India women's reservation bill passed - but nothing will change soon
The decades-old bill guarantees a third of seats for women in parliament and state assemblies.
2023-09-22 11:18
Republican Dave McCormick announces US Senate bid in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Republican Dave McCormick officially kicked off his 2024 US Senate campaign at a rally in Pittsburgh Thursday evening, castigating incumbent Democratic Sen. Bob Casey as President Joe Biden's "rubber stamp" and saying that "both parties need to be shaken up."
2023-09-22 08:16
Biden to deliver democracy speech and pay tribute to John McCain in Arizona next week
President Joe Biden will travel to Arizona next week to deliver a democracy-focused address that will also pay tribute to the late John McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential candidate who represented the state in the U.S. Senate for more than three decades
2023-09-22 07:16
New York attorney general sends cease-and-desist letter to group accused of voter intimidation
The New York attorney general’s office has sent a cease-and-desist letter to a group accused of confronting voters at their homes while claiming to be state election officials and falsely accusing people of committing voter fraud
2023-09-22 03:58
Trump urges government shutdown in unlikely bid to 'defund' his criminal prosecutions
(Reuters) -Former President Donald Trump has urged fellow Republicans in Congress to shut down the government to thwart the federal
2023-09-22 02:50
Ex-Bridgewater CEO McCormick to make Pennsylvania Senate run official Thursday - sources
By Jarrett Renshaw PHILADELPHIA David McCormick, a former hedge fund executive who lost the Republican primary for Pennsylvania's
2023-09-21 18:27
Vivek Ramaswamy made a splash on last month's debate stage. But does he have staying power?
After a splashy debut at last month's first Republican presidential debate, Vivek Ramaswamy has gone from an unknown to a contender who's now facing questions about his youth and lack of political experience, especially given his position as the first millennial to run for the Republican presidential nomination. He's being vetted over how he made his millions at the biotech company he started in his late 20s and frequent shifts in his foreign policy platform. He's also facing questions about how he would, if elected, enact his agenda and defend it from legal challenges.
2023-09-21 18:26
Americans broadly support auto, Hollywood strikes -Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON Americans broadly back striking workers in the auto industry and Hollywood, according to a
2023-09-21 18:25
The AP Top 25 has been around since 1936. Who votes and how does it work?
The Associated Press college football poll started in 1936, the brainchild of former sports editor Alan J
2023-09-21 17:49
No Labels push in closely divided Arizona fuels Democratic anxiety about a Biden spoiler
More than 15,000 people in Arizona have registered to join a new political party floating a possible bipartisan “unity ticket” against Joe Biden and Donald Trump
2023-09-21 12:28
Trump is not invincible in Republican race -- but still lacks a single strong challenger
All hope is not dead for Donald Trump's Republican rivals, but anyone seeking to emerge as a genuine challenger must soon begin to coalesce opposition to the ex-president to slow his chase toward a third straight GOP nomination.
2023-09-21 12:28
Guatemalans rally on behalf of president-elect, demonstrating a will to defend democracy
Protests by thousands of Guatemalans this week supporting President-elect Bernardo Arévalo suggest that the efforts by some officials to derail his presidency have awakened a new will among many citizens to defend democracy
2023-09-21 12:18