Elections
John Fetterman, Pennsylvania Democrat running for Senate, has suffered a stroke days before primary
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the leading Democrat in the state’s high-profile Senate contest, suffered a stroke just days before the primary election but was on his way to a “full recovery,” his campaign said on Sunday. The 52-year-old Fetterman, who confirmed that he had been hospitalized all weekend, insisted the health emergency wasn’t slowing […]
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Lebanon holds first election since massive Beirut blast and financial collapse
A voter casts her ballot in Beirut. The parliament that will be formed by Lebanon’s election is expected to vote on long-delayed reforms required by the IMF to unlock financial support for the stricken country. Anwar Amro | Afp | Getty Images Polls opened on Sunday in Lebanon’s first election since the country’s economic collapse, […]
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Jan. 6 probe subpoenas Republican House leader Kevin McCarthy, other lawmakers allied with Trump
House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy and four other GOP lawmakers allied with former President Donald Trump were subpoenaed by the select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, the panel said Thursday. The move marked the first time the bipartisan investigation has issued subpoenas to sitting members of Congress. The dramatic step came less than […]
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Will new Philippine president Marcos Jr. pivot toward China? Analysts are divided
A landslide victory is on the cards for Ferdinand “BongBong” Marcos Jr. in the Philippines, seen here at his campaign headquarters in Mandaluyong City, Manila, on Monday. Veejay Villafranca/Bloomberg via Getty Images It appears all but certain that Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the namesake son of the late dictator, will become the Philippines’ next president. The […]
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Trump’s pick for Nebraska governor loses in GOP primary, signaling limits to former president’s influence
Charles Herbster Nebraska gubernatorial candidate speaks during the fourth day of the Conservative Political Action Conference CPAC on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022 in Orlando, FL. Jabin Botsford | The Washington Post | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump’s preferred candidate is projected to lose Nebraska’s GOP gubernatorial primary, signaling that Trump’s influence in the party has […]
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Hedge fund billionaire Dan Loeb appears to be courting NYC Mayor Eric Adams over charter schools
Hedge fund billionaire Dan Loeb appears to be cozying up to New York City Mayor Eric Adams after pouring $1 million into the political action committee that helped get him elected, according to people familiar with the matter. Adams and Loeb have held several private discussions since Adams was sworn in earlier this year, focusing […]
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Marcos Jr. poised to win as millions begin voting in the Philippine presidential polls
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appears poised to be the next president of the Philippines as millions began voting on Monday, under the watchful eyes of thousands of security forces after violence claimed four lives over the weekend. According to one of the latest opinion polls, the 64-year-old namesake son of a deposed dictator, will win more […]
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Business leaders helped to bankroll the anti-abortion groups who could soon see Roe v. Wade overturned
Demonstrators hold signs during a protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court, after the leak of a draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito preparing for a majority of the court to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision later this year, in Washington, May 3, 2022. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Donald Trump’s […]
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Boris Johnson’s Conservatives suffer losses in UK local elections, amid scandal and cost-of-living crisis
PETERBOROUGH, England – Ballot papers are counted at Peterborough Arena, for the U.K.’s local government elections. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party suffered significant losses, particularly in London. Paul Marriott/PA Images via Getty Images LONDON — The U.K.’s ruling Conservative Party has lost a slew of seats in local elections across England, dealing a potential […]
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GOP Rep. Cawthorn calls leaked nude video ‘blackmail,’ says he was just ‘being crass with a friend’
U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, U.S. February 26, 2021. Octavio Jones | Reuters Embattled U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn vowed that “blackmail won’t win” after an opposition group released a video appearing to show the North Carolina Republican naked in a bed and […]
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