The Obama Presidential Center will inevitably displace a working class Black community in Chicago. The center is in keeping with Obama’s history of doing the bidding of the powerful, including accelerating gentrification. The soon to be constructed Barack Obama Presidential Center poses a great danger to the surrounding Black neighborhoods on the South Shore of Chicago. In fact, thanks to this $500 million, 19-acre homage to the 44th president, there may not be any Black people living there much longer. Families are already facing rent increases and homes that were once moderately priced are now unaffordable to Black working people. These […]
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The U.S. National Guars has deployed additional Soldiers and equipment to assist civilian law enforcement and officials with the protection of property and providing a safe environment for citizens to exercise their right to peacefully assemble and protest leading up to the 59th Presidential Inauguration on Jan. 20. Hundreds of Soldiers deployed to Washington, D.C. to provide additional security for the 59th Presidential Inauguration in support of local and federal law enforcement agencies. Additionally, as a part of this mission, a specialized team of Soldiers and Airmen from the 35th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive (CBRNE) Enhanced Response Force […]
US Presidential Campaign Spectacle By Roger Harris, Popular Resistance. October 20, 2020 US Presidential Campaign Spectacle2020-10-202020-10-20https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/bt.jpg200px200px Above photo: Getty images. Distracts from Essential Issues while Playing the Race Card. With the seemingly interminable US presidential campaign season mercifully drawing to a close, the buzz is about a possible coup. That would make the US one of the few countries in recent history to experience regime change not masterminded by a US embassy, because there is no US embassy in Washington. There are other reasons why a coup is unlikely. Namely, most of the politically active public believe that they live in […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/14/1080821409_0:0:3543:1992_1200x675_80_0_0_aac99d4a1c1e9a1f2917e0bed372393a.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Evan Craighead . Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202010201080821439-us-presidential-debate-commission-adopts-mic-muting-policy-ahead-of-october-22-face-off/ To avoid another disorderly match-up between the two US presidential hopefuls, the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) will now mute the microphone of one candidate in order to allow the other to speak without interruption, it announced on Monday. The CPD announced Monday that US President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden would have their microphones turned off during their final debate on Thursday while the other candidate is speaking. Each candidate will be given two uninterrupted minutes at the beginning of each topic to give their answer to […]
The commission that runs debates has changed the rules, following a cacophonous first debate that was packed with interruptions. Justin Sullivan/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Pool/AFP via Getty Images The commission that runs debates has changed the rules, following a cacophonous first debate that was packed with interruptions. Justin Sullivan/Pool/AFP via Getty Images The Commission on Presidential Debates announced changes to the debate rules ahead of Thursday’s final presidential debate. Under the new rules, each candidate will have two minutes of uninterrupted time to speak at the beginning of each 15 minutes segment of the debate. “The […]
The predominantly Armenian-populated Nagorno-Karabakh region declared independence from Azerbaijan in 1991 and announced plans to join Armenia. This led to a major war between Yerevan and Baku that lasted until 1994, when the sides agreed to start peace talks on the dispute mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group, headed by Russia, the US, and France. Source link
The final debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden will not include foreign policy as a topic, a decision for which the president’s campaign has slammed the commission, especially after the recent Hunter Biden allegations. “Good morning to everyone except Presidential Debate Commission members who changed focus of final debate away from foreign policy,” the Trump campaign’s senior adviser Jason Miller tweeted on Monday morning. Miller theorized the topics were steered away from foreign policy “so Joe Biden wouldn’t have to answer to being compromised by the Chinese Communist Party, supporting endless wars and sending pallets of cash to Iran.” Good […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202010191080815469-kremlin-would-prefer-to-hear-us-readiness-to-extend-new-start-presidential-spokesman-says/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Kremlin would prefer the United States to announce its readiness to extend the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), as giving up on the deal could have a negative impact on the entire world, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday. Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested extending the arms deal for one year, without any conditions, so that the two sides could discuss all the parameters of the arms control during this period. US National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien said this proposal was “a non-starter.” The US had […]
It was another balancing act for Joe Biden tonight, and if Donald Trump hadn’t killed our outrage receptors, many of us would probably find the confusion truly alarming. Even if you’re convinced that Biden is, by far, the lesser of two evils, it’s still worth taking a minute to stop to consider what we might be getting ourselves into with Biden and the Democrats. It ain’t pretty. Thursday night’s town halls were a stark contrast in style, with the ABC town hall being stylistically like Biden (slow and substantive), and Trump’s NBC event reminding me of him (flashy, interrupting, and entertaining). […]
BISHKEK (Sputnik) – The commandant of Bishkek, Almazbek Orozaliev, has proposed extending the state of emergency, imposed in the country last week amid the unrest and expected to last until 21 October, the Kyrgyz presidential office said on Monday. “Bishkek commandant, Almazbek Orozaliev, noted a significant decrease in crime and offenses since the introduction of the state of emergency in the capital. At the same time, Almazbek Orozaliev proposed considering the extension of the state of emergency in the capital for the sake of further stabilization of the social and political situation and given strong demands of the citizens,” a spokesperson […]
