The GuardianCoronavirus (COVID-19) US ‘turning the corner’ on pandemic but pressure grows to help other nations verified_publisherGuardian US - Ed Pilkington in New YorkThe US is approaching a turning point where Covid vaccinations are sharply reducing infection and hospitalization rates, key figures in the fight against the disease said on Sunday, though the Biden administration...
The GuardianLiz Cheney Republicans gear up to oust Liz Cheney as punishment for criticizing Trump verified_publisherGuardian US - Ed Pilkington in New YorkInfighting within the Republican party is set to come to a head this week, goaded on by the ghostly figure of former president Donald Trump in his Mar-a-Lago hideout in Florida. House Republicans are up...
The GuardianBarack Obama ‘Big bark but no bite’: Obamas mourn former first dog Bo verified_publisherGuardian US - Associated Press in Washington DCFormer President Barack Obama’s dog Bo died on Saturday from cancer, the Obamas said on social media. News of Bo’s death was shared by Obama and his wife, Michelle, on Instagram, where both expressed at...
The GuardianTrujillo ‘It’s derogatory’: one man’s four-decade fight against his town’s Native ‘mascot’ verified_publisherGuardian US - Hallie GoldenOn a recent Friday evening, the teenage daughter of the then mayor-elect of Morris, Illinois, about 60 miles south-west of Chicago, led her high school’s marching band on to the football field wearing...
The GuardianU.S. Politics Republicans cry big tech bias – on the very platforms they have dominated verified_publisherGuardian US - Adam GabbattWhen Donald Trump’s ban from Facebook was upheld this week, the howls of bias could be heard from Republicans far and wide. Those shrieks, ironically, came mostly on social media. Republicans have spent...
The GuardianU.S. Politics ‘He’s like an upside down iceberg’: historian Jon Meacham on Joe Biden verified_publisherGuardian US - David Smith in WashingtonHe has been described as Joe Biden’s “historical muse”, an occasional informal adviser to the US president and contributor to some of his major speeches including the inaugural address. In March, Jon put...
The GuardianLouisiana Bill seeks to make Louisiana ‘fossil fuel sanctuary’ in bid against Biden’s climate plans verified_publisherGuardian US - Sara Sneath in Baton RougeJust south of Oil City, where Louisiana representative Danny McCormick is from, is the predominantly Black city of Shreveport. Residents there breathe some of the most toxic air in the country. Oil refineries...
The GuardianFlying US workers continue unionization fight – but will Amazon prevail? verified_publisherGuardian US - Michael SainatoIn the wake of a defeated attempt to unionize an Amazon warehouse in Alabama, workers are continuing to fight to form and run unions at the tech giant on several fronts. In another Amazon warehouse, in...
The GuardianPublic Health How harm reduction models can save US lives in the pandemic verified_publisherGuardian US - Ankita RaoOver the course of the pandemic, the stark political divide in the US around implementing public health measures has at times been as perplexing for public health officials as the virus itself. On the...
The GuardianU.S. Politics Democrats renew effort to get Donald Trump’s financial records verified_publisherGuardian US - Hugo Lowell in Washington DCA powerful Democrat-led House committee is pushing a federal judge to order Donald Trump to comply with a subpoena for his financial records, arguing he no longer has a viable claim to withhold materials...
The GuardianArnold Schwarzenegger The recall circus is back: Schwarzenegger’s 2003 win and the fight to oust Gavin Newsom verified_publisherGuardian US - Andrew Gumbel in Los AngelesWhen California granted its voters the ability to recall a sitting governor, back in 1911, it meant to offer a stern reminder to over-entitled elected officials that they serve the people, not the other...
