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This live blog is now closed. For the latest on Trump’s criminal trial, read our full report:All 12 jurors seated in Trump hush-money trial after two dismissalsJudge Merchan, in directing the press not to use physical descriptors to describe jurors, complained specifically about mentioning one of the jurors had an Irish accent.“We just lost” what would have been a good juror for the case,...

Both candidates have clinched nominations, but Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island and Wisconsin turnout may hint at 2024 resultsBoth Joe Biden and Donald Trump won primary elections in four states, including the crucial battleground state of Wisconsin.Hundreds of delegates were up for grabs in Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York and Wisconsin on Tuesday, and Biden and Trump have already amassed enough delegates to win...

Independent candidate for president selects Shanahan, 38, a wealthy philanthropist formerly married to Sergey BrinRobert F Kennedy Jr selected Nicole Shanahan, a tech attorney and wealthy philanthropist, as his running mate in an independent campaign that could upset the 2024 race for the White House.Kennedy, an environmental attorney who gained notoriety as a vaccine sceptic and conspiracy theorist, announced his pick at a campaign...

Republican candidate insists at Ohio rally that Biden had beaten ‘Barack Hussein Obama’ in elections that never took placeJoe Biden tore into Donald Trump’s mental stability at a dinner in Washington DC on Saturday – just as the former president was making verbal gaffes at a campaign rally in Ohio as well as, during remarks on the economy and auto industry, predicting a “bloodbath”...

Former president responds to Biden’s ‘angry’ address on his social media platform Truth SocialKey takeaways from Biden’s state of the union addressU.S. Senator Katie Britt of Alabama, who delivered Republicans’ formal response to Biden, attacked him over immigration and the economy.The true, unvarnished State of our Union begins and ends with this: Our families are hurting. Our country can do better, she said. Continue...

Trump and Biden pick up most delegates of any state in key win; Haley notches up surprise victory by beating Trump in VermontLive results and delegates trackerFull report: Haley wins surprise Vermont victory as Biden and Trump dominateOver at CNN, Ronald Brownstein has an analysis piece which looks a little at the potential weakness of Donald Trump support away from his core base. Brownstein...

Neither Biden nor Trump have secured the nomination of their respective parties, but both are likely to do so within the next two weeksLive results and delegates trackerJoe Biden and Donald Trump largely cruised to easy victories on Super Tuesday. In early results, Biden and Trump captured wins in their respective primaries in California, Virginia, North Carolina, Maine, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Arkansas, Alabama,...

Primary contests represent last chance for Nikki Haley to deny Trump, while Biden glides towards being Democratic nomineeDonald Trump’s grip on the Republican nomination for president is all but certain to be confirmed on Tuesday, as 16 US states and one territory hold primary votes. From Alabama to Alaska and from Arkansas to American Samoa, “Super Tuesday” represents Nikki Haley’s last chance to deny...

Dueling border visits of 2024 contenders 300 miles apart shows that immigration has become a central issue in the White House campaignIt might be seen as the first US presidential debate of 2024. Two candidates and two lecterns but 300 miles – and a political universe – apart.Joe Biden and Donald Trump spent Thursday at the US-Mexico border, a vivid display of how central...

Biden faces campaign by anti-war activists to abandon him, while Trump faces local leaders embroiled in a factional disputeWhat to know about Michigan’s primary electionPolls began to close in Michigan on Tuesday, in a presidential primary that tested how much Joe Biden and Donald Trump should be worried about winning key groups of voters in the general election in the critical swing state.Though both...

Biden says he ‘didn’t know my good friend, apparently, is going’ as he plans Brownsville visit while Trump heads for Eagle PassJoe Biden and Donald Trump will both travel to the US border with Mexico on Thursday, dueling visits by the president and his probable opponent for re-election underlining the importance of immigration as an issue in the coming campaign.Biden will visit Brownsville, Texas,...

Exit polls show election denialism has become mainstream among Republicans despite studies finding no widespread fraud in 2020More than 60% of South Carolina Republican primary voters said they don’t believe Joe Biden was legitimately elected, according to exit polls, the latest data point that underscores how election denialism has become a mainstream belief in the Republican party.Eighty-seven percent of those who don’t believe the...

