Donald Trump trashes Mitch McConnell as ‘a dour, sullen and unsmiling political hack’

Former President Donald Trump was convinced by aides to delete a line from his blistering attack on Mitch McConnell which accused the Senate minority leader of having ‘too many chins but not enough smarts’, according to reports. Trump lashed out at McConnell on Tuesday through his Save America PAC, calling the Republican Party’s most senior … Read more

Sienna Miller films scenes for Netflix’s new political drama Anatomy Of A Scandal in London

Sienna Miller transforms into character as she films scenes for Netflix’s new political drama Anatomy Of A Scandal in London By Olivia Wheeler For Mailonline Published: 09:29 GMT, 17 February 2021 | Updated: 09:48 GMT, 17 February 2021 Sienna Miller transformed into character as she filmed scenes for Netflix’s new political drama Anatomy Of A … Read more

Political staffer who claims she was raped in Parliament House says she was suicidal

A young Liberal staffer has broken down in tears as she told of how she felt pressured to stay silent after being allegedly raped on Defence Minister Linda Reynolds’ couch – and felt ‘alone’ and ‘suicidal’ after it happened. Brittany Higgins, 26, opened up to The Project’s Lisa Wilkinson about what she says happened to … Read more

Jay-Z gets political calling out Capitol insurrectionists in his new song with Nipsey Hussle

Jay-Z gets political calling out Capitol insurrectionists in his new song What It Feels Like with beloved late rapper Nipsey Hussle By Caitlyn Becker For Dailymail.com Published: 19:04 GMT, 12 February 2021 | Updated: 19:27 GMT, 12 February 2021 Rap mogul Jay-Z is calling out Capitol insurrectionists in his new song, What It Feels Like, … Read more

Edwina Currie launches political comeback at 74

She’s the straight-talking Thatcher-era minister who ruffled feathers both in Westminster and the I’m a Celebrity jungle.  And now Edwina Currie has set her sights for a political comeback on a tiny Derbyshire town where she’s hoping to unseat a Corbynite councillor. Aged 74, the former Tory MP-turned-TV star said she had been inspired by … Read more

Facebook to reduce ALL political content in US news feeds

Facebook will scale back ALL political content in US news feeds – including posts from family and friends – in coming weeks to ‘turn down the temperature’ Facebook will start scaling back all political content in its News Feed for some users over the next few months  The company said on Wednesday it would temporarily … Read more

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Johnson once boasted his political hero was the mayor from Jaws

Boris Johnson used to boast that his political hero was Larry Vaughn, the mayor from Jaws, who kept beaches open despite the shark attacks. That was then, pre-Covid. Today, Boris is still taking his cue from the Spielberg classic. But he’s singing a different tune. Just when you thought it was safe . . . … Read more

Facebook ‘topic exclusion’ tool to remove ads from political posts

Facebook is developing a new tool that will keep ads away from sensitive posts in your News Feed. The social media platform is testing ‘topic exclusion’ controls that allow advertisers to keep marketing from politics, crime, controversial social issues and other designated topics. It’s already started using the controls with a limited number of advertisers. … Read more

Facebook developing new ‘topic exclusion’ tool that can keep ads away from political News Feed posts

Facebook is developing a new tool that will keep ads away from sensitive posts in your News Feed. The social media platform is testing ‘topic exclusion’ controls that allow advertisers to keep marketing from politics, crime, controversial social issues and other designated topics. It’s already started using the controls with a limited number of advertisers. … Read more

Facebook says it will permanently stop recommending political groups to users

Facebook says it will permanently stop recommending political groups to users in an extension of a temporary ban brought in before the election Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement in a conference call on Wednesday Facebook introduced a temporary halt to political recommendations in October   He said they were considering reducing the amount of political content … Read more