Swing state’s governor Gretchen Whitmer has raised concerns after she refused to say when the votes from her state in the November election would be announced, claiming deadlines are set by “people with political agendas.” “Michigan will be able to announce results, but we are not going to have artificial deadlines set by, you know, people with political agendas,” the governor told CBS’ ‘Face the Nation’ on Sunday. “We’re gonna get this right.” Whitmer claimed the announcement will come “soon after the polls close,” but she refused to commit to a time or even day, simply insisting “we’re gonna get it […]
It is not surprising for White House hopefuls to get scrutinized by media and the public ahead of presidential vote regardless of the party affiliations. Some candidates, however, had been forced to repel much more serious attacks that put under question their “fitness” for the office. Speaking from the White House balcony, US President Donald Trump revealed during his first public address since returning from Walter Reed Medical Center after being diagnosed with COVID-19 that he is now “feeling great,” indicating his readiness to resume campaign events and rallies. However, Trump’s treatment has excited much speculation, prompted by the fact that he […]
The second presidential debate, previously scheduled for Thursday in Miami, has been canceled. Olivier Douliery/Pool/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Olivier Douliery/Pool/Getty Images The second presidential debate, previously scheduled for Thursday in Miami, has been canceled. Olivier Douliery/Pool/Getty Images Updated at 7:44 p.m. ET The second presidential debate has been canceled, organizers confirmed, following a disagreement between the campaigns and the Commission on Presidential Debates regarding safety protocols for Thursday’s event. “On October 8, CPD announced that for the health and safety of all involved, the second presidential debate, scheduled for October 15 in Miami, would be conducted virtually,” the commission […]
9 Oct, 2020 23:03 Follow RT on The US Commission on Presidential Debates has announced that the second scheduled face-off between President Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Joe Biden has been cancelled for good, with no replacement date. “It’s now apparent there will be no debate on October 15, and the CDP will turn its attention to preparations for the final presidential debate scheduled for October 22,” the commission said on Friday. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Follow RT on Source link
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Using foreign military hardware is nothing new for the Ukrainian Army, where US-made weaponry, including patrol vehicles, fast boats, and Javelin anti-tank missiles are currently in service. Senior Ukrainian presidential aide Andriy Yermak said on Friday that the UK had expressed readiness to provide the country with a hefty lethal weapons contract, in addition to a £1 billion ($1.2 billion) loan to the Ukrainian Navy. The statement came as President Volodymyr Zelensky met UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in London to sign a spate of bilateral cooperation agreements. Yermak claimed that recent mass protests in neighbouring Belarus pose a possible threat […]
On Wednesday, Democratic VP candidate Kamala Harris and her Republican rival, the incumbent vice president Mike Pence clashed in a Salt Lake City debate over a whole array of pressing issues, including the COVID-19 pandemic, rigged voting, police brutality, and climate change. US President Donald Trump called Kamala Harris “a gaffe machine” in a live-tweet, which came amid Wednesday’s vice presidential debate between the Democratic Senator and incumbent VP Mike Pence. Trump praised the US vice president’s performance during the debate, noting that Pence did “great” and that he “won big”. Mike Pence is doing GREAT! She is a gaffe machine. […]
Workers clean plexiglass dividers installed on the debate stage at the University of Utah, in preparation for the VP debate between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence. Kim Raff/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kim Raff/Bloomberg via Getty Images Workers clean plexiglass dividers installed on the debate stage at the University of Utah, in preparation for the VP debate between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence. Kim Raff/Bloomberg via Getty Images In a bid to protect the candidates from the coronavirus, the stage for Wednesday night’s vice presidential debate in Salt Lake City will feature plexiglass barriers between Vice President Mike […]
The University of Utah in Salt Lake City, pictured on Tuesday, is hosting the vice presidential debate on Wednesday. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images The University of Utah in Salt Lake City, pictured on Tuesday, is hosting the vice presidential debate on Wednesday. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images Vice President Pence and California Sen. Kamala Harris square off in the first and only vice presidential debate Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET in Salt Lake City. Pence has laid low with Trump undergoing treatment for the coronavirus, a threat the president had downplayed […]
Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden said the next debate between himself and President Donald Trump later this month should be cancelled if his rival still has Covid-19. Biden said previously he’d let the experts decide. “Well, I think if he still has Covid, we shouldn’t have a debate,” Biden told reporters on the campaign trail in Hagerstown, Maryland on Tuesday, despite saying he was anticipating the October 15 event and suggesting it would have to “follow very strict guidelines.” Both Trump and the first lady tested positive for the virus last week. The president spent three days at the Walter Reed […]
