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William Barr Warns Mail-In System Leaves Open Possibility of Counterfeiting Ballots in US Election

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US Attorney General William Barr said in an interview with CNN that there is a risk of a massive forgery of mail-in ballots that will be used during the upcoming Presidential election, including by a foreign country. … Read More >William Barr Warns Mail-In System Leaves Open Possibility of Counterfeiting Ballots in US Election

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Zuckerberg to donate $300 million to ensure Covid-safe US elections as Facebook hunts for Russian disinformation

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Mark Zuckerberg has said he will donate $300 million to help ensure a “secure” election process amid the Covid-19 pandemic, while Facebook remains on the prowl for alleged “foreign interference” from Russia. … Read More >Zuckerberg to donate $300 million to ensure Covid-safe US elections as Facebook hunts for Russian disinformation

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‘Blackmail Americans into voting’: Biden condemns riots & violence in language Trump supporters say amounts to extortion

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Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has finally spoken up against the riots and looting occurring across the US, blaming President Donald Trump. A poorly worded tweet has seen Biden’s critics accuse the ex-VP of blackmail. … Read More >‘Blackmail Americans into voting’: Biden condemns riots & violence in language Trump supporters say amounts to extortion

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This is the full membership list of the Christian Right’s secretive and powerful Council for National Policy

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Donald Trump previewed his RNC acceptance address before the influential Council for National Policy. The membership list of this Christian Right cabal was a carefully guarded secret – until now. … Read More >This is the full membership list of the Christian Right’s secretive and powerful Council for National Policy

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Trump gets a bounce from Republican convention as new poll shows him narrowing Biden’s lead by 4 points

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The first poll to be completed since the Republican National Convention ended on Thursday night shows that President Donald Trump gained on rival Joe Biden, whittling down the Democrat’s lead in the race by four percentage points. … Read More >Trump gets a bounce from Republican convention as new poll shows him narrowing Biden’s lead by 4 points

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‘Skulduggery’: Pelosi says Biden should NOT ‘dignify’ Trump with a debate as president ‘disrespects’ office

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, thinks her party’s nominee Joe Biden shouldn’t dignify President Donald Trump with a debate, because he disrespects the office and has engaged in “skulduggery” during the current election. … Read More >‘Skulduggery’: Pelosi says Biden should NOT ‘dignify’ Trump with a debate as president ‘disrespects’ office

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‘Part of an Election Campaign’: Israel Uses Iran Fears to ‘Shift Attention’ in Washington

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was left with little support after he attempted to extend UN sanctions against Iran, despite the US having withdrawn from the Iran nuclear deal. Despite this loss, Pompeo has been on a campaign in Bahrain and other parts of the Middle East, pushing an anti-Iran narrative. … Read More >‘Part of an Election Campaign’: Israel Uses Iran Fears to ‘Shift Attention’ in Washington

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‘Take it from me’: Still bitter Hillary Clinton warns Americans that Trump & ‘foreign adversaries’ could steal election AGAIN

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Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton again sounded alarms about election-meddling “foreign adversaries” in her speech to the Democratic convention, while urging voters to take revenge for her bitter 2016 loss to Donald Trump. … Read More >‘Take it from me’: Still bitter Hillary Clinton warns Americans that Trump & ‘foreign adversaries’ could steal election AGAIN

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Democrats’ election platform demands end to ‘forever wars’ — most of which were launched last time Biden held office

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The Democratic Party’s 2020 electoral platform includes a call to end the US’ “forever wars” – which sounds great, except that a Democratic president started many of those wars and the party has stonewalled efforts to end them. … Read More >Democrats’ election platform demands end to ‘forever wars’ — most of which were launched last time Biden held office