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South Sudan has not held elections since independence in 2011 - polls have twice been postponed
Retiring Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) is throwing his weight behind Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY), a rare show of bipartisan support between sitting lawmakers. Golden, who has increasingly bucked his party in recent weeks, wrote in an op-ed Monday that he “strongly” backs Lawler, who cosponsored his bill supporting Maine lobstermen, which passed in the House […]
Hours before President Xi Jinping’s aircraft lands at Joint Base Andrews, Washington is preparing for a scene that seemed unthinkable in recent years: his American counterpart waiting on the tarmac for the leader of a country that much of the US national security establishment regards as its foremost strategic adversary. While the Donald Trump administration is betting on warmth, deals and stability with Beijing, recent public surveys show that American anxiety over China has eased from its 2024
People gathered at the scene of the killing to protest after city’s mayor demands ICE ‘get the fuck out’
A federal judge will weigh Wednesday afternoon whether President Donald Trump can bar CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House after saying their coverage was unfair and amounted to “fake news.” The decision by the judge, which could have a quick turnaround following Wednesday’s hearing, is likely to turn less on the president’s […]
Federal prosecutors have charged a former U.S. Postal Service mail carrier in Utah with allegedly throwing away hundreds of pieces of mail, including about 300 mail-in ballots intended for voters in Eagle Mountain ahead of the state’s June primary. A federal grand jury indicted Damon Matai Seei, 34, of Payson, Utah, on Sept. 16 on […]
Public broadcaster says country's participation cannot be justified amid 'appalling and ongoing loss of lives in Gaza'
Germany’s governing CDU suffered its worst result in 80 years in regional elections Sunday
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The US spent billions on border surveillance. Why can’t it catch people before they die? When José Morales Bernal crossed the border into the US in April 2024, the day before…
Khan’s party condemns his sister’s arrest as an illegal attempt to silence her over PTI leader’s ongoing imprisonment
Die Linke led the regional elections in the German capital on September 20. The result marked a renewal in party leadership and a campaign inspired by the methods of US Senator Bernie Sanders