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"Playing with fire": Republican warns that ousting Speaker Mike Johnson would backfire on GOP
1 week, 3 days ago

"Playing with fire": Republican warns that ousting Speaker Mike Johnson would backfire on GOP

Salon  

Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., is warning against the repercussions of his own party's attempt to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who is facing harsh criticism for the U.S. spending bill that passed last week to avert a government shutdown. “The fact is that Mike Johnson inherited a disaster when Matt Gaetz and several of my colleagues teamed up with …

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The Taste by Vir Sanghvi: The shifting sands of UK politics for Indians
6 months ago

The Taste by Vir Sanghvi: The shifting sands of UK politics for Indians

Hindustan Times  

It has been a strange feeling observing last week’s UK elections and UK politics in general. When global pressure caused the UK’s Conservative Prime Minister Edward Heath to finally let brown holders of British passports in, this was seen as a great humanitarian gesture and the Conservatives patted themselves on the back. In today’s UK, many middle to upper class …

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Boris Johnson speech:Tories accused of ‘desperate new low’ as former PM returns at 11th hour to save Sunak campaign
6 months ago

Boris Johnson speech:Tories accused of ‘desperate new low’ as former PM returns at 11th hour to save Sunak campaign

The Independent  

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Trump fumes over media coverage of RFK Jr ahead of US elections, calls him ‘dumbest member’ of Kennedy clan
8 months, 1 week ago

Trump fumes over media coverage of RFK Jr ahead of US elections, calls him ‘dumbest member’ of Kennedy clan

Hindustan Times  

Ahead of the November elections, former US president Donald Trump launched a scathing attack against his fellow presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr., calling him the "dumbest member" of his family. "So bad that Fox News puts RFK Jr., considered the dumbest member of the Kennedy Clan, on their fairly conservative platform so much," Trump wrote. Kennedy Jr. ‘probably hurts’ …

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Hoping to chip away at Biden’s Black vote, conservative group to test menthol cigarette message in South Carolina primary
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Hoping to chip away at Biden’s Black vote, conservative group to test menthol cigarette message in South Carolina primary

CNN  

CNN — In the lead-up to the South Carolina primary, a conservative group is eyeing the state as a valuable testing ground for messages opposing the US Food and Drug Administration’s proposed menthol cigarette ban, something they hope will chip away at President Joe Biden’s Black vote. Biden has yet to decide on whether to approve the FDA’s proposed ban …

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Conservative Voting Group Sued Over Refusal To Produce Ballot-Harvesting Evidence
1 year, 5 months ago

Conservative Voting Group Sued Over Refusal To Produce Ballot-Harvesting Evidence

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING ATLANTA — The Georgia State Election Board is asking a judge to order a conservative voting organization to produce information to help investigate its claims of ballot trafficking in the state. The Texas-based True the Vote group filed complaints with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in November 2021, including one saying it had received “a detailed …

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Arizona voting issues not confined to conservative areas
55 years ago

Arizona voting issues not confined to conservative areas

Associated Press  

CLAIM: Only voting sites in conservative areas in Arizona’s Maricopa County experienced issues with tabulating ballots on Election Day. Voting centers across Maricopa County reported printing issues that stopped some ballots from being counted onsite, including in Democrat-leaning areas, like downtown Phoenix and Tempe, according to the Maricopa County Elections Department. THE FACTS: As voting sites across Maricopa County reported …

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EXPLAINER: Why the British public is not choosing its leader
2 years, 2 months ago

EXPLAINER: Why the British public is not choosing its leader

Associated Press  

LONDON — Observers of Britain’s governing structure can be forgiven for scratching their heads in recent weeks as they watch the country reel through a succession of prime ministers without holding an election. While the opposition Labour Party is demanding an election, the governing conservatives are pushing on with choosing another prime minister from within their own ranks, which they …

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EXPLAINER: Why the British public is not choosing its leader
2 years, 2 months ago

EXPLAINER: Why the British public is not choosing its leader

New Indian Express  

HOW DO THE PARTIES CHOOSE THEIR LEADERS? Since 1922, all of Britain's 20 prime ministers have come from either the Labour Party or the Conservative Party. Deep breath: For the Conservative Party, their lawmakers must first signal their support for a potential leader. Finally, the party's ordinary members — around 180,000 of them — vote between these two candidates. This …

