1.48m more Americans file for unemploymentArizona city councilman uses George Floyd’s words to protests masksCoronavirus cases continue to soar in USGrand jury indicts three men in Ahmaud Arbery murder caseSign up to our First Thing newsletter 2.58pm BST A new poll shows Joe Biden leading Trump in several key battleground states — including Wisconsin, where the president is visiting today to tour a shipbuilding facility.According to the New York Times/Siena College poll, Biden leads by 11 points in Wisconsin, 11 points in Michigan, 10 points in Pennsylvania, 6 points in Florida, 7 points in Arizona and 9 points in North Carolina. Related: Trump is in a precarious position for re-election – but he still has a chance 2.38pm BST This is Joan Greve in Washington, taking over for Martin Belam.Senator Tim Scott, the only black Republican in the Senate, has reportedly seen an uptick in threats and racist messages in recent weeks, as he crafted the Republican police reform bill. Scott, the only African American Republican in the chamber, played two of the messages for his GOP colleagues during a policy lunch Tuesday, according to his spokesman Sean Smith.The caller who described Scott as ‘Uncle Tim’ also said he was a ‘sellout’ and ‘the lowest piece of sh*t this country ever produced.’ That caller also made unflattering remarks about South Carolina’s other Republican senator, Lindsey Graham, and the two GOP senators from Florida, Marco Rubio and Rick Scott. … 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…