Biden enlists January 6 police officers for swing state

Three officers will warn voters of Trump posing a threat to US democracy as reports say Democrats worried about Biden’s popularity

The latest development rattling Democrats is the edge in fundraising that Donald Trump gained over Joe Biden last month, Politico reports.

The former president’s fundraising last month was $25m more than Biden, Politico reports, though the Democrat maintains his edge in cash on hand. The story is otherwise full of alarming quotes from nameless Democratic insiders warning that Biden’s in a far weaker position than he should be, especially considering the stakes of this election.

This isn’t, “Oh my God, Mitt Romney might become president.” It’s “Oh my God, the democracy might end.”

The list of why we “could” win is so small I don’t even need to keep the list on my phone.

The work we do every day on the ground and on the airwaves in our battleground states — to talk about how President Biden is fighting for the middle class against the corporate greed that’s keeping prices high, and highlight Donald Trump’s anti-American campaign for revenge and retribution and abortion bans — is the work that will again secure us the White House.

The big news of today is happening in New York City, where closing arguments are scheduled in Trump’s business fraud trial. Follow our live blog for more.

Texas holds run-off primary elections, where somewhat-vulnerable Republican congressman Tony Gonzales faces rightwing challenger Brandon Herrera.

A majority of voters support filing lawsuits again oil companies for deceiving the public about the climate crisis, new polling shared with the Guardian finds.