender Kristi Noem writes of killing dog – and goat – in new book
South Dakota governor includes bloody tale in campaign volume – and admits ‘a better politician … wouldn’t tell the story here’
Martin Pengelly in Washington
26, Apr, 2024 @4:14 PM
Election officials in the US are under threat. A key county just faced a major test ahead of November
Luzerne county, in the battleground state Pennsylvania, has faced high-profile mistakes like discarded ballots, and turnover. Did it pass its primary season test?
Sam Levine in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
26, Apr, 2024 @3:00 PM
‘A lot would have to go wrong for Biden to lose’: can Allan Lichtman predict the 2024 election?
The professor on his famous 13 ‘keys’ to the White House, a method for predicting election results that’s been right nine times out of 10
David Smith in Washington
26, Apr, 2024 @12:00 PM
How much did #MeToo change for women? Let’s ask Harvey Weinstein today – or Donald Trump | Marina Hyde
Both were pilloried, but that was then. Today, one has beaten a rape conviction, the other may return as president, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
Marina Hyde
26, Apr, 2024 @11:46 AM
The pro-Trump Arizona fake electors scheme: what’s in the charging document?
The indictment details the steps to push the concept of alternate electors in an alleged effort to overturn Biden’s victory
Rachel Leingang
26, Apr, 2024 @10:00 AM
Trump the elephant in the room as supreme court hearing strays into the surreal
Justices heard immunity arguments – and the conservative majority seemed determined to talk about anything but the case at hand
Ed Pilkington
25, Apr, 2024 @8:19 PM
Special counsel attorney warns of ‘sea change’ if supreme court expands presidential immunity – as it happened
Just before oral arguments at the supreme court finished, liberal justice Ketanji Brown Jackson asked lawyer for special counsel about implications of court dramatically expanding presidential immunity
Chris Stein
25, Apr, 2024 @8:04 PM
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