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Sunday, October 23, 2022 Mark Curtis, MINDSETTER™ View larger + PICTURES: File "The Brunch" is on the road this week in my home state of Wisconsin. As I've mentioned in previous weeks, there are ten states that have…

Bunch is not alone in thinking this way: you can find a number of articles in major newspapers these days that attempt to map our current polarization along educational lines. In the years since Trump's election victory, liberals and…

As the 2023 general elections draw closer, the Nasarawa State Police Command has warned political parties and their supporters to avoid any form of election violence during their campaigns. State Police…

The last time Oregon voters elected a Republican governor, the top song in the United States was Men at Work's "Who Can It Be Now," ET was dominating the box office, and Diet Coke and Bud Light were coming. to go out for the first time.…

By SEUNG MIN KIM and COLLEEN LONG, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden's tri-state swing West this week will sum up, in a nutshell, the White House's medium-term strategy for a president who remains largely unpopular: promote his…

Two candidates are vying for an open seat at Iowa House in Dallas County this year. Democrat Sonya Heitshusen and Republican David Young are running in Iowa House District 28, which includes southwest West Des Moines, Van Meter and Adel.To…

On Monday night, the University of Michigan Diag was filled with more than 100 voices chanting "Yes out of three!" as activists and members of the Ann Arbor community rallied for Proposition 3, also known as the Reproductive…

State Representative Steven Howitt's office notes that he maintained a…

Less than a week after Shinzo Abe's assassination in July, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced that a state funeral would be held for the country's longest-serving elected leader. It was a decision, taken without any public…

By GARY D. ROBERTSON and STEVE PEOPLES, Associated PressRALEIGH, North Carolina (AP) — In competitive races across the United States, Republican candidates are distancing themselves from their party's most controversial policies and people…

ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS46) - Former President Donald Trump slammed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis late Monday afternoon, accusing him of conducting a "strictly political witch hunt" as it was pursuing an investigation into alleged…

Nick Perencevich of Concord is a semi-retired doctor. Most of our New Hampshire governors throughout history have been lawyers, businessmen, and sometimes military leaders, but very rarely doctors.US President Josiah Bartlett played by…

James Madison's heart was clearly not in his argument in Federalist #62. Writing in late February 1788, when only six states had yet to ratify the Constitution, he had to explain why the Federal Convention had designed the Senate the way…

NEW YORK — New York's political leaders have so far offered a muted response to an outcry this week over ultra-Orthodox Jewish schools, or yeshivas, after the state passed new rules to regulate secular education in schools and a…

The Franklin L. Burdette/Pi Sigma Alpha Prize is awarded annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor the best paper presented at the previous year's annual meeting. by Jessie Trudeau the work covers…

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida. - Four Republicans seeking to overhaul the way the election is run by becoming their state's election chief said on Saturday they were battling a corrupt system - even pointing the finger at mysterious forces…

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hong kong CNN — Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet on the sidelines of a summit in Uzbekistan next week, Russian…

Iraq's record oil exports could be hampered by growing political unrest across the country. While political instability has generally had little effect on the country's oil industry, growing unrest now threatens Iraq's oil…

In a statement released through his spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, Secretary General António Guterres, said he was following events "with concern", as protesters stormed public buildings. Sadr's alliance won a majority of seats in last…

Let's talk: Even before the polls closed on Tuesday and Markwayne Mullin officially became the Republican nominee to complete U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe's unexpired term, Democrat Kendra Horn was trying to lure Mullin into a…

By GEOFF MULVIHILL, Associated PressDriven by moral outrage over Russia's invasion of Ukraine earlier this year, US governors and other senior state officials made it clear they wanted to sever their financial ties with Russia. .A few…

Consider Robert Simpson, a 64-year-old black man from Pahokee who is promoted as one of the faces of voter fraud in Florida.Simpson, a truck driver at the Okeelanta sugar mill, had spent about four years in a South Florida psychiatric…