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A Washington Post editor provoked an onslaught of online ridicule after he opted to compare and contrast the real-life 2020 presidential race with TV series ‘The West Wing’, beloved by US liberals for its ideological outlook. Glenn Kessler, chief writer of Washington Post’s Fact Checker section, which rates the supposed veracity of political statements by assigning them a ‘Pinocchios’ score, pondered on Monday the meaning behind the ongoing election season being very unlike the 1999 TV show ‘The West Wing’. Kessler rushed to Twitter with his observation that the structured somber stories in Aaron Sorkin’s White House drama were quite different […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/05/1080675093_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_7a12b24539758f5b14b7f8f6009011f7.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202010051080675130-biden-says-he-stands-ready-for-second-presidential-debate-with-trump/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said on Monday that he is ready to engage US President Donald Trump in a second debate despite concerns about the possibility of contracting the novel coronavirus. “If the scientists say that it is safe… I think that is fine. I will do whatever experts say is the appropriate thing to do,” Biden told reporters. The day before, Biden’s campaign adviser Symone Sanders expressed hope that coronavirus-hit President Donald Trump will be able to take part in the second presidential debate, adding that Biden will definitely be there. The […]
President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden’s debate this week was low on substance and high on interruptions and aggression, particularly from Trump. SOPA Images/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett hide caption toggle caption SOPA Images/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden’s debate this week was low on substance and high on interruptions and aggression, particularly from Trump. SOPA Images/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett With news that the president and first lady have tested positive for coronavirus, Tuesday night’s presidential debate can seem like a distant memory by now. Which is particularly wild because the debate was also […]
Even Steve Scully—the mild-mannered, straight-shooting face of C-SPAN who’s preparing to moderate the Oct. 15 presidential town hall debate—isn’t safe from the slings and arrows of outraged Trumpkins. On Thursday night, Scully became the Republican Party’s latest media pinata as FoxNews.com published a story headlined “Trump campaign calls out second debate moderator who interned for Biden, worked for Ted Kennedy.” Forty-two years ago, when he was an 18-year-old communication and political science major at American University in Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania-native Scully obtained an unpaid, college-credit internship with the office of first-term Republican Sen. John Heinz of Pennsylvania. When that internship fell […]
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Thursday, October 01, 2020 *AVAILABLE FROM 8 AM ET 1. Debate Rules Will Change After Acrimonious First Round After a U.S. presidential debate that abandoned all decorous norms seen in previous election cycles and amounted to a series of belligerent interruptions decried by many on both sides of the aisle as useless and disturbing, the Commission on Presidential Debates says it will announce rule changes before the next matchup on Oct. 15. President Donald Trump’s campaign objected to any change. Meanwhile, with early voting already begun, Trump used the debate to urge supporters to go to polling places and “watch very carefully,” […]
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – More than 73 million people watched the first presidential debate between President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden, the Nielsen marketing research firm said in a press release. To compare, more than 84 million people watched the first debate between Trump and Clinton on 26 September 2016. “An estimated 73.1 million people tuned in to watch the first debate of the 2020 presidential election on Tuesday, 29 September 2020”, the release said on Wednesday. The viewership for Tuesday’s presidential debate is 13 percent less than the first debate between then-Republican presidential nominee Trump and his Democratic […]
President Trump ran roughshod over debate moderator Chris Wallace and his Democratic opponent Joe Biden — and crossed many lines in the process. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption toggle caption Patrick Semansky/AP President Trump ran roughshod over debate moderator Chris Wallace and his Democratic opponent Joe Biden — and crossed many lines in the process. Patrick Semansky/AP This was maybe the worst presidential debate in American history. If this was supposed to be a boxing match, it instead turned into Trump jumping on the ropes, refusing to come down, the referee trying to coax him off and Biden standing in the middle […]
Well. I need a shower. That was a disgusting event, and we all know why. It’s been said a million times, but it’s never been truer than on this night: Donald Trump drags everything down to his level. And the moderator let him. That was the most shocking and pathetic moderator performance that we’ve ever seen. I can’t imagine Trump helped himself with that performance. I suspect that to regular voters, he just looked rude or worse, in failing to denounce white supremacy and railing on about Hunter Biden. Fox went gaga over that performance, of course, but I think most […]
Chris Wallace’s moderation of the first presidential debate left a lot to be desired, with critics renewing calls for podcaster/comedian Joe Rogan to handle an upcoming event between President Donald Trump and his rival Joe Biden. Minutes after Tuesday night’s debate ended, Rogan’s name was trending on Twitter with supporters saying he could have handled the night’s proceedings far better than Wallace, who struggled on multiple occasions to keep Trump and Biden from bickering and interrupting each other. “Regardless who you’re pulling for, I think we can all agree that Joe Rogan would do a much better job moderating this thing […]
US President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden have had an intense first presidential debate in Cleveland on Tuesday. During the debate, Trump and Biden were constantly interrupting and sniping at each other, making it hard for moderator Chris Wallace to follow the time limits set for each speaker. He even had to raise his voice when the debaters interrupted each other or diverged from the topics they were supposed to discuss. Heated Debate Seeking to dispel rumours of his age-related sluggishness, Biden called Trump “the worst president America has ever had” and energetically attacked his handling of the coronavirus outbreak, economic crisis […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/1e/1080615549_0:40:3072:1768_1200x675_80_0_0_75e3e6c3b8473103826f77c936f92ffc.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202009301080615460-first-presidential-debate-between-donald-trump-and-joe-biden-ahead-of-2020-us-election/ The debate will be moderated by the anchor of “Fox News Sunday”, Chris Wallace, who is expected to pressure Trump and Biden on the coronavirus pandemic, US economy, anti-racism protests, a Supreme Court nomination, and the election itself. President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden are facing questions at the first presidential debate held in Cleveland, the state of Ohio, on Tuesday. The two candidates are set to discuss six topics chosen by Wallace, 15 minutes for each, without any breaks. Every segment will start with a question by the moderator. Follow Sputnik’s […]
