Super Tuesday live: Donald Trump likely to win primaries as 16 US states vote

Former president looks all but certain of Republican presidential nomination as Nikki Haley faces last chance to make an impact on the race

Super Tuesday is usually one of the most hotly anticipated fixtures of the US electoral cycle, the point at which the race to be nominated for president usually has a big shake out as 16 states and one territory go to the polls or declare their results.

It isn’t quite the same this year at all.

Yesterday North Dakota held its Republican presidential caucuses and Donald Trump is expected to win convincingly according to the AP. However, turnout was low.

Joe Biden has announced a “strike force” to crack down on “unfair and illegal” prices. The new panel will target businesses “when they try to rip off Americans”, the Biden administration said.

The US supreme court ruled on Monday that Donald Trump was wrongly removed from Colorado’s primary ballot last year.

People incarcerated in state-run facilities in Texas and Florida are the most exposed to dangerous heat conditions being exacerbated by the climate crisis.

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