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| Bernie Sanders resists call by Obama to drop presidential bid – campaign live | Bernie Sanders resists call by Obama to drop presidential bid – campaign live |
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| Could the Republican party ever look as diverse as Brooklyn? | |
| In this first collaboration between BRIC TV and Guardian US, host Brian Vines, inspired by a GOP election ad hailing diversity, searches for Republicans of color in Brooklyn, New York. Along the way he finds a young activist in Brownsville, a neighborhood that is 77% African American, chats with a self-proclaimed old-timer conservative, and a rides along with a Haitian cabbie who likes Donald Trump. | |
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| Ben Jacobs | Ben Jacobs |
| Donald Trump’s near-sweep in Tuesday’s Republican primaries gave him a commanding lead in the race to accumulate the 1,237 delegates needed to clinch the Republican nomination. But does that mean Trump should be considered his party’s presumptive nominee? Not quite. The unique circumstances around this year’s presidential election mean a contested convention is likely and that the topsy-turvy Republican primary could get even more unusual. | Donald Trump’s near-sweep in Tuesday’s Republican primaries gave him a commanding lead in the race to accumulate the 1,237 delegates needed to clinch the Republican nomination. But does that mean Trump should be considered his party’s presumptive nominee? Not quite. The unique circumstances around this year’s presidential election mean a contested convention is likely and that the topsy-turvy Republican primary could get even more unusual. |
| Related: Contested convention: what happens if Trump fails to win enough delegates? | Related: Contested convention: what happens if Trump fails to win enough delegates? |
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| Scott Bixby | Scott Bixby |
| Vermont senator Bernie Sanders may have brought the heat in an onstage condemnation of Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, but he was less interested in continuing the polemic in an interview with local news reporters afterwards. | Vermont senator Bernie Sanders may have brought the heat in an onstage condemnation of Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, but he was less interested in continuing the polemic in an interview with local news reporters afterwards. |
| In an interview with Brahm Resnik, a reporter for Phoenix’s local NBC affiliate, Sanders cut off the reporter mid-question when the alloted time for his interview was over. | In an interview with Brahm Resnik, a reporter for Phoenix’s local NBC affiliate, Sanders cut off the reporter mid-question when the alloted time for his interview was over. |
| “I learned that when he says an interview is over, boy, is it over,” Resnik told his desk anchors. | “I learned that when he says an interview is over, boy, is it over,” Resnik told his desk anchors. |
| “Let me tell you something,” Sanders said.” What Joe Arpaio is doing is an outrage. My wife went to go look at the so-called Tent City, which is something that should not exist. The fact he crashed her meeting is to me very, very wrong. Not something that he should have done.” | “Let me tell you something,” Sanders said.” What Joe Arpaio is doing is an outrage. My wife went to go look at the so-called Tent City, which is something that should not exist. The fact he crashed her meeting is to me very, very wrong. Not something that he should have done.” |
| When Resnik attempted to get Sanders to clarify his position, the candidate waved him off, saying “Thank you very much, thank you very much.” | When Resnik attempted to get Sanders to clarify his position, the candidate waved him off, saying “Thank you very much, thank you very much.” |
| Resnik called Sanders “the first candidate who has ever walked away. He said my allotted four minutes were up, so he walked away.” | Resnik called Sanders “the first candidate who has ever walked away. He said my allotted four minutes were up, so he walked away.” |
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| In a matchup worthy of the Old West, Vermont senator Bernie Sanders is squaring off against one of the most powerful - and controversial - figures in Arizona politics ahead of the state’s Democratic primary next week. | In a matchup worthy of the Old West, Vermont senator Bernie Sanders is squaring off against one of the most powerful - and controversial - figures in Arizona politics ahead of the state’s Democratic primary next week. |
| Speaking to a crowd at Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort in Flagstaff, the presidential candidate called Maricopa county sheriff Joe Arpaio an “un-American” bully whose rule over his desert kingdom is “uncivilized.” | Speaking to a crowd at Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort in Flagstaff, the presidential candidate called Maricopa county sheriff Joe Arpaio an “un-American” bully whose rule over his desert kingdom is “uncivilized.” |
| “If elected president, we are going to pass comprehensive immigration reform and a path toward citizenship, whether Mr. Arpaio likes it or not,” Sanders said. | “If elected president, we are going to pass comprehensive immigration reform and a path toward citizenship, whether Mr. Arpaio likes it or not,” Sanders said. |
| Arpaio, known throughout Arizona as “Sheriff Joe,” is wildly popular with law-and-order Arizonans who call him “America’s toughest sheriff,” but has come under nationwide scrutiny for abuse of power, particularly in cases relating to undocumented immigrants. | Arpaio, known throughout Arizona as “Sheriff Joe,” is wildly popular with law-and-order Arizonans who call him “America’s toughest sheriff,” but has come under nationwide scrutiny for abuse of power, particularly in cases relating to undocumented immigrants. |
| Jane Sanders, the candidate’s wife, had met with Arpaio earlier this week at “Tent City,” where inmates in Maricopa County are held in Korean War-era tents in the open air. | Jane Sanders, the candidate’s wife, had met with Arpaio earlier this week at “Tent City,” where inmates in Maricopa County are held in Korean War-era tents in the open air. |
