Conservative Mike Johnson elected new House Speaker
Louisiana's Mike Johnson won with 220 votes in his favour in the lower chamber of Congress.
2023-10-26 02:15
Republicans pick Mike Johnson as latest House Speaker nominee
The Louisiana congressman was selected after three rounds of voting on Tuesday evening.
2023-10-25 10:18
Republican US Rep. Emmer drops out of race for House speaker -media
WASHINGTON U.S. Representative Tom Emmer, the No. 3 Republican in the House, has dropped out of the race
2023-10-25 04:58
Who is Rep. Tom Emmer, the House GOP's new speaker nominee?
Rep. Tom Emmer, the House majority whip whose bid for House speaker was thrown into immediate jeopardy Tuesday afternoon, has tried to balance an at-times moderate voting record while trying to appeal to the Donald Trump-aligned base of the Republican Party.
2023-10-25 04:15
US Republican Emmer has backed Ukraine aid, but will he be speaker?
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON Ukraine's prospects for more emergency U.S. aid got a boost on Tuesday when Republicans
2023-10-25 03:49
Factbox-Who is Tom Emmer, new Republican nominee for US House speaker?
WASHINGTON U.S. House Republicans picked Majority Leader Tom Emmer as their nominee for speaker on Tuesday, making him
2023-10-25 01:56
Tom Emmer cast doubt on the 2020 election and supported lawsuit to throw election to Trump
In the aftermath of the 2020 election, Tom Emmer, a leading Republican candidate to be speaker of the House, baselessly said there were "questionable" practices in the 2020 presidential election.
2023-10-24 05:57
House GOP Whip Tom Emmer moves to lock in support for speakership amid crowded field
House GOP Whip Tom Emmer has moved to lock in support across the conference, giving him what many Republicans believe is an advantage heading into a secret-ballot election to nominate their candidate for speaker on Tuesday, according to sources.
2023-10-23 01:45
Zimbabwe's President Mnangagwa reelected after tense contest
Zimbabwe's incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa was declared the winner in the country's presidential elections on Saturday after securing an absolute majority in a tense presidential contest that was marred by delays.
2023-08-27 09:57
Emmerson Mnangagwa: 'The Crocodile' wins second term as Zimbabwe president
Mnangagwa is only Zimbabwe's second president, after he outmanoeuvred long-time ruler Robert Mugabe in a 2017 coup.
2023-08-27 08:54
Nelson Chamisa: The comeback preacher who wants to be Zimbabwe president
Who is the 45-year-old who fell from grace in 2020 but is once more vying to be president?
2023-08-13 08:25
Zimbabwe's obsession with Animal Farm as novel gets Shona translation
George Orwell's satirical novel has such resonance it has been translated into the local Shona language.
2023-06-25 07:23