Politics

You can now receive the very latest news, developments and exclusive analysis from Westminster and beyond via the Telegraph's Politics WhatsApp group. If you're looking for the latest on the Government's ongoing response to the coronavirus pandemic, this is the place for you.  … [Read more...] about Telegraph Politics WhatsApp Group: Sign up for the latest Brexit and coronavirus updates

A coalition of leftist groups is “secretly” discussing how to mobilize and prepare for what it envisions as a “political apocalypse” full of violence and chaos if Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden fails to win a landslide victory on November 3, the Daily Beast reported Monday. … [Read more...] about Report: Left Mobilizes for ‘Mass Public Unrest,’ ‘Political Apocalypse’ Expected If Biden Loses

"Always remember, others may hate you, but those who hate you don't win unless you hate them, and then you destroy yourself," he said in his farewell address to the White House staff. … [Read more...] about Watergate scandal: A look back at crisis that changed US politics

“She looked and she watched the debate, and she watched Joe and she said, ‘Darling, it’s so sad,’” Trump said, as the crowd laughed. “This was early on. And this is the guy I’m running against.” … [Read more...] about Donald Trump: Joe Biden the ‘Worst Presidential Candidate’ in History of Politics

This would be a windfall for the government: $1.4 trillion in revenue over a decade, according to one estimate from a conservative think tank. But it would hit hardest middle-income Americans in the highest-tax states of California, New York, Illinois, and New Jersey. Those all happen to be Democratic states, which have become a frequent target for the Republicans who control Congress. But they still present a legislative math problem for House leaders, who must rely on votes from the 35 GOP representatives from those states to cobble together a majority of 218 for passage of the tax bill. And the provision casts serious doubt on a crucial talking point for President Trump and congressional Republicans: that their plan would reduce taxes at all levels and benefit the middle class—and not the wealthy—the most. … [Read more...] about The Political Land Mine in the Republican Tax Plan

Trump and members of his administration have suggested in recent weeks that a vaccine for the deadly virus could be available before November, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asked states to prepare to distribute one. CNN has reported that Trump has cranked up pressure on administration health officials to expedite work both on a coronavirus vaccine and on treatments that might signal to voters there is an end in sight to the life-altering pandemic that has imperiled his reelection prospects. … [Read more...] about Majority of Americans believe political pressure will cause FDA to rush a coronavirus vaccine, new poll finds