National Security and Defense Council Secretary Oleksiy Danilov has reacted to Russia’s massive missile attack on Ukraine by calling on the world to provide Kyiv with more weapons to eliminate Russian aggression. “Only the systematic, consistent and methodical destruction of Putin’s fascist formation is the best guarantee of security for Ukraine and the world, the […]
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China removes official after video games rules spark turmoil -sources
By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) – China removed an official at a government body overseeing its press and publications regulator, five sources who were briefed on the matter said, days after Chinese gaming stocks were hit by proposed rules to curb spending on video games. Feng Shixin was removed last week from his position […]
Former KY official who denied gay couples marriage licenses faces $360,000 payment
A former Kentucky county official who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples must pay a total of $260,104 in fees and expenses to attorneys who represented one couple, a federal judge has ruled. That judgment against Kim Davis is in addition to a total of $100,000 in damages a jury said she should […]
Russian official, who previously fought against Ukraine, killed in Belgorod explosions – military intel
An officer of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, Senior Lieutenant Mikhail Konopitsyn, was killed when a series of explosions hit the Russian city of Belgorod on Dec. 30, Russian media and Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence reported. Konopitsyn was sent to Belgorod to work as part of the military investigation department of the Investigative Committee […]
Maine state official who removed Trump from ballot was targeted in swatting call at her home
A fake emergency call to police resulted in officers responding Friday night to the home of Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows just a day after she removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause. She becomes the latest elected politician to become a target of swatting, which involves making […]
Do we really need to determine if the president is an elected official or an officer?
Much is being written about Donald Trump and Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, specifically about his suitability for office. So much is being written that it can seem pedantic and rather confusing. My working-class family pushed hard for us to get a college education. Such an education was to provide work opportunities, as well as more […]
Maine state official who removed Trump from ballot was targeted in swatting call at her home
A fake emergency call to police resulted in officers responding Friday night to the home of Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows just a day after she removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause. She becomes the latest elected politician to become a target of swatting, which involves making […]
Maine state official who removed Trump from ballot was targeted in swatting call at her home
A fake emergency call to police resulted in officers responding Friday night to the home of Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows just a day after she removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause. She becomes the latest elected politician to become a target of swatting, […]
Northern Ethiopia facing famine, says official
Ethiopia’s war-scarred Tigray region is “on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe” comparable to the famine in 1984-85 that prompted the global fundraising music event Live Aid, a regional leader has said. A starkly worded statement said “starvation and death” were hovering over the northern region. The federal authorities have denied there is a famine. […]
Controversial Middle Tennessee Lewis Country Store set for January sale, official confirms
Nashville’s notorious Lewis Country Store — known for its southern hospitality and controversial political ties — will soon change owners. The North Nashville gas station and marketplace that was recently found to be hosting a gym for a local white supremacist group above the store will soon be purchased by Nashville-based Tri Star Energy, a […]
Trump ballot decision leads Maine lawmaker to call for impeachment of top state election official
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s top election official could face an impeachment attempt in the state Legislature over her decision to keep former President Donald Trump off the Republican primary ballot. At least one Republican lawmaker has vowed to pursue impeachment against Democratic Secretary of State Shenna Bellows despite long odds in the Democratic-controlled Legislature. […]
Trump will be on California’s March ballot. Democrats had urged election official to leave him off
Despite setbacks in Colorado and Maine, former President Donald Trump will appear on California’s primary ballot in his bid to reclaim the White House. The Republican frontrunner was included on the certified list of candidates released late Thursday by California Secretary of State Shirley Weber. Weber faced political pressure to reject Trump’s candidacy, including from […]