Political and economic crime scene I'm writing my first article as a Daily Kos contributor in response to DBowman's question about why American communities get federal funds for prisoners who aren't part of their population. The…

As in the primary, for the November election, we endorse Lanhee Chen for California Comptroller. He would bring competence and independence to one of the most important offices in the state. The State Comptroller is California's official…

Publicity Secretary of All Progressives Congress in Ogun State, Tunde Oladunjoye in this interview with DAUD OLATUNJI discusses the party's chances in 2023, as well as former state governor Senator Ibikunle…

Placeholder while loading article actionsBAGHDAD — Rival protesters took to the streets of Iraq on Friday as their leaders vied for political dominance, just ten months after a U.S.-backed election that aimed to heal the country's rifts…

TITUSVILLE — A third candidate for public office has come forward to say a sheriff on Florida's Space Coast offered help finding a job in exchange for quitting a race and supporting his favorite candidate.Brevard County Assistant District…

Following Brittney Griner's sentencing on Thursday, President Biden renewed his commitment to her release.Credit...Pool photo by Alexander ZemlianichenkoWASHINGTON — Immediately after a Moscow judge handed down Brittney Griner's nine-year…

A breakthrough vote to uphold abortion rights in deeply conservative Kansas on Wednesday rippled across the midterm campaign landscape, galvanizing Democrats and underscoring for Republicans the risks of going too far on the bill. one of…

Hours before Mayor Eric Adams held a press conference on Wednesday to claim that a "crazy and flawed system" allowed repeat offenders to continue to be arrested and then released without bail in New York, Governor Kathy Hochul launched a…

Major newspapers reported last week that former President Donald Trump was under investigation as part of a…

Before the state fired him from leading the civil investigation into Mississippi's sprawling welfare fraud case, attorney Brad Pigott was too "focused on the political side of things," says Republican Gov. Tate Reeves to reporters at…

Christine Todd Whitman and July 27, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. EDT(The Washington Post; images by iStock) Comment this storyCommentDavid Jolly is a former Republican congressman from Florida and executive chairman of the Serve America Movement.…

For so many people, American politics these days is like watching someone else play a video game. They make bad decisions, wreak havoc on your community, and then sign off as they please, leaving you stuck with the fallout. This…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Shortly after taking office, President Joe Biden took to State Department headquarters to tell the rest of the world that the United States could be counted on again after four years. of Donald Trump's…

SACRAMENTO — On a Saturday night in December, Governor Gavin Newsom of California was so frustrated with a Supreme Court ruling allowing Texas residents to sue abortion providers that he took to social media directly to ask for legislation…

Clarksville Now publishes opinion pieces representing both sides of a variety of topics. The opinions presented do not necessarily reflect those of the editorial staff or management. To join the conversation, email your…

Comment this storyCommentThree months ago, in our quarterly list of the top 10 most likely Democratic candidates for president in 2024, we changed things up. For a while, we only ranked candidates not named Joe Biden. In the seemingly…

Comment this storyCommentNobody wanted the story of a 10-year-old rape victim in Ohio to be true. How could they? It is dark and disconcerting as only such crimes can be.Some people wanted it not to be true for another reason.The story…

Georgia's campaign finance enforcement agency on Tuesday dismissed two charges against Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams related to her 2018 campaign. The state ethics commission…

There will be significant fallout from the US Supreme Court's decision to return abortion decisions to the states. Much will manifest in the individual districts of the State House and Senate where the two leading party candidates will…

Regime forces have terrorized residents of several villages along the Myittha River in Sagaing and Magway regions over the past week, according to local sources. About 100 junta soldiers and members of the…

Although the group was the largest bloc in last October's elections, it was unable to form a government due to opposition from rivals in the Coordination Framework, which includes the other Shiite forces who refuse to form a majority…

If somewhat consciously, Republican Bob Stefanowski used puns and free "diesel donuts" at Donut Crazy stores on Friday to remind voters that Governor Ned Lamont did nothing to prevent a tax hike on diesel fuel to take effect. "OK,…