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Boris Johnson’s Future: A Philosophical Exercise for Wavering Tory MPs
2 years, 7 months ago

Boris Johnson’s Future: A Philosophical Exercise for Wavering Tory MPs

The Quint  

Conservative MPs have to ask themselves whether, if rights entail responsibilities, the standards to which we hold those who claim weighty rights like those of being prime minister should not be held to a weighty and strict set of responsibilities. Maybe Conservative MPs could say that these arguments apply to prisoners but do not apply in the case of Johnson. …

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Boris Johnson survives no-confidence vote in a victory of sorts
2 years, 7 months ago

Boris Johnson survives no-confidence vote in a victory of sorts

NPR  

Boris Johnson survives no-confidence vote in a victory of sorts Enlarge this image toggle caption Matt Dunham/AP Matt Dunham/AP LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a no-confidence vote Monday despite about 40% of lawmakers in his own Conservative party voting to get rid of him. To put this in perspective, Johnson's predecessor, Theresa May, survived a no-confidence vote …

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Senate vows vote on abortion, but not filibuster changes
2 years, 8 months ago

Senate vows vote on abortion, but not filibuster changes

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Furious Senate Democrats vowed Tuesday to vote on legislation to protect abortion access for millions of Americans, but without broader support from Republicans, Congress is essentially powerless to prevent the unraveling of the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling. Amid fallout from a leaked draft Supreme Court opinion, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the conservative justices “lied” to …

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UK PM Boris Johnson offers 'wholehearted' apology over 'partygate'
2 years, 8 months ago

UK PM Boris Johnson offers 'wholehearted' apology over 'partygate'

India TV News  

Highlights Boris Johnson has offered a "wholehearted" apology for attending illegal party during lockdown Johnson told lawmakers “it did not occur to me” that the gathering was a party Police are probing several other parties in govt buildings that Johnson is alleged to have attended British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has offered a "wholehearted" apology for attending illegal party during …

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EXPLAINER: How UK Conservatives can change their leader
2 years, 11 months ago

EXPLAINER: How UK Conservatives can change their leader

Associated Press  

LONDON — Some Conservative lawmakers in Britain are talking about ousting their leader, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who has been tarnished by allegations that he and his staff held lockdown-breaching parties during the coronavirus pandemic. THE NO-CONFIDENCE VOTE A no-confidence vote in the party leader is triggered if 15% of Conservative lawmakers — currently 54 — write a letter to …

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Lobbying scandal: UK’s Conservatives accused of corruption
3 years, 2 months ago

Lobbying scandal: UK’s Conservatives accused of corruption

Al Jazeera  

Labour leader says ruling party is ‘wallowing in sleaze’ after it voted to back an MP who used his position to promote companies. On Thursday, Johnson’s government announced it was backtracking on its plans to overhaul the system for combating parliamentary corruption after a backlash which included his adviser on ethics calling it a “damaging moment” for democracy. Opposition parties …

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Former Trump adviser takes prominent role in voting battle
3 years, 9 months ago

Former Trump adviser takes prominent role in voting battle

Associated Press  

A GOP lawyer who advised former President Donald Trump on his campaign to overturn the 2020 election results is now playing a central role coordinating the Republican effort to tighten voting laws around the country. Cleta Mitchell, a longtime Republican lawyer and advocate for conservative causes, was among the Trump advisers on a January phone call in which Trump asked …

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No-deal Brexit law passed as Theresa May faces fury from her own side
5 years, 9 months ago

No-deal Brexit law passed as Theresa May faces fury from her own side

CNN  

London CNN — UK lawmakers have finally agreed on something related to Brexit. The bill, which passed by 313 votes to 312, seeks to prevent Prime Minister Theresa May yanking the UK out of the European Union without an agreed deal. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and key aides gather before a meeting with Theresa May Stefan Rousseau/AP In a dramatic …

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Brexit: May slumps to crushing defeat to Tory rebels over no deal
5 years, 10 months ago

Brexit: May slumps to crushing defeat to Tory rebels over no deal

Daily Mail  

Theresa May suffered another Brexit humiliation tonight as she was brutally savaged by Tory MPs from both wings of her party. Theresa May was notably absent from the Commons chamber as the grim result was declared and Jeremy Corbyn taunted that she 'can't keep running the clock down' Theresa May was driven away from Parliament tonight in the wake of …

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