Washington

Philippe J. Fournier: It’s been 30 years since an incumbent has faced such poor numbers, but the electoral college still works in Trump’s favour

Bruce Anderson: Our polling suggests that Trump’s leadership has made many Americans less aware of America’s standing in the world, and more open to off-the-wall ideas

The New York City borough, long a home to America’s strivers, became an epicentre of the pandemic. Will the place that forever reinvents itself ever be the same?

Image of the Week: George Floyd died in Minneapolis but protestors gave voice to their anger outside the White House

The consummate pragmatist has been courting progressives—and a lot of risk

Philippe J. Fournier: Polls have Joe Biden ahead of Trump, but as with Clinton in 2016, how the ’toss up’ states eventually swing is what matters

The 2020 race will unfold against the backdrop of the COVID-19 outbreak—whether Trump likes it or not. Can Joe Biden defeat the incumbent from his living room?

If you can’t reason with the U.S. president, the best way to end this pandemic might be to do the one thing known to work—play to his vanity

U.S. Politics Insider for March 23: Biden takes a huge lead for the Democratic nomination right before the pandemic hits; then he disappears. Plus, a look at the red/blue split on COVID-19.

Philippe J. Fournier: Like so many things in America today, it’s all about Donald Trump—and, polls show, the thinking of his Republican supporters