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Joe Biden’s family has urged the US president not to quit the election campaign, even as donors discussed the alternatives if he pulled out following his disastrous performance in last week’s first presidential debate with Donald Trump. Mr Biden’s family discussed the future of his campaign when they met for a long-planned photo shoot at

Ninety minutes is a long watch in politics – ask a Democrat, any Democrat. As the mist was hanging heavy over Atlanta the morning after the presidential debate, for them the metaphors were writing themselves. Hot takes from the night before gave way to clear-eyed, cold assessment that chilled the Democratic Party. Latest: Reaction to

Joe Biden’s stumbling performance in the US presidential debate has sparked alarm among Democrats – but could he be replaced against his will and how might that work? A national US party has never tried to force an election candidate to step down in the modern era and their rules make it almost impossible to

Joe Biden has succumbed to pressure to stand down as the Democratic presidential candidate – so how could he be replaced and how might it work? A national US party has never tried to force an election candidate to step down in the modern era. Consequently, we are in uncharted territory, with no clear guide

This was an extraordinary evening. Joe Biden‘s debate performance was among the worst by any presidential candidate in history, if not the worst. It was an “unmitigated disaster”, “a meltdown”, and “a slow-motion car crash”. Image: Pic: Reuters Read more: In command Trump and stumbling Biden face off in first presidential debate Those are not

A cargo ship that crashed into a US bridge and caused it to collapse – killing six people – has left Baltimore after undergoing repairs. The Dali sailed out of the city on Monday morning, local time, heading for Virginia, nearly three months after hitting a supporting column of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Six

Donald Trump’s presidential campaign raised substantially more money than Joe Biden’s last month, new figures show. The Republican candidate received £111m in contributions during May – with tens of millions sent after he was convicted of falsifying business records. A New York jury found Trump guilty of covering up a “hush money” payment to adult

Joe Biden’s administration has announced plans to open a citizenship pathway to undocumented spouses of Americans, in a move that could affect upwards of 500,000 people, according to officials. The White House announced on Tuesday that the government will allow certain spouses of US citizens who do not have legal status to apply for permanent

The body of a missing American man has been found on the small Greek island of Mathraki. He was discovered on a rocky and remote beach on Sunday – three days after being reported missing by the friend he was staying with. The tourist had last been seen on Tuesday at a cafe with two

Dramatic pictures have emerged showing firefighters trying to extinguish a massive blaze in Los Angeles, California, which has already forced the evacuation of 1,200 people. The blaze, named the Post Fire, has burnt through 4,400 acres near the Interstate 5 Freeway Gorman, which is about 62 miles northwest of Los Angeles, according to an update

Donald Trump has challenged President Joe Biden to take a cognitive test – only to confuse the name of his own doctor. The Republican presidential nominee has regularly lambasted his rival over his various gaffes, despite his own tendency to ramble or get facts wrong. Speaking in Detroit, Mr Trump questioned the president’s mental acuity.

Tesla shareholders have approved Elon Musk’s $56bn (£44bn) pay package. The proposal passed despite opposition from some large institutional investors and proxy firms. Onstage at the annual shareholder meeting in Austin, Texas, the billionaire described himself as “pathologically optimistic”. “If I wasn’t optimistic this wouldn’t exist, this factory wouldn’t exist,” Musk said to resounding applause.

Americans will still be able to buy an abortion pill after the US Supreme Court threw out a bid by campaign groups to restrict access to it. The decision was made by the same court that two years ago overturned Roe v Wade – which had previously given women rights to terminate a pregnancy. The

Elon Musk has claimed a “wide margin” of support among Tesla shareholders for a $56bn pay package due to him but which was blocked by a court. A new shareholder vote was ordered after a judge in Delaware ruled in January that the 2018 awards had effectively been controlled by the billionaire, as the board

YouTube star Ben Potter has died aged 40 “in an unfortunate accident,” his wife has announced. She said Potter, an American comic book creator known as Comicstorian, died on Saturday. He had a YouTube following of more than three million subscribers. Nathalie Potter, his wife, wrote on X: “To many of you, he was Comicstorian,

Joe Biden appeared to freeze for several seconds before briefly stumbling on his words at an event marking the anniversary of Juneteenth. The president, 81, stood motionless while people cheered around him at a concert on the White House lawn on Monday. When he later gave a speech about Juneteenth – for which there is

Apple is set to integrate artificial intelligence into its new phones, but billionaire Elon Musk has threatened a ban of the devices at his companies over what he alleges are security fears. The tech giant held its annual developer conference in California, on Monday, during which it made the long-awaited announcement that it was bringing

Joe Biden’s son has been found guilty of illegally buying a gun after hiding his drug use. Hunter Biden, 54, was convicted of three firearm charges in the first criminal prosecution of a sitting US president’s offspring. Prosecutors had said he lied on a form when buying a Colt Cobra revolver in October 2018 by

Hunter Biden wiped away tears as his daughter gave evidence in a trial where he is accused of lying about his drug use when buying a gun. It was the most emotion the US president’s son has shown publicly during his trial in Wilmington, Delaware. After Naomi Biden hugged him, she appeared to wipe away a

Two police officers in the US are under investigation after they were filmed beating a man on the ground with their batons at a bus stop. Footage posted online showed the officers repeatedly hitting the man with truncheons in Seattle last Friday. During the 40-second clip, one of the officers appeared to grab the man’s