Democrats on Sunday fanned out on the major cable TV talk shows in defense of President Joe Biden‘s record with predictions that by November he would win a second term behind the support of Black voters. Recent polling in a handful of swing states shows support for the incumbent Democratic president slipping with a voting […]
A Crow Wing County judge sentenced a Fort Ripley, Minn., man Friday to four years in prison for backing his vehicle into his wife on a dark road and then speeding away from the scene, where she was found dead hours later. Tony J. McClelland, 48, was charged last summer with four felonies in the […]
Farheen Sayam, the manager of value chain engagement for non-profit WWF Pakistan, is on a mission to rally industry stakeholders to support regenerative agriculture practices for smallholder farmers and address environmental issues caused by unsustainable practices. An unconventional ally has emerged in the battle against climate change and environmental degradation: regenerative agriculture. This holistic approach […]
(Bloomberg) — Voter support for South Africa’s ruling African National Congress slipped further before next month’s election, a new opinion poll showed, with the leftist Economic Freedom Fighters leaking votes to a new party backed by former President Jacob Zuma. Most Read from Bloomberg The ANC has the support of 40.2% of voters, pollster Ipsos […]
State Sen. Mark Mullet, who is running for governor in 2024. (Mullet campaign) Grasping for greater name recognition among voters and to cement his place as the moderate alternative in the governor’s contest, Washington state Sen. Mark Mullet is taking swings at fellow Democrat and presumed frontrunner, Attorney General Bob Ferguson. In his first television […]
Speaker Mike Johnson earned praise from both a top Republican and a progressive Democrat on Sunday for allowing votes on a $95 billion foreign aid package, suggesting he’ll be able to hold onto his job if conservative hard-liners make good on their threat to force a vote to remove him as the leader of the […]
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine gives his 2024 State of the State address in the Ohio House chambers at the Ohio Statehouse. (Pool photo by Barbara J. Perenic, Columbus Dispatch.) Versions of this story are being published by the USA Today Network, Floodlight, Energy News Network, and the Ohio Capital Journal. In 2018, Akron-based FirstEnergy donated […]
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution on Thursday that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for Palestine, a goal the Palestinians have long sought. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 12 in favor, the United States opposed and two abstentions, from the […]
The United States vetoed a widely backed UN resolution that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for the state of Palestine. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 12 in favour, the United States opposed and two abstentions. The resolution would have recommended that the 193-member General Assembly, where there […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton celebrated the support from a coalition of state attorneys general Monday in an ongoing professional misconduct complaint against one of his top aides stemming from Texas’ legal effort to delay several states’ certification of their 2020 presidential election results. With a motion filed with the Texas Supreme Court on Friday, 18 […]
US officials on Sunday sought to strike a delicate balance with Israel after the key US ally was attacked by Iran on Saturday, staunchly affirming their alliance with the Israelis while also making it clear the US will not support further military action. Iran launched the air assault with drones and missiles after Israel attacked […]
The White House defended the president’s handling of the newly escalated conflict in the Middle East on Sunday, amid pressure on both sides of the aisle for Congress to finally pass supplemental aid for Israel. “The president has been a man of his word. We said we’re going to help Israel defend itself, and we’ve […]