New poll shows Biden with commanding 14-point leadAmericans urged to follow guidelines as cases increaseCoronavirus has brought America ‘to its knees’ – RedfieldSign up to our First Thing newsletter 2.40pm BST This is Joan Greve in Washington, taking over for Martin Belam.The New York Times/Siena College poll released this morning shows Joe Biden with a commanding 14-point lead over Trump as the two candidates prepare for the November election. Related: Trump is in a precarious position for re-election – but he still has a chance 2.04pm BST Governor Tony Evers has issued a statement about the incidents in Madison, Wisconsin last night. He says the state is “prepared to activate the Wisconsin National Guard to protect state buildings and infrastructure”.Evers said his “thoughts are with Tim Carpenter”, the Democrat Senator who was attacked during the unrest, and wished him a quick recovery. We also cannot allow ourselves to forget the reason why these protests began: because of the murder of George Floyd, of Breonna Taylor, of the many Black lives taken before them, and because racism and structural inequality still pervade this country. Our cause and our purpose must continue to be the pursuit of the promise of an equitable, just, and fair state and country, and we cannot delay delivering on these promises any longer.WATCH: Two statues pulled down in Madison in Wisconsin during overnight protests. https://t.co/yY9Xp7PRwL pic.twitter.com/3b3bvasAmh Continue reading…
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PIERS MORGAN: A phone call I received from a fired-up Trump should be a warning to Democrats
President Trump called me for a chat on Saturday. It was our first conversation since he unfollowed me on Twitter in April after I wrote a Mail column telling him to ‘Shut the f*ck up Read more…