‘He didn’t understand lack of civility. He didn’t understand attacking another person,’ says Patti Davis of former US presidentThe daughter of former president Ronald Reagan has hit out at contemporary White House politics, saying she thinks her late father would be “appalled” by the personal tenor of current political discourse.“I think he’d be appalled … it was just more civilized,” Patti Davis told NBC’s...

Letitia James says judgment of more than $350m shows Trump’s ‘long-running fraud was intentional, egregious and illegal’Full report: Donald Trump fined more than $350m in fraud trialHow will Trump pay the penalties?Fulton County district attorney Fani Willis’ father took the stand now, testifying about threats she faced at the home he lived in with her in 2019 and 2020, before she moved to a...

Russian president says Biden is ‘more predictable’, in remarks likely to be attempt to make mischief in US electionVladimir Putin has said he would prefer a Joe Biden presidency to a Donald Trump one and mocked the former Fox News presenter Tucker Carlson for a “lack of sharp questions” during their interview at the Kremlin last week.Asked by a Russian state journalist on Wednesday...

Candidate’s ailing campaign will use mobile billboard in her home state to highlight her opponents’ many verbal gaffesNikki Haley’s Republican presidential nomination campaign in South Carolina is set to parade a mobile billboard drawing attention to rival Donald Trump’s age on Saturday, as ageing and mental acuity issues continue to dominate the United States’ political discourse.The stunt, which was scheduled to pass through Myrtle...

As Biden was hit by a brutal special counsel report, Trump seemed set for victory at the supreme court and his only serious Republican rival suffered humiliationFor those campaigning to bring Donald Trump back to the White House, the past week has seen much to celebrate. For those concerned for the health of American democracy, it felt like a disaster.Joe Biden was hit by...

The chamber then attempted to advance a foreign aid package which included only funding for US allies outlined in the bipartisan billThe Senate blocked a bipartisan border and national security bill from advancing on Wednesday, as Democrats accused Republicans of bending to the political wishes of Donald Trump at the expense of their constituents.The vote was 49 to 50, with 45 Democrats and four...

Election day off to a quiet start with no major candidates in the state and with voters slow to trickle into polling sitesPolls have closed in Nevada, which is holding its first presidential primary contest in the US west, has been damp – and oddly quiet.None of the major candidates are in the state, and voters have been slow to trickle into polling sites....

This live blog is now closed. You can read our full report and explainer below:Full story: Fani Willis confirms relationship with Trump 2020 election prosecutorExplained: what does relationship mean for Trump Georgia case?Joe Biden has welcomed another month of strong job creation, pointing out that the US has added almost 15m jobs since he was sworn in.Responding to today’s strong non-farm payroll report, showing...

President’s visit to the battleground state is met with autoworkers’ endorsements – and protests over his backing of IsraelJoe Biden won a strong pledge of support on Thursday from union autoworkers crucial to his re-election bid in Michigan, while yet more protests over his backing of Israel’s actions in Gaza put pressure on the trip.The president’s travel to the battleground state was intended as...

Ex-South Carolina governor’s new campaign highlights ‘senior moments’ of both men who are likely headed for a rematchRepublican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has launched a new attack on her rivals in the 2024 election – fellow party member Donald Trump and US president Joe Biden, with an advertisement campaign targeting their age.In a new series of political ads, first reported by the New York...

In the state that is now first on the Democratic primaries calendar, the president offers fresh assurances he would be willing to close down the US-Mexico borderFour years ago, Democrats in South Carolina – and Black Democrats in particular – effectively cleared the field for President Joe Biden’s nomination, ending what might have otherwise been a rowdy primary campaign for the right to face...

Ex-president in strong position to seize Republican nomination after sweeping first two contests of 2024 primary seasonA sweep of the first two nominating contests on the 2024 primary season left Donald Trump in a strong position to seize the Republican party nomination, and made a rematch with Joe Biden even more inevitable.Trump’s Republican rival, Nikki Haley, vowed to fight on despite her second place...