Amid escalating political crisis in Maharashtra, former Chief Minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis met Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari in Raj Bhavan on Tuesday, asking him to call for a ground test in the Assembly, the government led by…

Amid political crisis in Maharashtra, Mumbai police imposed Section 144 in the city on Saturday.The Thane District Administration has already imposed Section 144 CrPC in the district and issued an order prohibiting any type of…

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (l) speaks during a joint press conference with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine.Michael Fischer | Image Alliance | Getty ImagesBRUSSELS — European Union leaders are expected to…

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — As the country prepares for COVID-19 vaccinations for under-5s in Florida, the debate over whether children should receive them continues to rage.It comes as the Governor and Florida Department of Health continue to…

Former Congressman David "Nine Lives" Rivera just sucked all the air out of the Florida State primary in August. Rivera surprised everyone when he qualified to run for state representative in Open District 119 on Friday against a group…

Placeholder while loading article actionsThe House committee investigating the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021 obtained email correspondence between Virginia "Ginni" Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, and…

The June 7 letter to the editor of the Wisconsin State Journal “Bishops Shouldn't Get Into Politics” condemned Bishop Donald Hying of the Diocese of Madison for expressing his support for San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore…

MTG slams audience on 'Hollywood production' Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia criticized the House's upcoming Jan. 6 committee hearing on Thursday…

California's closely watched primary race for attorney general turned into a standard partisan contest on Tuesday, yielding Democratic incumbent Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta an easy victory for first place in the Nov. 8 ballot to likely face one…

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and MIKE STOBBE, Associated PressJACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Dr. Thomas Dobbs has never involved himself in political struggles over reproductive health, but his name has become shorthand for a court case that could end…

By Stanis Bujakera and Aaron RossKINSHASA (Reuters) - More than $400 million in tax advances and loans that the Democratic Republic of Congo's state-owned mining company Gécamines said it had paid to the national treasury could not be…

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD, AP Political WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) — Tuesday's California primary will set the stage for a November election where a handful of U.S. House seats in the Los Angeles and Central Valley area will help determine which…

Tina Kotek hopes to make political history again. She became the nation's first lesbian speaker from a state House of Representatives in 2013. She once again broke barriers by becoming Oregon's longest-serving speaker, before resigning in…

It's lonely being a cop. No one supports you, not the governor, not the attorney general, not the mayor. Nobody. Even the three Democrats running for attorney general — the top law enforcement office in the state — would rather talk…

When Finland and Sweden announced their interest in joining NATO, the two Nordic states had to be quickly accepted as members of the defense alliance. But joining NATO requires the consensual approval of all existing members, and Turkey –…

By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The former director of the Ohio state prison system has emerged as a top contender for the leadership of the crisis-ridden Federal Bureau of Prisons, three officials…

In recent days, there have been frequent references to the “Lakshman Rekha” and the need to respect the limits of his authority. Yet the debate continues over who draws the Lakshman Rekha? Can it be a line of convenience, a constantly…

By STEVE KARNOWSKI, Associated PressROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) — Dr. Scott Jensen, skeptical of the government's response to COVID-19, won the Minnesota GOP's endorsement after a mad dash Saturday to challenge Democratic Gov. Tim Walz in the…

Executive Vice President and Vice President Melissa L. Gilliam of The Ohio State University today announced that Wendy Smooth, Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the College of Arts and Sciences,…

Dissent is essential to democracy.Punishing dissent is essential for the Ron DeSantis brand.Just ask Disney, who is dealing with the loss of the special district that allowed him to stand out for municipal services. Ask faculty members at…

President Biden and G7 leaders meet with President Zelenskyy to continue our efforts to support Ukraine and take advantage of our unprecedented sanctions and export controls Today, President Biden and G7 leaders met with…

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By MARINA VILLENEUVE, Associated PressALBANY, NY (AP) — The fight for control of the U.S. House moves to New York's highest court on Tuesday, where judges will determine whether Democrats illegally gerrymander the boundaries of newly…

