Voting
Supreme Court to weigh whether state legislatures instead of state courts get final say in election rules
A crosswalk signal is seen outside the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, June 27, 2022. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will consider a case that could give state legislatures free rein in setting rules for federal elections, without state judicial oversight. If the Supreme Court rules for North […]
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Israel votes to dissolve parliament, collapsing government and triggering fifth election in three years
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen during the the 2016 Genesis Prize award-ceremony in Jerusalem, June 23, 2016. Amir Cohen | Reuters DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — In what now feels like a familiar story, Israel’s government has collapsed after the Parliament, or Knesset, voted on Thursday to dissolved itself. This paves the way for […]
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LinkedIn co-founder Hoffman hopes to get more Democrats elected to Congress by beating some in the midterms
LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman wants to get more Democrats elected to Congress this fall, but first, he has to defeat some Democrats this summer. The billionaire is spending millions on campaigns against what his advisors see as radical, far-left Democrats in hopes of getting more moderate Democrats to November’s general elections where the party will […]
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Double blow for UK’s Boris Johnson as he loses two key by-elections
Campaign posters in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, ahead of a key by-election triggered after Conservative MP Imran Ahmed Khan was convicted of sexually assaulting a minor. Daniel Harvey Gonzalez/In Pictures via Getty Images LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has suffered a double blow at the ballot box as his party lost two key parliamentary […]
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Obama boasted about opposing federal gas tax holiday before 2008 election — Biden now wants one
U.S. President Joe Biden stands with former President Barack Obama during an event on the Affordable Care Act, the former president’s top legislative accomplishment, in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 5, 2022. Leah Millis | Reuters Former President Barack Obama called opposing a federal gas tax holiday “one of […]
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Colombia picks 1st leftist president in tight runoff contest
Newly elected Colombian President Gustavo Petro (C) and his running mate Francia Marquez (R) celebrate at the Movistar Arena in Bogota, on June 19, 2022 after winning the presidential runoff Daniel Munoz | Afp | Getty Images Colombia will be governed by a leftist president for the first time after former rebel Gustavo Petro narrowly […]
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France’s Macron loses parliamentary majority, putting his economic reform agenda at risk
French President Emmanuel Macron might have been relieved after getting reelected in April — but his second term in office just got a lot more complicated. His Ensemble! alliance has lost its absolute parliamentary majority of five years following a second round of legislative elections. France’s President Emmanuel Macron speaks to fellow voters as he […]
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Musk says he’s leaning toward voting for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for president
Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images Billionaire Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is leaning toward voting for Florida’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, for president in 2024, he said Wednesday on Twitter. DeSantis, who has not officially thrown his hat in the ring for the race, is an ally of former President Donald Trump […]
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Peter Thiel bitcoin fellow Erik Finman tries to sway 2022 midterms with up to $20 million for GOP campaigns
Erik Finman, who became a bitcoin millionaire by the time he was 18, is spending up to $20 million on Republican candidates running for Congress in the 2022 midterm elections. Finman, 23, said he wants to donate $10 million toward GOP candidates and political action committees, including Saving Arizona, a super PAC backing Trump-endorsed Arizona […]
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Boris Johnson hangs on as UK prime minister — just — but his days could be numbered
Johnson will visit Northern Ireland on Monday to hold emergency talks. Daniel Leal | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a vote of confidence on Monday night but discontent over his leadership is expected to rumble on, with analysts stating that his days in office are numbered. Monday’s vote […]
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