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Kamala Harris with official VP nomination

Harris has been tipped as a future standard-bearer for the Democratic Party as she prepares to make her acceptance speech as the first woman of colour to be nominated to a party's presidential election ticket.

19/08/2020

USA

Kamala Harris: What does Biden's choice mean for the White House race?

The Democrats hope the entry into the 2020 presidential race of the first black woman and Asian American increases their chances of beating Donald Trump.

12/08/2020

USA

Joe Biden selects California Senator Kamala Harris as running mate

Joe Biden selects California Senator Kamala Harris as running mate

11/08/2020

USA

Biden wins big in Michigan, extends lead over Sanders

Former VP Joe Biden now has a substantial delegate lead over Bernie Sanders after winning in Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi and Idaho.

11/03/2020

World News

Super Tuesday: Americans in Europe vote in 'election of our lifetimes'

Americans who live overseas also hope to make their voices heard in the Democratic primary elections.

04/03/2020

USA

Five takeaways from Super Tuesday

Joe Biden has resurged, winning 9 states on Super Tuesday. Bernie Sanders takes California. Here are five Super Tuesday facts.

04/03/2020

USA

Euroviews. How we can keep a billionaire from buying the presidency ǀ View

The wealthiest people in our country should not be allowed to use their money to capture the most powerful job in the world.

20/02/2020

USA

Euroviews. How and why impeachment is helping Trump politically ǀ View

Trump now can rile his base by portraying himself as a victim. Democrats, meanwhile, wasted a lot of time on a process that got them little.

12/02/2020

USA

Donald Trump acquitted in Senate impeachment trial

The vote in the US Senate fell largely along partisan lines between Democrats and Republicans.

05/02/2020

France

US elections: Expat Iowans take part in Democrat caucus in Paris

Voters from Egypt, Italy, the Netherlands travelled to Paris on Monday to choose their preferred Democratic candidate to run against Donald Trump.

04/02/2020

USA

Iowa Democrats under fire after botching release of caucus results

The results of the Iowa Caucus were delayed, causing chaos on the first key night of the US democratic party primaries.

04/02/2020

USA

Iowa entrance poll: Most Dems care more about beating Trump than issue

About two-thirds of voters participating in the caucus said they would rather see the Democratic Party nominate a candidate who "can beat Donald Trump."

04/02/2020

USA

How will Super Tuesday decide who faces Donald Trump in US election?

It's Super Tuesday — the biggest day in the Democratic primary calendar, when 14 states vote to decide who will face off against Donald Trump.

03/02/2020

USA

Euroviews. Securing John Bolton's impeachment testimony is only half the battle for Democrats ǀ View

The Senate majority leader is likely to insist on Clinton-era rules limiting Democrats to a one-day deposition. Here's why no one should let that happen.

30/01/2020

USA

Parties see big demographic changes despite overall static split

After a tumultuous decade, the percentage of voters who identify as Republican or Democrat has remained stable, but there are big changes inside the numbers.

19/01/2020

USA

Euroviews. Regardless of who is president in 2020, climate change will be at the bottom of the US agenda ǀ View

A second term for President Trump will entrench the “energy dominance” agenda. A new Democratic administration will likely bring a tour de force of federal executive action on climate policy through US domestic, foreign and trade policy.

09/01/2020

USA

Euroviews. Climate change became a burning issue in the 2010s, but also an opportunity ǀ View

Over the same 10 years that the danger of global warming increased, addressing that danger went from being a political liability to being an economic opportunity.

30/12/2019

USA

Euroviews. Nancy Pelosi was right about everything (especially impeachment) ǀ View

After Trump became only the third president in the history of our Republic to be impeached Wednesday evening, there was no joyous celebration — in fact, the speaker icily stared down some in her own party who applauded the vote on the House floor.

23/12/2019

USA

Euroviews. There's a simple reason Republican men yell in all the impeachment hearings ǀ View

GOP lawmakers have treated the hearings like Fox New segments, delivering loud, rambling monologues in a deliberate attempt to wear down participants and viewers.

12/12/2019

USA

Sen. Kamala Harris drops out of 2020 presidential race

The California lawmaker had announced her bid for the White House a year ago

03/12/2019