US: Joe Biden formally secures Democratic presidential nomination

Biden served for eight years as vice president under Barack Obama and this is his third bid for the presidency.

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· Yesterday · 10:28 am

Could Donald Trump’s handling of the Covid-19 crisis secure him a second term?

Even amid Trump’s ‘confused and incoherent’ policies, his approval ratings have gone up.

Paul Whiteley and Harold D Clarke, The Conversation

· Apr 23, 2020 · 09:30 pm

Covid-19: Plans to militarise America’s northern border expose faultlines in US-Canada relations

It has been dubbed the ‘Mexicanisation’ of the US-Canada border.

Bruno Dupeyron, The Conversation

· Apr 06, 2020 · 11:30 pm

Across the world, we’re seeing more women leaders. What’s holding the United States back?

The 2020 Democratic nomination contest originally had six women candidates. Now, the focus is on two men.

Farida Jalalzai, The Conversation

· Mar 13, 2020 · 11:30 pm

US elections: Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders stay ahead in Democratic race as Michael Bloomberg pulls out

Bloomberg decided to endorse Biden, who he referred to as ‘a great American’.

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· Mar 04, 2020 · 10:40 pm

US elections: Joe Biden wins eight Democratic primaries, Bernie Sanders four on Super Tuesday

Biden, a former vice president, was projected to win in Massachusetts, Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Arkansas and Minnesota.

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· Mar 04, 2020 · 11:40 am

How ‘socialism’ became a bad word in hyper-capitalist America

The Ad Council, aided by the US government, played a major role in shaping America’s capitalist ethos.

Oana Godeanu-Kenworthy, The Conversation

· Mar 03, 2020 · 11:30 pm

US: Senator Bernie Sanders wins New Hampshire primary, strengthens White House bid

Pete Buttigieg, a former mayor of a town in Indiana, was a close second while Senator Amy Klobuchar came third.

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· Feb 12, 2020 · 05:02 pm

US: Donald Trump ousts two impeachment witnesses

The two who faced action are Gordon Sondland, the US ambassador to EU, and Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, a Ukraine expert on National Security Council.

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· Feb 08, 2020 · 09:39 am

‘Went through hell’: US President Donald Trump celebrates his acquittal in impeachment trial

The president described members of the US Congress as ‘warriors’ for the way they handled the impeachment proceedings.

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· Feb 07, 2020 · 10:35 am

US President Donald Trump acquitted by Senate in impeachment trial

The Senate voted 52-48 to acquit him on charges of abuse of power and 53-47 on obstruction of Congress.

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· Feb 06, 2020 · 07:43 am

US: Nancy Pelosi tears up copy of Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech

Earlier, Trump had refused to shake hands with Pelosi, who has launched Trump’s impeachment proceedings.

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· Feb 05, 2020 · 10:14 am