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Is the prospect of a presidential debate too triggering? Well, the Ohio University hosting the showdown between Donald Trump and Joe Biden has offered “presidential debate support spaces” for students traumatized by the face-off. President Donald Trump and former vice president Joe Biden face off against each other on Tuesday night, in the first of three debates before November’s election. The political slugfest takes place at Ohio’s Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), and will be moderated by Fox News’s Chris Wallace. It’ll be watched by a studio audience of around 75 people, and by millions of Americans at home. Also on […]
Shepard Smith’s new CNBC show is called simply The News. And with that in mind, the former Fox News anchor is trying his best to play everything right down the middle. Ahead of his premiere this Wednesday, Smith appeared on his new network colleague Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show, where he offered up a series of non-committal, both-sides takes on the biggest news events of the week. Smith got in one joke about Donald Trump writing off $70,000 in hairstyling expenses but otherwise said he didn’t expect the bombshell report on the president’s tax returns to change any voters’ minds. He similarly […]
Joe Biden, unless he has some huge brain fart, is going to win the debates. But it’s not likely to help him very much, for two reasons. So I would caution his campaign against thinking they can lock this thing down with solid debate performances. My advice would be: Rather than trying to win the debates, Biden should give Donald Trump the room to lose them. I’ll explain what I mean by that below, but first, let’s get to those reasons. Reason one why winning won’t matter much is that everyone expects him to win. This may sound kind of odd […]
Preparations take place on Sunday outside the Sheila and Eric Samson Pavilion in Cleveland ahead of the first presidential debate, scheduled for Tuesday. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption toggle caption Patrick Semansky/AP Preparations take place on Sunday outside the Sheila and Eric Samson Pavilion in Cleveland ahead of the first presidential debate, scheduled for Tuesday. Patrick Semansky/AP President Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will debate each other for the first time Tuesday evening, in the first of three presidential debates. Here are the details: When? Tuesday, Sept. 29, from 9 to 10:30 p.m. ET. (You can listen to the debate […]
Judge Robert Rosenberg, a member of the Broward County, Fla., canvassing board examines a disputed ballot in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Nov. 24, 2000. That close presidential contest was one of several in U.S. history. Alan Diaz/AP hide caption toggle caption Alan Diaz/AP Judge Robert Rosenberg, a member of the Broward County, Fla., canvassing board examines a disputed ballot in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Nov. 24, 2000. That close presidential contest was one of several in U.S. history. Alan Diaz/AP Through the years President Trump has been in office, Americans have grown accustomed to hearing of “norms” ignored and “guardrails” broken. […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Max Gorbachev. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202009231080551985-fbi-warns-foreign-actors-and-hackers-could-spread-misinformation-on-results-of-presidential/ Both Republicans and Democrats have previously warned that foreign actors may attempt to influence the upcoming presidential election scheduled for 3 November by using various means. In response to these claims, tech companies such as Facebook and Twitter have introduced new rules to prevent election interference. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has released a public service announcement warning the American public about foreign actors and cybercriminals that could spread misinformation about the results of the upcoming presidential election. “Foreign actors and cybercriminals could create new websites, change existing websites, and create or […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/104982/26/1049822630_0:183:3500:2151_1200x675_80_0_0_0f4a931ce25aea364db9db92a5b3c9c2.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202009231080545631-belarus-presidential-spokeswoman-not-revealing-date-of-lukashenkos-swearing-in-ceremony/ MINSK (Sputnik) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s spokeswoman, Natalya Eismont, was reluctant to tell Sputnik when the elected leader would be sworn-in but promised to provide information closer to the date of the ceremony. “As of now, I can only tell you that we will certainly announce it to you closer to the date of the swearing-in ceremony”, Eismont said when asked to comment on claims the ceremony could be held on 29 September. Belarus held the presidential election on 9 August. According to the final results, revealed by the Central Election Commission, Lukashenko […]
Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins listens during a Senate hearing on Sept. 9. Greg Nash/The Hill/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Greg Nash/The Hill/Bloomberg via Getty Images Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins listens during a Senate hearing on Sept. 9. Greg Nash/The Hill/Bloomberg via Getty Images Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins says the nomination of a Supreme Court justice to fill the vacancy left by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg should be made by whichever candidate wins the presidential election. Citing the proximity to Election Day — now just weeks away — she said in a statement Saturday: […]
