US attorney general appoints special counsel in Trump DoJ investigations – as it happened
by Gabrielle Canon in Oakland and Chris Stein in Wash from US news | The Guardian on (#65ZG4)
Merrick Garland names Jack Smith, a veteran prosecutor, as special counsel to decide whether to bring charges against Trump
Why didn't last week's midterm elections produce a landslide victory for Republicans? Why did so many people vote for Democrats, despite Joe Biden's approval rating being underwater for more than a year?
Definitive answers to these questions are elusive, no matter how important they may be. The Guardian surveyed readers for their views on last Tuesday's polls, and you can read what they had to say below:
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