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12.16pm BST
Joe Biden will be in Ohio today, in a move which Julie Carr Smyth and Thomas Beaumont of the Associated Press say signals the former vice president’s hopes of winning the state Democrats lost by a significant margin in the 2016 election.
Biden plans an afternoon campaign speech in Toledo, then will head to Cincinnati for a voter mobilization event.
Related: US election polls tracker: who is leading in the swing states?
11.43am BST
There’s some dramatic images in from Portland, Oregon this morning, the city that has held over 100 consecutive days of #BlackLivesMatter demonstrations in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd.
Overnight protestors have toppled statues of Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.
A group of protesters toppled statues of former presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln and shattered the entrance to the Oregon Historical Society in Portland’s South Park Blocks late Sunday before moving into other areas of downtown, smashing storefronts and engaging in other acts of destruction.
Police declared the event a riot and ordered people rampaging through the city’s streets to disperse but did not directly intervene until nearly an hour after the first statue fell. The crowd scattered when police cruisers flooded the area, and officers in tactical gear appeared to make several arrests.
Continue reading…Four days of hearings scheduled before Senate judiciary committeeHoly war: Republicans eager to focus Barrett hearings on religionTrump claims he’s Covid ‘immune’ as he aims for barrage of ralliesSign up for Fight to Vote – our weekly US election newsletter 12.16pm BSTJoe Biden will be in Ohio today, in a move which Julie Carr Smyth and Thomas Beaumont of the Associated Press say signals the former vice president’s hopes of winning the state Democrats lost by a significant margin in the 2016 election.Biden plans an afternoon campaign speech in Toledo, then will head to Cincinnati for a voter mobilization event. Related: US election polls tracker: who is leading in the swing states? 11.43am BSTThere’s some dramatic images in from Portland, Oregon this morning, the city that has held over 100 consecutive days of #BlackLivesMatter demonstrations in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd.Overnight protestors have toppled statues of Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.A group of protesters toppled statues of former presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln and shattered the entrance to the Oregon Historical Society in Portland’s South Park Blocks late Sunday before moving into other areas of downtown, smashing storefronts and engaging in other acts of destruction.Police declared the event a riot and ordered people rampaging through the city’s streets to disperse but did not directly intervene until nearly an hour after the first statue fell. The crowd scattered when police cruisers flooded the area, and officers in tactical gear appeared to make several arrests. Continue reading…