| “She asked him about racial profiling, and he didn’t have an answer,” Sanders said of his wife’s meeting with the sheriff. “She asked him about conditions in Tent City and other abuses that he has perpetuated, and he didn’t have an answer. You know what, he cannot have an answer, because what he is doing is un-American and uncivilized.” | “She asked him about racial profiling, and he didn’t have an answer,” Sanders said of his wife’s meeting with the sheriff. “She asked him about conditions in Tent City and other abuses that he has perpetuated, and he didn’t have an answer. You know what, he cannot have an answer, because what he is doing is un-American and uncivilized.” |
| “It’s easy for bullies like Sheriff Arpaio to pick on people who have no power,” Sanders said, “but if I’m elected president, the president of the United States does have the power.” | “It’s easy for bullies like Sheriff Arpaio to pick on people who have no power,” Sanders said, “but if I’m elected president, the president of the United States does have the power.” |
| “Watch out, Joe!” he concluded, to loud cheers and applause. | “Watch out, Joe!” he concluded, to loud cheers and applause. |
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| We know virtually everything about the presidential candidates, and as the primaries press on we’re getting a better sense of their national electability. As the race to the White House heats up, we’d like to know which issue – big or small – matters most to you and why. | We know virtually everything about the presidential candidates, and as the primaries press on we’re getting a better sense of their national electability. As the race to the White House heats up, we’d like to know which issue – big or small – matters most to you and why. |
| Which topic would you like to see the candidates talking about more? Does it matter to you personally? Whether you know who you’re voting for, are yet to decide or have voted already, tell us about the subject candidates should be addressing by completing the form below. We’ll feature a selection of the most interesting contributions in our coverage. | Which topic would you like to see the candidates talking about more? Does it matter to you personally? Whether you know who you’re voting for, are yet to decide or have voted already, tell us about the subject candidates should be addressing by completing the form below. We’ll feature a selection of the most interesting contributions in our coverage. |
| Related: Which issue do you want US election candidates to discuss? | Related: Which issue do you want US election candidates to discuss? |
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| Poll: Donald Trump would lose New York to Hillary Clinton by 19 points | Poll: Donald Trump would lose New York to Hillary Clinton by 19 points |
| Scott Bixby | Scott Bixby |
| Donald Trump is no hometown hero, if a new poll of New York voters is any indication. | Donald Trump is no hometown hero, if a new poll of New York voters is any indication. |
| The Queens-born billionaire holds a Hudson-wide lead over his Republican opponents in the state’s upcoming Republican primary, according to an Emerson College poll of likely GOP primary voters in New York, beating Texas senator by 52 points, 64% to 12%. Subtracting the now-suspended campaign of Marco Rubio and the barely-there campaign of Ohio governor John Kasich, and a two-man matchup between Trump and Cruz leads to a 69% to 25% victory for the real estate tycoon. | The Queens-born billionaire holds a Hudson-wide lead over his Republican opponents in the state’s upcoming Republican primary, according to an Emerson College poll of likely GOP primary voters in New York, beating Texas senator by 52 points, 64% to 12%. Subtracting the now-suspended campaign of Marco Rubio and the barely-there campaign of Ohio governor John Kasich, and a two-man matchup between Trump and Cruz leads to a 69% to 25% victory for the real estate tycoon. |
| But in a face off with former New York senator Hillary Clinton, Trump gets crushed, losing the Empire State by 19 points, 36% to Clinton’s 55%. Even if Vermont senator Bernie Sanders claims the Democratic nomination, New York still votes for the Democratic ticket-topper by a margin of 17 points. | But in a face off with former New York senator Hillary Clinton, Trump gets crushed, losing the Empire State by 19 points, 36% to Clinton’s 55%. Even if Vermont senator Bernie Sanders claims the Democratic nomination, New York still votes for the Democratic ticket-topper by a margin of 17 points. |
| If Trump loses the Republican nomination, New York remains a steep mountain to climb for any Republican candidate: Cruz would lose the state by 31 points against Clinton, 30% to Clinton’s 61%. | If Trump loses the Republican nomination, New York remains a steep mountain to climb for any Republican candidate: Cruz would lose the state by 31 points against Clinton, 30% to Clinton’s 61%. |
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| Ed Pilkington | Ed Pilkington |
| Thousands of US government employees under permanent surveillance are being investigated for signs of “greed”, “ego”, money worries, disgruntlement or other flaws in the hope of intercepting the next big official leak, according to a document obtained by Chelsea Manning. | Thousands of US government employees under permanent surveillance are being investigated for signs of “greed”, “ego”, money worries, disgruntlement or other flaws in the hope of intercepting the next big official leak, according to a document obtained by Chelsea Manning. |