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CNN head Jeff Zucker appears to have offered Donald Trump a “weekly show” on the network in 2016, also giving tips for a presidential debate, arguing Trump could not win the race without his outlet’s support, leaked audio reveals. Zucker – who now presides over one of the most fervently anti-Trump media outlets in the American corporate press – hatched the idea to give then-candidate Trump a weekly slot on CNN during a March 2016 phone call with Micheal Cohen, a lawyer for Trump at the time, according to audio obtained by Fox News’ Tucker Carlson. Speaking with Cohen hours before […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/106881/27/1068812771_0:300:4541:2854_1200x675_80_0_0_4e82f94cc2a8a2b8cf6f7bc9d1f90ae3.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202009071080394353-turkey-discontented-with-sentences-in-khashoggi-murder-case-presidential-spokesperson-says/ ANKARA (Sputnik) – Turkey is dissatisfied with the sentences in the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi murder case, presidential communications director Fahrettin Altun said. A spokesperson for the Saudi Public Prosecution’s Office said Monday a Saudi court had announced sentences to eight suspects in the killing of Khashoggi. Five of them were given 20-year prison terms, one was sentenced to 10 years in prison, and two to seven years each. “The final verdict that a Saudi court issued today regarding journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s execution inside the Kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul, Turkey fell short of meeting […]
Google, Facebook, and other social media companies, like Twitter, have come under pressure from Democrats, who have claimed that the tech giants’ platforms were used to influence the result of the last election and could be used to tip the scales in the upcoming vote. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has warned of the risk of civil unrest in the United States during and after the presidential election. Speaking to Axios, Zuckerberg said it is necessary to do everything to reduce the chances of violence in the wake of the 3 November vote. “There is, unfortunately, I think, a heightened risk of […]
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David Schultz, Professor of Department of Political Science and Department of Legal Studies at Hamline University, advises to not look at the national polls and instead divert attention to the swing states, which is where the outcome of the 2020 election will be decided. In 2016, many criticised the polls in the United States, saying that they indicated that Hillary Clinton would win the presidential election, but she did not. The problem was not the polls, the professor said. The national polls leading up to the election said Clinton would win the national popular vote by 2-3 percent and she did, so the polls were […]
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in April 2018 on Capitol Hill. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in April 2018 on Capitol Hill. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Updated at 10:55 a.m. ET Facebook said it won’t accept any new political ads in the week leading up to the presidential election, one of several policies that CEO Mark Zuckerberg said will help ensure a fair election in November. One such measure involves deleting posts that claim people will get COVID-19 […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107357/44/1073574411_0:26:1539:891_1200x674_80_0_0_92fdc3a02d4abaa7a4f7014a7cfeabc7.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/latam/202008311080331228-venezuelas-nicolas-maduro-issues-presidential-pardons-to-dozens-of-opposition-figures/ The Venezuelan government announced on Monday that President Nicolas Maduro had pardoned more than four dozen political figures in opposition parties. Venezuelan Communications Minister Jorge Rodriguez announced on Monday that more than 50 opposition politicians had received pardons ahead of the December parliamentary elections, and assurances they would be able to participate. “We hope that all of these measures taken by the Bolivarian government help maintain the democratic focus of all of these political actors,” Rodriguez said in a press conference at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas. Many of those pardoned had been charged […]
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The four-day Republican National Convention has hosted various speakers, from members of the president’s family and GOP prominent figures to media personalities. US President Donald Trump is delivering the final speech on Thursday, the fourth day of the Republican National Convention. Earlier announced by his party to be the GOP presidential candidate, Trump accepted the nomination during his remarks. “With a heart full of gratitude and boundless optimism, I proudly accept this nomination for president of the United States”, he said, addressing the RNC. His speech wraps up the RNC, finalizing a row of speakers that included his daughter Ivanka Trump, […]
The Republican convention kicked off in Charlotte, North Carolina on Monday and has been a combination of virtual recordings and live segments, while the party’s nominee and current US President Donald Trump is scheduled to give a speech on the final day of the event. After being re-nominated by the Republican Party as Donald Trump’s running mate, US Vice President Mike Pence stated at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday that people “won’t be safe in Joe Biden’s America”. Laura Wilson, Political Analyst and Political Science Professor at the University of Indianapolis Sputnik: Vice President Mike Pence took centre stage […]
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As the nation prepares itself for four days of non-stop racism, conspiracy-mongering, incitement to violence, and hundreds if not thousands of outright falsehoods to be communicated to the public by the president, his party, and their supporters this week at the virtual Republican convention, it behooves us to take a short look backward and try to understand how we arrived at this point: where we have a president who has proven himself to be an almost comically pathological liar; one whose word cannot be accepted on literally any topic, whether it be toilet flushing, cancer-causing windmills or imaginary terrorist attacks—and yet, […]
Wisconsin belongs to the category of swing states (states that could reasonably be won by either candidate) and was instrumental in Trump’s victory in 2016. Democrats have long claimed that West launched his presidential campaign to divert Arfican American votes from Joe Biden. The rapper in turn accused Democrats of conspiring against him. Kanye West’s name will not appear on the presidential ballot in Wisconsin, because his team submitted petitions after the 5 p.m. deadline on 4 August, ruled Wisconsin Elections Commission. The commission consisting of three Republicans and three Democrats voted 5-1 in favour of keeping West off the ballot. […]
The New York congresswoman accused the news station of “misinformation” and spreading “hatred and vitriol” with its report. Left-wing Congress representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has slammed news broadcaster NBC for claiming she is disloyal to her Democratic Party’s presidential candidate Joe Biden after she cast her nomination for his rival Bernie Sanders. “In one of the shortest speeches of the DNC, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez did not endorse Joe Biden”, NBC tweeted on Tuesday night in reference to AOC’s 99-second speech that focused on praising Sanders and his “democratic socialist” agenda. That tweet was deleted hours later. The 30-year-old New York congresswoman also took […]