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, Associated PressJACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi will become the final state with a law requiring equal pay for equal work by women and men.Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed House Bill 770 into law on Wednesday,…

Activists challenging her candidacy for Congress argued that her statements made her a participant in an insurrection, and therefore, disqualified her from future government service. They tried to link Greene to the plans to violently…

High school government and history teacher Gary Blenner may be a longtime contender to be elected California secretary of state this year. Nevertheless, he crosses another political pink ceiling in the Golden State.Blenner is the…

Grand Rapids police release video of officer fatally shooting Patrick LyoyaDISCLAIMER: This video contains graphic content. Video from the Grand Rapids Police Department was released during a press conference and shows one of their…

For several years before the 2010 census, national projections were that Alabama would lose one of our seven congressional districts and drop to six. When the count was down, we surprised ourselves and the nation and retained our seven…

The jury verdict last Friday in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in the trial of four men accused of conspiring to kidnap the governor of Michigan in 2020 raises fundamental political questions facing the working class in the United States and…

Bhopal: In line with the decision of the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) to form a political affairs committee under the leadership of the head of the State Congress Kamal Nath, the PCC on Thursday announced the names of the members of the…

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD, AP Political WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) — A former California legislative leader took an early advantage in early returns Tuesday in a special election to fill a U.S. House seat left vacant after Rep. Devin Nunes resigned…

The spam filtering algorithms (SFA) of three of the world's largest email providers exhibited political bias in the 2020 US election, with Google's Gmail leaning left, and Microsoft's Outlook and Yahoo Mail favoring right-wing candidate…

State Sen. Doug Wozniak's announcement that he is running for the state House of Representatives from the 59th district has drawn criticism from his arch-rival in the race, Terence Mekoski, whom he beat in a a primary last year. Wozniak,…

Hong Kong's government said on Friday it rejected "unfounded and ridiculous" allegations made in political reports from Britain and the United States of a deterioration in the political and legal situation due to the sweeping law. on…

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS, Associated PressCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The next set of proposed boundaries for new state legislative districts have arrived at the Ohio Supreme Court, which is set to decide for the fourth time whether the maps are…

Year after year, regardless of the president or the strength of the economy, New York's fiscal relationship with Washington almost always follows the same pattern: the state gives the federal government more - sometimes billions more - than…

ALBANY — Matthew Clyne, former chairman of the Albany County Democratic Party and local election commissioner, signed up for the Conservative Party where he was joined by several political allies.Clyne has changed its registration in recent…

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad addresses the government committee overseeing measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Damascus, Syria, in this handout released by SANA on May 4, 2020. Join now for FREE…

By JEFF AMY and WILL WEISSERT, Associated PressATLANTA (AP) — In his two Senate campaigns, Republican David Perdue has had no trouble amassing millions in campaign money. But as he attempts to unseat Georgia's incumbent governor, fellow…

My longtime friend and colleague Reyna Ramírez, a Sonoran who covered López Obrador's press conferences, told me that after interviewing the president in May 2020, "there was a wave of attacks on social networks. To this day, every time I…

By WILL WEISSERT and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Only 46 residents of Starr County, Texas cast ballots in the state's Republican primary two years ago. But last week, nearly 1,100 Republicans voted in the…

RALEIGH - I promise I'm not a math geek. So why do my columns on North Carolina politics and public policy so often feature rankings, economic data, or other statistics?Because if you want to write seriously about these topics, you have to…

By SEAN MURPHY, Associated Press writerOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's three-drug lethal injection method is constitutional and inmates are unlikely to experience much pain before they die, Oklahoma's solicitor general told a federal…

By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and MATTHEW LEE, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Fighting for his country's survival, Ukraine's leader on Saturday made a "desperate" plea to U.S. lawmakers for the United States to help him provide…

By ERIC TUCKER, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The already difficult path to bringing home Americans imprisoned in Russia and Ukraine is likely even more complicated now with war engulfing the region and increasingly hostile relations…