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Diplomacy

Wisconsin Republicans Try to Force Vote on Reappointment of Nonpartisan Election Leader

Posted byby Christian Pearson
July 14, 2023
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3 min

Republicans who control the Wisconsin Senate, in a surprise move Wednesday night, proceeded with trying to force a vote on firing the state’s nonpartisan top elections...

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Global News

Sierra Leone’s Main Opposition Calls for Presidential Election Re-Run After Incumbent Named Winner

Posted byby Dominic Morris
July 12, 2023
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2 min

Sierra Leone’s main opposition party on Saturday demanded a re-run of last weekend’s presidential election after incumbent President Julius Maada Bio was declared the winner and...

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Defence

After the Fall of Roe, Emboldened Religious Conservatives Lobby to Restrict Abortion in Africa

Posted byby Dominic Morris
July 12, 2023
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4 min

Nowhere in the world has a higher rate of unsafe abortions or unintended pregnancies than sub-Saharan Africa, where women often face scorn for becoming pregnant before marriage. Efforts...

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Guatemala’s High Court Steps Into Election, Suspends Release of Official Results

Posted byby Christian Pearson
July 11, 2023
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Guatemala’s highest court has suspended the release of official election results, granting a temporary injunction to 10 parties that challenged the results of the...

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Arkansas Governor Names State GOP Chairman, Former Federal Prosecutor to Supreme Court Seat

Posted byby Erik Salazar
July 10, 2023
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2 min

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Monday named state Republican Party chairman and former federal prosecutor Cody Hiland to the Arkansas Supreme Court, giving it...

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In Post-roe Era, House Republicans Begin Quiet Push for New Restrictions on Abortion Access

Posted byby Dominic Morris
July 10, 2023
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4 min

When the Supreme Court issued its abortion ruling last June overturning Roe v. Wade, House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy said “our work is far...

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Economy

Biden Offers New Student Debt Relief Plan, Lashes Out at GOP After Supreme Court Ruling

Posted byby Dominic Morris
July 8, 2023
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4 min

President Joe Biden vowed Friday to push ahead with a new plan providing student loan relief for millions of borrowers, while blaming Republican “hypocrisy”...

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Defence

Prosecutor in the Hunter Biden Case Denies Retaliating Against IRS Agent Who Talked to House GOP

Posted byby Dominic Morris
July 7, 2023
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3 min

The federal prosecutor leading the investigation of President Joe Biden’s son Hunter is pushing back against claims that he was blocked from pursuing criminal charges in...

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Moms for Liberty’s Focus on School Races Nationwide Sets up Political Clash With Teachers Unions

Posted byby Christian Pearson
July 5, 2023
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4 min

Moms for Liberty, a “parental rights” group that has sought to take over school boards in multiple states, is looking to expand those efforts...

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Government

First female Muslim federal judge in US history confirmed by the Senate

Posted byby Dominic Morris
June 27, 2023
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The Senate on Thursday confirmed Nusrat Choudhury, a longtime civil rights attorney, to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York,...