| The extent of the government’s internal surveillance system designed to prevent massive leaks of the sort linked to WikiLeaks and the former NSA contractor Edward Snowden is revealed in the document, published here by the Guardian for the first time. The US soldier, who is serving 35 years in military prison as the source of the 2010 WikiLeaks disclosure of secret state documents, requested her own intelligence file under freedom of information laws. | The extent of the government’s internal surveillance system designed to prevent massive leaks of the sort linked to WikiLeaks and the former NSA contractor Edward Snowden is revealed in the document, published here by the Guardian for the first time. The US soldier, who is serving 35 years in military prison as the source of the 2010 WikiLeaks disclosure of secret state documents, requested her own intelligence file under freedom of information laws. |
| The file was compiled under the “Insider Threat” program that was set up by President Obama in the wake of Manning’s disclosures. The file shows that officials have been using Manning’s story as a case study from which they have built a profile of the modern official leaker in the hope of catching future disclosures before they happen. | The file was compiled under the “Insider Threat” program that was set up by President Obama in the wake of Manning’s disclosures. The file shows that officials have been using Manning’s story as a case study from which they have built a profile of the modern official leaker in the hope of catching future disclosures before they happen. |
| Related: Chelsea Manning: government anti-leak program a 'blank check for surveillance' | Related: Chelsea Manning: government anti-leak program a 'blank check for surveillance' |
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| David Smith | David Smith |
| Judge Merrick Garland is a “tough man” ready to take whatever Republicans throw at him in the rancorous battle over his supreme court nomination, Senate minority leader Harry Reid said yesterday evening. | Judge Merrick Garland is a “tough man” ready to take whatever Republicans throw at him in the rancorous battle over his supreme court nomination, Senate minority leader Harry Reid said yesterday evening. |
| Garland met Reid and Vermont senator Patrick Leahy, the top Democrat on the Senate judiciary committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington a day after his name was put forward by Barack Obama. | Garland met Reid and Vermont senator Patrick Leahy, the top Democrat on the Senate judiciary committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington a day after his name was put forward by Barack Obama. |
| But he did not meet Senate Republicans, who are holding out against confirmation hearings or a vote and, with the court’s ideological balance at stake, reiterated their stance that the next president should make the selection. | But he did not meet Senate Republicans, who are holding out against confirmation hearings or a vote and, with the court’s ideological balance at stake, reiterated their stance that the next president should make the selection. |
| After a long career in the law, Garland, 63, suddenly finds himself at the centre of political trench warfare. “This is all new to him,” Reid told reporters outside his office following their conversation. “Politics is not something he’s been involved in.” | After a long career in the law, Garland, 63, suddenly finds himself at the centre of political trench warfare. “This is all new to him,” Reid told reporters outside his office following their conversation. “Politics is not something he’s been involved in.” |
| Related: Merrick Garland a 'tough man' who can take brickbats, says Harry Reid | Related: Merrick Garland a 'tough man' who can take brickbats, says Harry Reid |
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| Bernie Sanders says calls for him to drop out are 'absurd' | Bernie Sanders says calls for him to drop out are 'absurd' |
| Hello, and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. Jumping right in ... Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, responding to reports Barack Obama called on Democrats to rally around Hillary Clinton as the likely nominee, said Thursday that it was “absurd” to suggest he drop out of the race. | Hello, and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. Jumping right in ... Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, responding to reports Barack Obama called on Democrats to rally around Hillary Clinton as the likely nominee, said Thursday that it was “absurd” to suggest he drop out of the race. |
| Obama privately told a group of Democratic donors last Friday that Sanders was nearing the point at which his campaign against Clinton would end, and that the party must soon come together to back her, the New York Times reported. | Obama privately told a group of Democratic donors last Friday that Sanders was nearing the point at which his campaign against Clinton would end, and that the party must soon come together to back her, the New York Times reported. |
| Sanders, a Vermont senator and democratic socialist, while saying he did not want to comment directly on Obama’s reported remarks, pushed back on the idea that his campaign had run its course and he should throw in the towel. | Sanders, a Vermont senator and democratic socialist, while saying he did not want to comment directly on Obama’s reported remarks, pushed back on the idea that his campaign had run its course and he should throw in the towel. |
| “The bottom line is that when only half of the American people have participated in the political process … I think it is absurd for anybody to suggest that those people not have a right to cast a vote,” Sanders told MSNBC. | “The bottom line is that when only half of the American people have participated in the political process … I think it is absurd for anybody to suggest that those people not have a right to cast a vote,” Sanders told MSNBC. |
| The White House on Thursday said Obama did not indicate which candidate he preferred in his remarks to the donors. | The White House on Thursday said Obama did not indicate which candidate he preferred in his remarks to the donors. |
| Related: Bernie Sanders says calls for him to drop out of Democratic race are 'absurd' | Related: Bernie Sanders says calls for him to drop out of Democratic race are 'absurd' |
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