Italians overwhelmingly vote to cut the number of MPs by a third as a cost cutting measure

Italians overwhelmingly vote to cut the number of MPs by a third as a cost cutting measure in referendum Number of MPs will be cut from 630 to 400 and senators will also be reduced  Almost 63 per cent voted for reduction, also supported by Government Coalition Vote confirmed a constitutional amendment already pushed through Parliament  … Read more

Donald Trump offered Julian Assange a ‘win-win’ deal to avoid extradition, court hears

Donald Trump ‘offered WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a win-win deal to avoid extradition to US if he revealed source of the hacking of Democratic party emails’, court hears Jennifer Robinson, one Assange’s lawyer’s, made statement at Old Bailey today She recalled a meeting with two Trump allies in Ecuadorian embassy in 2017 She claimed they … Read more

Joe Biden says Donald Trump ‘willingly lied’ about coronavirus

Democratic nominee Joe Biden tore into President Donald Trump for the revelations contained in Bob Woodward’s forthcoming book: that he knew how serious COVID-19 was, while telling the American public something vastly different.  ‘He knew and purposely played it down,’ an aghast Biden said Wednesday on a campaign trip to Michigan. ‘Worse, he lied to … Read more

The Princess Bride cast to reunite with director Rob Reiner for virtual script reading of 1987 film

The Princess Bride cast to reunite for virtual script reading of classic 1987 film as part of Democratic Party Of Wisconsin fundraiser By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 02:42 BST, 5 September 2020 | Updated: 02:42 BST, 5 September 2020 Seven cast members of The Princess Bride will reunite virtually with director Rob Reiner for … Read more

Hillary Clinton pleads with voters to back Joe Biden – accusing 2016 victor of ‘stealing’ election

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton touted Joe Biden’s candidacy at the Democratic convention as she replayed parts of her own 2016 loss – and urged people to get out and vote so President Donald Trump doesn’t ‘steal’ the election. Speaking from her home in Chappaqua, New York, the former first lady and Democratic presidential nominee … Read more

Joe Biden is formally nominated as Democratic candidate for president

Joe Biden was formally nominated as the Democratic Party presidential nominee Tuesday night, as the traditional roll call vote was done by video messages filmed all around the United States and territories.     Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania cast the Keystone State’s votes in front of Biden’s Scranton childhood home.  While Sen. Bernie Sanders, who retained … Read more

Obama: Trump aims to ‘kneecap Post Office’ to discourage voters

Barack Obama slammed President Donald Trump for trying to ‘actively kneecap’ the postal service to disenfranchise voters. Obama did not say Trump’s name but did refer to the ‘president’ in his interview on the podcast of David Plouffe, his former campaign manager, in some of his harshest, direct criticism of Trump to date. ‘What we’ve seen … Read more

Barack Obama accuses Donald Trump of trying ‘kneecap the Post Office’ to discourage voting

Barack Obama slammed President Donald Trump for trying to ‘actively kneecap’ the postal service to disenfranchise voters. Obama did not say Trump’s name but did refer to the ‘president’ in his interview on the podcast of David Plouffe, his former campaign manager, in some of his harshest, direct criticism of Trump to date. ‘What we’ve seen … Read more

Kamala Harris’s campaign debut with Joe Biden in Delaware

Joe Biden welcomed Kamala Harris as family to his campaign as they appeared togethr for the first time as running mates Wednesday afternoon in Wilmington, Delaware.    ‘I have no doubt that I picked the right person to join me as the next vice president of the United States,’ Biden said. ‘She’s smart, she’s tough, she’s experienced, she’s a … Read more

Facebook restricts news outlets connected to political entities

Facebook is banning US news outlets with ‘direct meaningful ties’ to political groups from its News tab, as well as claiming news exemptions from the site’s advertising rules.  These publishers are now required to undergo an authorization process and have a ‘Paid for by’ disclaimer when running ads about social issues, elections or politics.  Such organizations … Read more