WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – More than 10 million Americans have already voted in the US election, data from the United States Elections Project, led by University of Florida Professor Michael McDonald, shows. According to late Monday data, US voters have cast a total of 10,296,180 ballots in the reporting states, with Florida, Virginia and Michigan in the lead (over 1.6 million votes, over 977,000 votes and more than 965,000 votes, respectively). Taking into account party registration data in some states, there are over 2.5 million returned ballots from Democrats (out of a total of over 22.3 million requested), while Republicans have over […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/0d/1080753634_0:145:3074:1875_1200x675_80_0_0_31720840ab7eece61dc4bcb4060b3155.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202010131080753689-trump-expects-iran-to-call-him-first-if-he-wins-november-election/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US President Donald Trump says Iran will be eager to make a new deal with the US if he wins the November election. At the end of last month, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he hoped Washington would continue with its current policy on Iran regardless of the outcome of the November presidential election. “I withdrew from the last administration’s disastrous nuclear deal”, Trump said at the Monday campaign rally in Sanford, Florida, adding “Probably the first call I’ll get after we win the election will be from Iran […]
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Republican Party officials demanding that unauthorised ballot drop off boxes be removed. Becerra, as well as California Secretary of State Alex Padilla, have demanded that Republicans provide a list of voters whose ballots have been collected using the “unauthorised” boxes. Anyone who tampers with the vote is tampering with free and fair elections. We will do all that’s necessary under law to protect Californians’ right to vote. — Xavier Becerra (@AGBecerra) October 12, 2020 According to The Los Angeles Times, a spokesman for the California Republican Party […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/06/1080678662_0:320:3072:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_b66fa727491fb1b88cd13bc295ce1679.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Muhammad Osman. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202010061080678577-yandy-brand-releases-exclusive-sexy-mail-in-ballot-postal-babe-holloween-costumes/ For the first time in the history of the United States, mail-in and absentee voting, which was traditionally used US military service members located overseas on Election Day, has been allowed on a large scale this year due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. American online retailer and fashion design company Yandy has released two new exclusive Halloween costumes with revealing outfits themed around the 3 November presidential vote in the United States. One of the costumes, titled “Mail-In Ballot”, is described as “featuring a white pull-on tube dress with postal detailing, […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/1d/1080614086_0:232:2164:1449_1200x675_80_0_0_9e89cf06a98e99f04a6ab1171c83b80b.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202009291080614162-trump-arrives-in-cleveland-for-first-2020-presidential-debate/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US President Donald Trump has arrived in Cleveland, Ohio for the first presidential debate against his Democratic rival Joe Biden later on Tuesday, according to a White House pool report. The debate will start at 9:00 pm Eastern Time and run for 90 minutes without commercial interruption. The topics for tonight’s debate will be the Trump and Biden records, the Supreme Court, COVID-19, the economy, race and violence in US cities, and the integrity of the election. The two candidates will face each other again on 15 October in Miami and […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/13/1080509761_0:0:3071:1727_1200x675_80_0_0_6e590d5480c2a14f06e5a7c811e96271.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Asya Geydarova. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202009191080509746-biden-considers-tiktoks-popularity-among-americans-matter-of-genuine-concern/ US President Donald Trump issued a 12 November deadline for the Chinese video-sharing app to find a US partner or be banned in the country, following allegations that it provides American users’ data to the Chinese government. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Friday that he is concerned about the Chinese app TikTok having access to millions of young people in the United States. “I think that it’s a matter of genuine concern that TikTok, a Chinese operation, has access to over 100 million young people particularly in the United States […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/11/1080193911_0:83:2866:1695_1200x675_80_0_0_082e82edeb72dc254dc90ab4eb6952f8.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202009151080458148-kanye-west-vows-to-release-no-more-songs-until-contracts-with-sony-universal-are-completed/ In July, rapper and fashion designer Kanye West announced that he would enter the presidential race as an independent candidate in the November 2020 US elections. The music mogul said in a tweet that he would release no more songs until he finishes his contracts with the music publishing company Sony/ATV’s EMI Music Publishing and Universal Music Group. I’m not putting no more music out till I’m done with my contract with Sony and Universal … On God … in Jesus name … come and get me ⛷ — ye (@kanyewest) September 14, 2020 In 2019, his lawyers filed […]
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 […]
While the US is raising the stakes in its power game against the People’s Republic of China (PRC), a tiny accidental spark may lead to a catastrophe, according to Dr Heinz Dieterich, coordinator at the World Advanced Research Project (WARP), who has outlined what could help the world prevent this outcome in a short and long-term perspective. On 7 August, Hu Xijin, the editor-in-chief of Global Times, an English-language Chinese newspaper under the auspices of People’s Daily, raised the question as to whether Washington or Beijing would have an upper hand if a war breaks out between the two nations. “China […]
Biden and the DNC have ramped up fundraising efforts since the former vice president became the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination, in a bid to close the gap with President Donald Trump’s campaign. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and affiliated groups have raised a total of $294 million in cash, the campaign announced on Wednesday, as only three months are left before the November election takes place. “The Biden campaign is on the march, building off the incredible momentum from this summer with another lights-out fundraising month, banking another $50 million for the final stretch to election day”, campaign manager Jen O’Malley […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/05/1080062493_0:0:3072:1729_1200x675_80_0_0_2639bf9eba06c718afa3d67e85829b0e.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202008051080062481-roger-marshall-wins-republican-senate-primary-in-kansas/ Marshall won over former Secretary of State Kris Kobach, raising the Republicans’ chances of maintaining a majority in the Senate after Senator Pat Roberts announced his retirement. Roger Marshall has won the Republican Senate nomination in the state of Kansas, media reported on late Tuesday. He is going to compete with Democratic state Senator Barbara Bollier, who won her party’s nomination. In a phone call on Tuesday, President Donald Trump congratulated Marshall and other Republicans on the victory, saying, “that’s a big night”. Another Republican senator, Martha McSally, won the Senate nomination in Arizona on Tuesday, […]
According to internal sources, a temporary ban on political ads is designed to eliminate misleading political content that could affect the choices made by American voters. Facebook is considering a ban on political ads on the social media platform in the run-up to the US presidential election this November, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter. The sources, who asked to remain anonymous, said that the decision has not yet been made. Though the ban is designed to prevent the spread of misleading information ahead of the national vote, there are concerns that eliminating political agitation could potentially […]
George Floyd protesters and “Black Lives Matter” activists have been calling for defunding police and redirecting funds to other areas, such as education and housing, following Floyd’s death in Minneapolis on 25 May. Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has not supported calls for cutting funds to the US police, his campaign said on late Monday. “Biden does not believe that police should be defunded. He hears and shares the deep grief and frustration of those calling out for change, and is driven to ensure that justice is done and that we put a stop to this terrible pain”, Biden’s spokesperson […]