ITALY GRAPPLES WITH WAVE OF VIOLENT PROTESTS. DS $50 MILLION TO BOOST GOP MIDTERM CANDIDATES ADMIN TO OFFER UP TO $30,000. Meloni cracking down on violent rioters in Milan, Rome | Bianca Across The Nation. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is cracking down on violent rioters in Milan. Rome Correspondent Anneliese Taggart reports.