Joe Biden has clinched the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, becoming the official 2020 pick alongside running mate Kamala Harris after emerging from a crowded primary field. Though Biden was the only Democratic candidate left in the running after facing off with nearly rivals during the primary, he formally seized the nomination on the second night of the party’s national convention on Tuesday, selected in a virtual roll call vote by delegations from 57 states and territories. “Thank you very, very much from the bottom of my heart. It means the world to me and my family, and I’ll see you on […]
…from Glenn Kirschner, Ex-Federal prosecutor [ Editor’s Note: I have been watching Glenn’s videos for over a month not as they are nice tight reviews of the many politico-legal battles going on. He has a strong resume as five years as an Army JAG prosecutor and then 25 years with the Feds in Washington. Glenn’s video channel seems to be representing a body of prosecutors who are pushing for a broad based effort to look deep into the Trump regime’s shorts in January assuming it is voted out of office. They are interested in a long list of perceived criminal acts […]
Five women are said to be at the top of former Obama Vice President Joe Biden’s list of potential vice presidential running mates, according to a report by NBC News citing sources “familiar with the matter.” Biden, the Democratic Party’s presumptive presidential nominee, has taken advantage of the month delay of the party’s Milwaukee convention, now set to start August 17, to announce his pick for V.P. Biden and Whitmer, file image. Among the five is newly relevant contender Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) whom Biden interviewed last Sunday at his Delaware home. Whitmer is said to be one of the […]
As the November election draws near, one thing is becoming clearer by the day. The media is absolutely terrified by the idea of Joe Biden debating President Trump. They’re afraid he is going to melt down on national television or have a serious senior moment, showing the country he is unfit to lead. Over the weekend, CNN suggested Biden skip the debates, now the New York Times is joining in. Breitbart reports: TRENDING: “Why Are You Going Out of State? I Can See It at the Airports!” -Ugh- Watch NM Governor Grisham Lecture Her Constituents Like Mom (VIDEO) New York Times […]
The hip-hop icon made a shock announcement outlining his intention to enter the political fray in early July, but has since missed a number of deadlines to obtain sufficient signatures to be on the ballot. Kanye West has zeroed in on his presidential campaign by shifting maximum attention to Ohio, the state that could determine the upcoming presidential race, TMZ reported. The rapper has reportedly hired a company, Let the Voters Decide, to amass the necessary amount of voter signatures in 3 states, including Ohio, where he needs 5,000 signatures by Wednesday to qualify to be on the ballot. Ohio, which […]
Obama called on Americans to stand up for the late civil rights leader’s most enduring cause: the right to vote. Source link
A sea of people has filled a park for a rally in support of Svetlana Tikhanovskya, opposition candidate in the Belarussian election set for next week, in what is reported to be the biggest anti-government protest in a decade. Thousands of people flocked to the ‘Druzhba’ [Friendship] park in the Belarussian capital, Minsk, on Thursday to voice support for Tikhanovskya, who has emerged as a top challenger to the incumbent Alexander Lukashenko after several prominent opposition candidates were disqualified from the race. According to estimates by Belarusian human rights group ‘Viasna,’ at least 63,000 people joined the rally-slash-concert. Attendees sang along […]
President Donald Trump has, for the first time, publicly suggested delaying November’s presidential election. In his latest tweet pushing his entirely unproven pet theory that mail-in ballots make elections more susceptible to voter fraud, Trump wrote: “With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history. It will be a great embarrassment to the USA. Delay the Election until people can properly, securely and safely vote???” Despite his posturing, Trump has absolutely no legal authority to follow through on the proposal to delay the vote. It has long been predicted […]
As Cristina Laila reported earlier — Notre Dame on Monday withdrew from hosting a presidential debate scheduled for September 29 due to concerns over COVID-19. Notre Dame announced: After consultation with Dr. Mark Fox, St. Joseph County deputy health officer, and with the unanimous support of the Executive Committee of the University’s Board of Trustees, Father Jenkins made what he called “this difficult decision because the necessary health precautions would have greatly diminished the educational value of hosting the debate on our campus.” “I am grateful to the many members of the University community who have devoted countless hours planning this […]
Supporters of President Trump and his Democratic challenger, former Vice President Joe Biden, talk in Kansas City, Mo. Kyle Rivas/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kyle Rivas/Getty Images Supporters of President Trump and his Democratic challenger, former Vice President Joe Biden, talk in Kansas City, Mo. Kyle Rivas/Getty Images With now less than 100 days until Election Day, here’s where things stand: Joe Biden has the clear advantage — for now. With a majority of Americans disapproving of the way President Trump is handling the coronavirus pandemic, Biden has jumped to an 8-point lead in an average of the national polls. […]
Kanye West kicked off his first campaign rally with an apparent attack on abolitionist hero Harriet Tubman, later explaining it was a dig at “white organizations” appropriating black icons. The context was lost on many, however. Tubman “didn’t free the slaves, she just had them go work for other white people,” West said Sunday at a rally in North Charleston, South Carolina. Some audience members responded by walking out, while others jeered the candidate. Since the rapper was hopping from one topic to another, without providing any immediate explanation to his remark, Twitter users did not waste time tearing into the […]
