Новости за 24.10.2020

The Trump Organization reregistered the domain name TrumpTowerMoscow.com this June, internet records show, suggesting that contrary to President Trump’s claims, the company has not necessarily abandoned its pursuit of the lucrative real estate deal that figured prominently in multiple investigations into his connections with Russia. The Trump Organization has re-upped the domain every year of his presidency. This year […]

President Donald J. Trump, joined by White House senior staff, speaks on the phone with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates about their agreement to establish full normalization of relations between Israel and the United Arab […]

Small business owners in Pennsylvania are sharing their reaction to life after four years under President Donald Trump, the only Republican president to win the state since 1988. With all that has occurred over the last several months, many voters are having reservations about the possibility of Trump winning a second term. It is no […]

How many times can you say “I’m so sorry” without the words losing their meaning? How many times can you answer a text or an instant message or an email by typing “I’m so sorry” without becoming inured to the feeling of sorrow? Even if you manage to pause your constant grief, you’re hit between […]

In the waning days of the 2020 presidential election, the campaign of Donald Trump is turning into a hotbed of “paranoia and finger-pointing” as aides to the president are resigning themselves to the fact that re-election is out of reach and now everyone is looking for fall-guys to pin the blame on. According to a […]

During the coronavirus crisis, President Donald Trump and many of his Republican allies have not only downplayed the severity of the pandemic — they have also vehemently opposed social distancing restrictions, mask wearing and other measures meant to slow down the spread of COVID-19. Liberal economist Paul Krugman discusses that mindset this week in his […]

Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is keeping the U.S. Senate in session over the weekend in an effort to speedily shut down debate on Amy Coney Barrett and set the stage for the right-wing judge’s confirmation to the Supreme Court as early as Monday, just eight days before the November presidential election. The rare weekend […]

Pennsylvania small business owners have a drastically different take on Trump than they did 4 years ago For months now, independent and undecided voters have been a strong focal point for the upcoming election but President Donald Trump is missing one key group of voters that could greatly contribute to his downfall on Election Day. […]

The unusually large voter turnout in Texas has persisted through the first 10 days of the early voting period, leading experts to predict that the state could reach overall turnout levels unseen so far this century. According to the latest data from the Texas secretary of state, 6.4 million Texans — 37.6% of registered voters […]

Donald Trump said Friday he has not been a fan of Sacha Baron Cohen — even before a clip from the British comedian’s new Borat movie forced the US president’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani into an awkward explanation. Asked about the clip — which shows Giuliani in a faked “interview” with an attractive and flirtatious young […]

In a matter of months, the novel coronavirus achieved something that animal rights activists failed to do in decades: put a halt to bullfighting in Peru. The annual Senor de los Milagros (lord of the miracles) festival at Lima’s Acho Bullring that usually takes place in October or November was cancelled this year due to […]

According to a report from Politico, Republican operatives and campaign officials advising Donald Trump are hoping he can stay on message during the last ten days of the election and turn his re-election campaign around. Following Thursday night’s debate, aides to the president had mixed feeling about Trump’s performance, happy he kept himself in check […]

Donald Trump launched an intense last-ditch reelection push Friday in Florida, insisting that Covid-19 is disappearing, while frontrunner Joe Biden hammered his message that the president had abdicated responsibility for a pandemic that is actually surging. With 50 million people having already cast early ballots, Biden has a firm lead in national polls, as well […]

In a blow to President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign and the Republican National Committee in a crucial swing state, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Friday that counties cannot reject mail-in ballots because voters’ signatures do not resemble the way they signed when registering to vote. The court’s two Republican justices joined their five […]

After months of meticulous tracking, authorities in the western US state of Washington on Friday said they had uncovered the first ever nest of the deadly Asian giant hornet in the country. The nest was found on Thursday by Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) entomologists on a property in Blaine, near the border with […]

Mormons in the United States have traditionally been reliable Republican voters, but some members of the conservative church put off by President Donald Trump are switching sides and backing veteran Democrat Joe Biden. Support for Trump among members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which emphasizes family values and morals, is especially […]

The Lincoln Project on Friday night fired back at White House advisors Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump for threatening to sue over billboards in Times Square attacking their response to the coronavirus crisis. The ads show the couple smiling alongside coronavirus death tolls for New Yorkers and Americans. It’s a good morning in Times Square […]

On his new political show on YouTube, commentator Keith Olbermann ripped into President Donald Trump for his performance during the final presidential debate. Olbermann said that Trump “ran out of bullsh*t” as he tried to attack his rival Joe Biden. “I don’t mean to say that he was honest,” he clarified. “It seems he was […]

President Donald Trump’s niece, psychologist Mary Trump, appeared Friday on CNN to discuss her uncle’s behavior during the recent president debate. CNN host Anderson Cooper noted that Tony Schwartz, who is best known for ghostwriting “Trump: The Art of the Deal,” has said “that when the president attacks people, the words he uses, the attacks […]

CNBC host Shepard Smith, a former veteran newsman at Fox News, on Friday begged Americans to follow guidance from Anthony Fauci to prevent the spread of COVID-19 “Those of us in New York and the Northeast are worried about you, our friends, our loved ones and our viewers across the country, now more than ever […]

During the final presidential debate on Thursday, President Donald Trump boasted that he had done more for Black Americans than any president since Abraham Lincoln. On Friday, historian Doris Kearns Goodwin appeared on CNN and blasted Trump for his remark. “The most important thing in a time of crisis is for a president to be willing it […]

President Donald Trump attempted to brand former Vice President Joe Biden as the candidate of “needless death” during a Friday night campaign rally in Pensacola, Florida. “Biden is the candidate of endless wars and needless deaths,” Trump argued, as coronavirus fatalities continue to mount. “The United States is in the midst of one of the […]

Attorneys representing Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump are threatening to sue the Lincoln Project over two Times Square billboards criticizing the administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Lincoln Project posted a copy of a letter sent by attorney Marc Kasowitz. “I am writing concerning the false, malicious and defamatory ads that the Lincoln Project […]

In a segment from Tucker Carlson Tonight that aired Friday on Fox News, host Tucker Carlson chatted with former federal prosecutor Francey Hakes. Carlson seemed eager to project the intentions of the Black Lives Matter movement on his guest. “No one’s calling for defunding the FBI on the left, why is that?” Carlson asked. “Because they’re […]

Sedgwick County Commissioner Michael O’Donnell was caught on tape comparing the mission to smear then-mayoral candidate Brandon Whipple to the killing of Dr. George Tiller in 2009, the The Wichita Eagle reported Friday. “Us Republicans, we all agree,” Sedgwick County Commissioner Michael O’Donnell said. “The murder of George Tiller was bad. But am I sad that he’s dead? No. […]