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They call it the boiler room.  It’s without its usual crammed intensity in these days of social distancing, but this very different US election keeps them busy. At the headquarters of “Democracy North Carolina” in its state capital of Raleigh, 10 advisers bash phones and keyboards, providing support to the vote and to voters. The

It was the cheer that did it. The ripple of applause outside the gym hall entrance of Wake Technical College in Raleigh, North Carolina, at the 8am announcement of “doors open”. You knew then, if you didn’t before, that this election was different. In this exercise of what is, typically, a routine mundanity in the

In simultaneous town hall debates, President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden made their cases for why voters should choose them. The two candidates were meant to be going head to head in their second presidential debate last night, but the event was cancelled because of Mr Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis. Here are four

Facebook and Twitter are preventing users from sharing a story about Hunter Biden – allegations which an expert in foreign interference has described as “highly suspicious”. Two articles published in the New York Post claim to present evidence that Hunter Biden, the son of US presidential candidate Joe Biden, introduced a Ukrainian businessman to his

Donald Trump’s teenage son Barron tested positive for coronavirus but had no symptoms, according to first lady Melania Trump. Barron, 14, tested positive after both of his parents contracted the virus, Mrs Trump said in a personal post on the White House website. In the post, entitled My Personal Experience With COVID-19, she said: “Recovering

Elderly voters helped put Donald Trump in office. They could also boot him out. The polls tell a worrying story for the president. In national and key battleground states, the turnaround from four years ago among voters 65 and over is pretty stark. Mr Trump captured the senior vote by almost ten points, according to

Joe Biden is bidding to woo voters in the Republican stronghold state of Ohio, telling a drive-in rally that Donald Trump “turned his back on you” during the coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout. The Democrat challenger took his campaign for the presidency to the red state on Monday, where he made two appearances in

There was no acknowledgement of vulnerability from the president as he touched down on Air Force One at Sanford International Airport – whipping the crowd into a brief frenzy as they applauded his predictably grand return. Eleven days after announcing he had coronavirus, Donald Trump was punching the air triumphantly, claiming he was immune, throwing

Donald Trump has claimed he has a “protective glow” after being given the all-clear from coronavirus by White House medical staff. The US president also declared himself immune to the virus, despite official guidance from the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention warning that recovering from COVID-19 does not make a patient immune to

In some ways, it was like he had never been away. After a week-long COVID-19 enforced absence, Donald Trump addressed a noisy and enthusiastic crowd, happily veering off-script and lambasting his political opponents. It was classic Trump. But his Saturday appearance at the White House also tells the story of an altered reality in this

Donald Trump has urged supporters to vote his rivals into “oblivion” during his first public campaign appearance since being treated for coronavirus. Hundreds of supporters gathered on the White House lawn in matching T-shirts and hats as the US president spoke to them from a balcony on Saturday evening. It was his first public event

The United States has reported more than 58,000 new coronavirus cases on Friday – a two-month high, according to analysis by Reuters. Ten of the 50 states reported record one-day rises in the number of cases, including Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri and Ohio. Wisconsin and Illinois had more than 3,000 new cases for the second consecutive

A leading US virus expert has criticised the White House for a hosting what he says turned out to be a “superspreader event” linked to an outbreak of COVID-19. Dr Anthony Fauci, an infectious diseases expert and member of the White House’s coronavirus task force, also criticised Donald Trump’s use of the word “cure” when

Donald Trump is keen to return to the campaign trail, the White House said, and will likely be tested for COVID-19 later. With less than a month to go before the presidential election, Mr Trump, who was diagnosed with coronavirus on 1 October and spent three days in hospital, wants to get his campaign back

His supporters take him seriously but not literally, his opponents in reverse. So it was wisely said of Donald Trump before he took office. There is a limit to how seriously we take his promises. They all have an element of hyperbole. So that makes it harder judging if he’s achieved them or not. But

Donald Trump says he will “probably” hold a rally in Florida after he was cleared to resume public engagements from tomorrow. His physician, Doctor Sean Conley, says the president has completed his course of treatment for coronavirus and that he has responded well. In a statement released by White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany on