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Dean Phillips, the Democratic nominee for president, is pulling away from a consultant who is suspected of having ordered a robocall that mimicked President Joe Biden using artificial intelligence during the New Hampshire primary. "It disgusts me that a consultant who was brought in to help my campaign gain ballot...
The US administration has denied their decade-long attempt to extradite Julian Assange. The founder of Wikileaks, the whistleblowing website, has been in prison in the UK since 2019. He is wanted by the US for exposing military secrets in 2010 and 2011. In 2006 Julian Assange founded Wikileaks and is...
Sam Bankman-Fried, appeared in court on Wednesday to confirm that he would continue with his legal team. The founder of FTX, the bankrupt cryptocurrency firm, was not changing his lawyers despite there being the possibility of a conflict of interest. The 31-year-old Sam Bankman-Fried had hired Torrey Young and Marc...
Former Republican President Donald Trump could end up paying close to $335M to NY state for making up stories about the value of his property. He also faces a ban from serving as a director and even taking loans from banks in New York State for 3 years. However, the...
The Democratic Party Representative from Michigan has urged voters to stay uncommitted over Biden’s support for Israel’s strike on Palestinians in Gaza. Rashida Tlaib, the progressive congresswoman has spoken out against President Joe Biden, the party’s incumbent. Rashida Tlaib was seen in a video seen on X that was posted...
Dozens of GOP incumbents have announced that they will not seek re-election in the 2024 presidential elections. While some are running for various offices, others have flatly stated that they intend to retire altogether. And there are many retiring Republicans among them. The wave of retiring Republicans comes at a...
The election subversion issue involving former US President Donald Trump and fourteen other allies saw a stunning turn on Thursday. Two top prosecutors, Fani Willis, and Nathan Wade, hired by Willis, admitted under oath of having a romantic relationship. Earlier Fani Willis was on the stand to vigorously justify her...
On February 4th, the Senate released a tentative package for foreign aid and the border deal. It would see strict limits being implemented along the southern border of the United States. These limits already existed, however, thus far, they do not have the power of the law backing them....
President Joe Biden confirmed an expected victory over a host of minor challengers in the South Carolina primary. The Democrats have made South Carolina the first nominating contest for the party. Biden thus has succeeded in elevating the influence of Black voters in a state that was crucial in...
Despite his remarkable election victory, Donald Tusk continues to face impediments as he aims to restore liberal democracy in his country. The Polish ex-premier will return to power given his impressive election victory. But deep divisions persist in society and politics in his nation. Donald Tusk returned to Warsaw in...
Kari Lake was at the receiving end of an attempted bribery that has seen heads rolling within the Republican Party. Arizona GOP Chairman Jeff DeWit was forced to step down after a tape was released that indicated that he had tried to pay Lake to bow out of the...
Melania Trump made a rare appearance in public at the most unlikely of places. Speaking to new citizens at a US citizenship naturalization ceremony, the former first lady exhorted them to stand their ground, be proud, and grab every opportunity that comes their way. The former model, born in Slovenia,...
Starting in 2024, federal election candidates will have it easier to spend campaign funds. These funds are used to pay salaries and other expenses. The new rules were approved on Thursday by FEC regulators. The changes were approved 5 to 1 by FEC regulators. It is expected to help ensure...
The United States Supreme Court has said that it will pursue the case against the Biden administration for its consent to citizens to access the abortion drug, mifepristone.  It would mark the first disagreement involving abortion since conservative judges overturned the 5-decade-old Roe vs. Wade in 2022.   The case was...
Joe Biden’s son has defied a GOP subpoena to appear before a House panel. Hunter Biden has termed ‘shameless’ the probe initiated by the Republicans against his father. He has refused to appear or testify at the meeting with GOP lawmakers. He was to make an appearance for a...
A Florida school board took the unprecedented step of ordering a woman member to resign. Bridget Ziegler is one half of a Republican power couple in the state even as her husband remains embroiled in an ongoing case of sexual assault. By the 4-1 vote, the Sarasota school board even...
Chris Sununu has stressed that he was all for Republican presidential nominee Nikki Haley. The governor of New Hampshire has endorsed the former governor and ambassador to the UN for president. Will his endorsement make a significant dent, especially as her campaign is getting what it has been lacking...
Donald Tusk assumed power in Poland with his mission of refining ties with the European Union. The Polish parliament elected the centrist leader as their PM following conservative rule for 8 years that proved to be stormy and controversial all along. The Centrist party leader came to power with the...
Repeated lies by Rudy Giuliani against election workers in Georgia have drawn the ire of a judge. The former Mayor of New York City and Trump henchman received a scolding for his repeated false claims. Rudy Giuliani has time and again accused the two workers of voting fraud during the...
Kevin McCarthy has the dubious distinction of being the first House Speaker to be dumped by his party men. Given how the California Republican’s tenure began, it is not much of a shock. In January 2023 Kevin McCarthy required 15 ballots to win his position. That was more than...