Trump Wins Florida In U.S. Presidential Race
U.S. President Donald J. Trump won the State of Florida in Tuesday’s presidential election as investors contemplated a possible Democratic defeat, despite opinion polls.
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Americans plan widespread protests if Trump interferes with election
Dozens of activist groups who claim to represent millions of Americans from both political parties plan to hit the streets next week, if President Donald Trump appears to be interfering with vote counting or manipulating poll results after Election Day.
Journalist Glenn Greenwald Resigns At The Intercept Over Biden ‘Censorship’
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald has resigned from U.S. investigative publication The Intercept, citing “censorship” by editors supporting Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
U.S. Senate Questions Big Tech Censorship Amid Biden Scandal
The U.S. Senate has launched an investigation into censorship by tech giants Twitter, Facebook, and Google amid presidential election campaigns.
Democrat “Squad” lawmakers call for expansion of Supreme Court
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and other Democratic “Squad” lawmakers called for an expansion of the Supreme Court Monday, immediately after conservative Amy Coney Barrett was sworn in as the newest SCOTUS Justice, the Hill reports. The Republican move to swiftly confirm Barrett following the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg last month has caused outrage among Democrats, who claim the Republican Party has applied double standards to the confirmation process.
Confirmed Justice Amy Coney Barret Pledges Impartiality At White House Ceremony
Amy Coney Barrett pledged Monday to carry out her duties as a Supreme Court justice “without any fear or favor” toward the other branches of government or her own beliefs.
Early voting totals surpass 2016 numbers, as Republicans move to tighten the gap with Democrats
With just over one week to go until the presidential election, more U.S. voters have cast ballots than in all early and absentee voting combined during the 2016 cycle.
Divided Senate Confirms Amy Coney Barrett As Supreme Court Justice After Prayers, Debate
In what at least some conservative Christians view as an answer to prayer, Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court late Monday by a deeply divided Senate.
Sore losers: Hillary Clinton operatives tried to take down Trump after he won the 2016 election
Hillary Clinton operatives continued to push false information against Donald Trump to the Justice Department’s No. 4 official after the Republican won the 2016 election, newly declassified FBI documents show.
Senate panel votes to advance Barrett’s nomination
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the full Senate Thursday despite a boycott from all 10 Democratic members of the committee.
Clinton operatives worked to take down Trump even after election, declassified documents show
Hillary Clinton operatives continued to push false information against Donald Trump to the Justice Department’s No. 4 official after the Republican won the 2016 election, newly declassified FBI documents show.
Senate Democrats block $500B coronavirus aid package a second time
Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked a GOP-authored coronavirus relief package while slow-moving bipartisan talks have significantly dimmed optimism for a new round of federal aid before next year.
Ted Cruz leads proposed amendment to prevent Supreme Court-packing
Six Republican Senators have proposed a constitutional amendment to prevent Democrats from “packing” the Supreme Court, the Hill reported Monday.
McConnell says Senate will vote to confirm Barrett on Monday, Oct. 26
Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that the Senate will vote Monday to confirm Trump Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett to the high court.
Evangelist Graham Urges Prayers Ahead Of U.S. Election Amid Controversy
U.S. evangelist Franklin Graham, who supports the re-election of President Donald J. Trump, has urged Christians to pray on Sunday for the United States.
Supreme Court allows three-day extension for Pennsylvania ballots
The Supreme Court will allow Pennsylvania to count mailed-in ballots received up to three days after the Nov. 3 election, rejecting a Republican plea in the presidential battleground state.
Twitter and Facebook employees donate over 90% to Democrats, conservative watchdog finds
Employees of social media companies give overwhelming financial support to Democrats, a conservative watchdog group found.
A tale of two COVID economies: Red state recovery, blue state recession
As Democratic candidates across the nation harp on the economic devastation they attribute to the Trump administration’s mishandled COVID response, a closer look at state by state unemployment data reveals something far different: a tale of two economies on starkly divergent paths out of crushing shutdown economics. In “red” states, economic recovery is in full roar. “Blue” states, meanwhile, lag far behind, still staggering under unemployment levels associated with the deepest recessions. Suspended somewhere between these two poles are politically mixed “purple” states muddling through with fittingly middling unemployment numbers.
Ratcliffe sends watchdog referral and begins declassification on classified House GOP report on Russian meddling
The nation’s spy chief has sent the intelligence community’s watchdog an investigative referral related to a 2018 Republican-led House Intelligence Committee report that critiqued some of the tradecraft in the Obama-era Intelligence Community Assessment of 2017 on Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Poll: Ahead of US elections, 63% of Israelis say Trump will be better for Israel
A clear majority of Israelis favor the re-election of US President Donald Trump come November’s presidential elections, a new poll conducted for i24NEWS showed Monday night.