The first round of voting in elections to France’s National Assembly was under way on Sunday, with the far-right National Rally (RN) challenging President Emmanuel Macron‘s centrist forces for control of the lower house. Turnout for the snap elections was higher than generally expected, with 59.39% of eligible voters having cast ballots by 5 pm […]
Michigan, once again, is a pivotal state in this year’s presidential election. As the race heats up, the Free Press is focused on delivering coverage that encapsulates Michigan’s voters and the issues they’re most concerned about, both at the local level and ones debated on the national stage. In order to highlight how important Michigan […]
DETROIT (AP) — Donald Trump used back-to-back stops Saturday to court Black voters and a conservative group that has been accused of attracting white supremacists as the Republican presidential candidate works to stitch together a coalition of historically divergent interests in battleground Michigan. Trump hosted an afternoon roundtable at an African American church in Detroit, […]
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Ben Ingebretson was a reliable Republican voter. A Christian minister who works for a faith-based nonprofit, Ingebretson said he shared Republicans’ small-government views and agreed with the party’s calls for fiscal conservatism. But after Donald Trump became the face of the party, Ingebretson, who lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan, drifted away […]
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — The war between Israel and Hamas is roiling a congressional primary election between two Democrats in New York, reflecting a divide that has splintered the party nationally since the conflict began last year. U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, one of several House liberals who have questioned the Biden administration’s vigorous support for […]
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is set to rule this month on two major abortion cases with significant nationwide implications as the justices revisit the issue for the first time since overturning Roe v. Wade. The 2022 decision to end the right to obtain an abortion sent shockwaves across the country, leading to a new […]
WASHINGTON − As former President Donald Trump resumes full-time campaigning after his conviction in his New York hush money case, a top target is a relatively small group of Americans who could have decisive influence in November: Moderate and non-partisan voters reluctant to support someone convicted of a felony. It’s still early, just a week […]
WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) – Hunter Biden is going on trial Monday over criminal gun-related charges. Below is a look at the key moments leading up to the trial, the first for a child of a sitting president. May 13, 2014: Burisma Group, a private energy company in Ukraine, said Hunter Biden would be joining its […]
(Bloomberg) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a controversial health-insurance bill into law, weeks before his party faces what’s set to be its toughest election since it came to power three decades ago. Most Read from Bloomberg The legislation aims to fix a dysfunctional system and make access to treatment more equitable, while banning […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump‘s hush money trial reached a pivotal moment Monday when Trump’s onetime loyal attorney and fixer, Michael Cohen, took the witness stand to testify against his former boss. As the prosecution’s case enters its final stretch, Cohen is providing jurors with an insider’s account of hush money payments at the […]
The star prosecution witness in Donald Trump’s hush money trial is set to enter the witness box on Monday with evidence that could help shape the outcome of the first criminal case against an American president. Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer and personal fixer, is by far the Manhattan district attorney’s most important witness in […]
A fourth and penultimate round of talks on a United Nations treaty to combat plastic pollution will begin in the Canadian capital Ottawa on Tuesday. Representatives from more than 170 countries are expected to attend the negotiations, which are scheduled to run until next Monday. “This negotiation is pivotal,” said UN Environment Programme official Jyoti […]