Joe Biden Campaign Chair Cedric Richmond joined FOX and Friends Thursday morning to discuss the current state of the Biden campaign. During his discussion with Brian Kilmeade Richmond compared Trump voters to David Duke voters in the United States. When he was asked about this comparison he said, “Well, I’m using it as an example as secret voters and people who voted for someone who may not have great character.” TRENDING: California to Release 18,000 Prisoners by End of August to ‘Slow the Spread of COVID-19’ Richmond then said the Biden campaign wants “fact-checkers” to post notes live on the TV […]
…from SouthFront For the past several years, the war between Ukraine and the breakaway and still-unrecognized Donetsk People’s Republic and Lugansk People’s Republic has settled into a tense routine of attritional trench warfare, punctuated by sniping, clashes between patrols, small-scale raids, offensive minelaying, and ambushes using anti-tank guided missiles. There have been few operations by units larger than company. The front line has remained almost entirely unchanged. At the same time, both sides have been preparing for the possible next round of high-intensity warfare. What would happen if the fighting were to break out again? That particular prediction is made more […]
Polish President Andrzej Duda is leading the polls by a slim margin with the nationwide vote count nearly over. The election commission has said the final tally will not change significantly. Duda, an ally of the ruling right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party, got 51.2 percent of the vote, the National Electoral Commission announced after counting nearly 99.7 percent of the ballots. Local media quoted Commission Chairman Sylwester Marciniak as saying that the official results will not change significantly as the count is being finalized. This means that Duda is likely to be re-elected for a second term in office. Duda’s […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/0c/1079861945_0:0:2957:1663_1200x675_80_0_0_84d193886e30923dc64c80623bc9690a.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202007121079862000-polands-election-watchdog-reports-rise-in-irregularities-during-presidential-runoff/ WARSAW (Sputnik) – Poland’s National Electoral Commission has recorded a rise in irregularities during Sunday’s presidential runoff compared to the first round of the race, the watchdog’s chief, Sylwester Marciniak, said. “We have not received information about significant problems during the opening of polling places and the beginning of voting. At the same time, we register an increase in incidents related to the election,” Marciniak told reporters. As of 10:00 a.m. (8:00 GMT), 253 such incidents have been recorded, which is an increase from 167 incidents reported at the same time two weeks ago, […]
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Nancy Pelosi has been accused of harboring misinformed and constitutionally dubious opinions, after arguing that Donald Trump’s commutation of Roger Stone is proof that presidential pardon powers need to be reined in. Stone, a former aide to Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, faced more than three years behind bars for obstruction of justice, witness tampering, and making false statements to Congress. The political operative’s sentence was commuted by the president just as he was preparing to report to prison. Unsurprisingly, the Democratic House speaker used the occasion to rehash the long-debunked conspiracy theory that Trump’s campaign had “colluded” with Russia. Democratic lawmakers […]
Elon Musk has been mentioned on social media as a big shot in the closely-knit Kanye West team, since the rapper announced his decision to enter the fray at the very last minute. However, it now appears the tech entrepreneur’s support may not be unconditional. Bearing a certain resemblance to some of his SpaceX rockets, Elon Musk’s word of support for Kanye West’s presidential bid appears to have turned backward. “We may have more differences of opinion than I anticipated”, Musk said in a now-deleted post, as suggested by screenshots eagerly shared by Twitterians on Thursday. The tech entrepreneur was thus caught […]
President Trump joined Sean Hannity on Thursday night for a lengthy interview on politics and current events. In his final question Sean Hannity asked President Trump about Kanye West’s announcement that he may jump in to the 2020 presidential race. President Trump responded, “Well I like his voice being heard but he’s going to be for us and his wife is going to be for us. But that’s the problem that he’s missed some states. A little thing like that he missed a few states like about twelve. So you have to do that. But he’s a very good guy. He […]
President Trump speaks as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (right) and Larry Kudlow, director of the National Economic Council, listen during a news briefing on July 2. Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bloomberg via Getty Images President Trump speaks as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (right) and Larry Kudlow, director of the National Economic Council, listen during a news briefing on July 2. Bloomberg via Getty Images Here’s one way of understanding just how far off the map the U.S. economy is right now: The U.S. has now had two straight months where it has added more jobs than it […]
Democrats know Joe Biden is a disaster. They also know how Joe Biden would come across in a debate with Trump. What do you think the odds are that Biden has at least one brain freeze during a debate? How likely is it that Biden could forget what he is talking about mid-sentence? The left knows this and it terrifies them. At the New York Times, columnist Tom Friedman has come up with a solution. Biden just shouldn’t debate. TRENDING: Biden Says Police Have “Become the Enemy” and Calls For Defunding the Police (VIDEO) News Busters reports: New York Times Already […]
Palestinian Community Sets Conditions On Support For Presidential Candidate July 6, 2020 Palestinian Community Sets Conditions On Support For Presidential Candidate2020-07-062020-07-06https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/palestinians-and-anti-zionist-orthodox-jews-protest-against-israeli-annexation-plan-on-3-july-2020-in-north-bergen-township-new-jersey-united-states.-by-tayfun-cokun-for-anadolu-agency-e1594059532202.jpg200px200px Above photo: Palestinians and anti-zionist Orthodox Jews protest against Israeli annexation plan, on 3 July 2020 in North Bergen Township, New Jersey, United States. By Tayfun Coşkun for Anadolu Agency. Members of the Palestinian community in the United States have issued a declaration of principles that included a set of preconditions to support federal candidates in the presidential elections later this year. The document, signed by Palestinian cultural, political, social and academic figures, included 13 preconditions namely recognizing the Palestinian people’s […]
