Russian official says Moscow never counts on ‘a good guy’ becoming US president as state media flatters Trump
State TV has often showcased guest speakers on its prime time geopolitical talk shows who express a preference for Trump, even if their reasons sometimes vary. Andrei Sidorov, a senior academic at Moscow State University, told a major state TV talkshow this month that Trump would be better for Russia because he would stir division that could trigger a long-held fantasy of anti-Western Russian hawks – the disintegration of the United States during infighting between its constituent states.
New poll shows Harris 46 per cent to 43 per cent ahead of Trump against backdrop of voter gloom
The poll gave signs that voters – particularly Democrats – might be more enthused about this year’s election than they were ahead of the November 2020 presidential election when Democrat Joe Biden defeated Trump.
Whiff of voter bribery as billionaire Elon Musk doles out cash, spins conspiracies in Pennsylvania
For many at the events, the idea the 2020 election was stolen from Trump was taken as fact despite a lack of evidence. One attendee in Harrisburg asked Musk what he was doing to prevent a recurrence. Musk responded by leaning into the unfounded allegations.
US secretary of state Blinken lands in Israel to revive Gaza ceasefire but protagonists unlikely to budge
Israel is accelerating military operations to push Hezbollah away from its northern border while thrusting into Gaza’s densely packed Jabalia refugee camp in what Palestinians and UN agencies fear could be an attempt to seal off northern Gaza from the rest of the enclave.
As race tightens further Harris, Trump scramble for every vote in battleground states two weeks to Election Day
Donald Trump, 78, frequently rejects any notion that he is a threat to democracy, arguing it is Democrats who are the real threat because of the criminal investigations he and his allies have faced for their attempts to overturn his 2020 election loss.
Former Congresswoman Liz Cheney teams up with Kamala Harris to cast Trump as a dangerous choice
Liz Cheney, the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, was essentially exiled from the Republican Party for participating in a congressional investigation of Trump’s involvement in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. She lost her congressional seat in a primary battle two years ago.
While political tensions are more pronounced since 2020 election, US doesn’t keep databank
On September 26, a Michigan man was arrested for assaulting a US Postal Service worker who delivered a Harris campaign mailer to his house. The postal worker was in her truck when Russell Valleau, 61, approached on a bike, yelling that he “did not want that ‘Black bitch’ in his mailbox,” according to police records and a statement from the Oakland County prosecutor.
New normal: Americans start seeing electoral violence as ‘part of the way politics happens’
Americans are starting to see violence as “part of the way politics happens,” said Nealin Parker, who heads Common Ground USA, a nonprofit that studies ways to bridge America’s political and cultural divides. In the current climate of mistrust, she added, “incidents of violence can metastasize into something bigger.
Israel targets Hezbollah finance arm as Lebanese flee, its fighter jets rain bombs on Beirut
Israel has intensified its military campaigns both in Gaza and Lebanon, days after the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar raised hopes of an opening for ceasefire negotiations to end more than a year of conflict.
Netanyahu warns Hezbollah that Israel will respond to ‘bitter mistake’ after aborted drone attack on his house
A UN school sheltering displaced people west of Gaza City was hit, killing several people, according to the Hamas-run civil defence first responders.
