US elections 2020
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Family of George Floyd holds memorial in Houston, to conclude with a funeral procession to his final resting place
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Equipment malfunctions and long waits to vote despite the state having encouraged people to vote by mail
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In focus
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President’s latest decisions – deploying military forces against protesters, and the church photo op – are chipping away at his base
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Party members and former allies are increasingly willing to criticize the president. But grassroots support remains strong
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The legislation would ban chokeholds by police, set up a national database for tracking police misconduct and would bar types of ‘no-knock’ warrants
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Records reviewed by the Post found the president had to resubmit his application, despite railing against the vote by mail process
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The de facto Democratic nominee vows not to ‘fan the flames of hate’ as the president brandished a Bible and boasted of using ‘overwhelming force’
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The country’s most reliable voting bloc are also the most vulnerable to the virus, which looks to be benefiting Biden
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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Not for half a century has the US seen such large protests – and never with a president whose response has been so callous
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As people protest across the US, Donald Trump and Joe Biden have offered divergent responses that point to a divisive political debate on race relations
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Honest Elections Project, part of network that pushed supreme court pick Brett Kavanaugh, is now focusing on voting restrictions
Opinion
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Faced with the George Floyd protests, the president wants to be seen as a strongman. What happens if he loses at the polls?
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Democrats in Washington are not just passively failing to mount an opposition to Trump. They are actively helping Republicans
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Indigenous households on reservations disproportionately lack mail delivery and policymakers must recognize the limitations of vote-by-mail
On the road
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Ex-White House chief of staff questioned Trump’s character and ethics after Mattis attacked president for his conduct in office
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Despite the pandemic, the president can’t wait to get back packed rallies while his Democratic rival practices caution. Each thinks he has a winning strategy
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Randy Feenstra unseats nine-term conservative, who was repeatedly reprimanded by party leaders for interactions with white nationalists
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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