After the US hip-hop artist announced he would be running for presidency some detail of his biography resurfaced, making the fans of another music icon, Britney Spears, fly off the handle. On Sunday, the hashtag #freebritney started trending globally on Twitter after the pop princess’s fans launched an online campaign to put an end to her conservatorship: in 2009 she had been appointed a legal guardian by a court due to mental health issues. Few facts about Britney Spears’ conservatorship and why #FreeBritney is very important issue: – she can’t drive or vote– she has 10% custody of her children– her calls and […]
American rapper Kanye West, who had in the past been eviscerated by the Left over his vocal support for US President Donald Trump, has said he launched his own presidential bid, “We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for president of the United States! #2020VISION,” West wrote, breaking the news to his nearly 30 million followers on Twitter on Saturday evening. We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for president of the United […]
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Joe Biden gave another big speech on Tuesday, his third this month. It was pre-billed as him stepping up his attacks on Donald Trump, and he did that (“Donald Trump failed us. Month after month, as many of us urged him to step up and do his job, he failed us”), both in prepared remarks and in response to press questions. But he also did something else, something that wasn’t “news” but was more compelling than a few canned jibes. Remember how Trump used to talk about how he’d be “so presidential that you people would be so bored”? Well, that’s […]
Stop it. He’s not quitting. Yes, everyone would love to believe the rumors sweeping Trumpland and the Washington media that it’s gotten so bad Donald Trump is considering quitting the race. Never gonna happen. Donald Trump is in this thing until the last dog dies. It’s dumb wishcasting. If Trump is fucked, we all are for at least the next four months. Source link
Poland’s President Andrzej Duda came top in the first round of the presidential election, the majority of results showed on Monday. He fell short of the overall majority needed to avoid what looks set to be a tight run-off vote on July 12, Reuters reports. Duda, an ally of the ruling nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party, got 45.73 percent of the vote, according to results based on 82.2 percent of the total number of polling districts. Liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, who is standing for the largest opposition party, the centrist Civic Platform (PO), came second with 28.51, officials say. […]
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Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., seen on Capitol Hill earlier this month. In an interview with NPR’s Michel Martin, Kaine encouraged Congress to reassert its authority as a co-equal branch of government. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption toggle caption Susan Walsh/AP Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., seen on Capitol Hill earlier this month. In an interview with NPR’s Michel Martin, Kaine encouraged Congress to reassert its authority as a co-equal branch of government. Susan Walsh/AP Presidential power only goes so far — and then Congress has the constitutional duty to assert its authority, Virginia Democratic Senator Tim Kaine told NPR’s Michel Martin in an […]
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Joe Biden’s choice for Vice President is arguably the biggest decision of his campaign—and it could go very, very wrong. And no one knows more about failed veep picks than Steve Schmidt and Philippe Reines, who worked on the McCain/Palin and Clinton/Kaine campaigns. In Episode 12 of The New Abnormal, The Daily Beast’s podcast for a world gone off the rails, Schmidt and Reines tell Molly Jong-Fast and Rick Wilson about what went south with Hillary Clinton’s VP approach, and how Biden can avoid the same fate. “It’s not a matter of who you want to go to the movies with. […]
Rep. Justin Amash (I-Mich.) announced on Twitter Saturday that he would not seek out a run on the Libertarian Party ticket. The independent left the Republican party last summer. AP hide caption toggle caption AP Rep. Justin Amash (I-Mich.) announced on Twitter Saturday that he would not seek out a run on the Libertarian Party ticket. The independent left the Republican party last summer. AP Justin Amash, the Michigan congressman who left the Republican Party last year and became an Independent, has announced he won’t be seeking the presidency as a third-party candidate. Calling it a “difficult decision,” Amash tweeted Saturday […]
California Sen. Kamala Harris, left, and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are two potential running mates for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, a former vice president himself. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images California Sen. Kamala Harris, left, and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are two potential running mates for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, a former vice president himself. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden has vowed he will pick a woman to be his vice presidential running mate. But which woman? He’s facing pressure to pick a […]
Bernie Blackout, a new VICE TV documentary directed by Pat McGee examining the mainstream media’s alleged bias against the Sanders campaign, is rooted in independent and alternative journalism instead of the corporate cable news outlets like MSNBC, Fox News, and CNN. While McGee’s film straightforwardly breaks down the cynical function of corporate media (that is, to turn a profit, not to tell the truth), the documentary unfortunately does not reach beyond the 24-hour news cycle and into the centuries of knowledge produced around spin, propaganda, and political manipulation that came before today’s U.S.-based podcasters, vloggers, and other digital writers (including me) […]
…from PressTV, Tehran [ Editor’s Note: This new video “confession” adds new pieces to the puzzle that makes the capture of Maduro a possible fantasy story. The size and quality of the force would never have been able to “attack the heavily fortified presidential compound”. Captured mercenary, Airian Berry, reveals in his video confession that the extrication airport was a military one six miles from the Presidential palace, which would also have been heavily guarded. So now we have a story that after these guys shot their way into the palace, through the presidential guard, and then back out again, they […]