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Two city council members lost their committee positions because of the race scandal.
The head of the Los Angeles City Council has removed Gil Cedillo and Kevin de Leon from their committee chairmanships after they were caught in a private meeting discussing how to expand Latino influence on the council. This comes after the leaked recording of the three politicians discussing how to maintain their grip on power…
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Sinema has joined Arizona’s Senate Race.
US Senator Michelle Sinema has announced that she will not be running for re-election next year and will be leaving the Democratic Party. Sinema’s decision comes as Senate Democrats are poised to regain a filibuster-proof majority in the chamber for the first time in two years. She said that she would “continue to serve as…
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Opinion: why Herschel Walker lost.
Former NBA star Herschel Walker, who is the Republican nominee for the US Senate in Georgia, will face Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock in a runoff election next month. Walker had been friendly with President Donald Trump but had no qualifications to be the Republicans’ Senate nominee. Warnock said that Walker’s refusal to attend the debate…
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Sinema registered as an independent after leaving the Democratic Party.
Arizona Democrat Alya Sinema has been censured by her party after she opposed the change of the filibuster in the Senate. Sinema had joined the Democratic Party last year but she had opposed the change to the filibuster, which would have made it harder for Republicans to block legislation. She was also part of a…
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The woman was freed from a Russian prison.
US’ Vice President Joe Biden on Friday announced the release of a Russian basketball player Brittney Griner and said that he was on her way home after months of being wrongly held in Russia. “I’m overwhelmed with emotions,” Griner’s wife Cherelle said. Griner had arrived in the US in February to play in the Russian…
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China is a hot new place to get information about the election.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday rejected anti-government protests that had erupted over the past week and called them an attempt to “incite separatism”. He said, “We will not allow any group to interfere in our internal politics.” The protests were sparked by a Chinese student holding an anti-Xi banner on Beijing’s Sitong Bridge.
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There is no basis for the hype about Kari Lake.
As many as 12 of the 13 Republican nominees for US federal and state office in Arizona have questioned the results of the 2020 election. They said they are determined to defeat former President Donald Trump’s hand-picked slate of election deniers. The candidates said they’ll not allow their voters to be intimidated by activists who…
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The leaders retreated from raising the debt ceiling.
US Vice President Joe Biden has urged Congress to pass legislation to eliminate the federal debt ceiling by the end of this week. “We must raise the debt limit in a way that doesn’t add to the national debt,” he said. Earlier, the White House had said that the administration would consider using legal strategies…
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Sinema left the Democratic Party and registered as an independent.
US Senator Kyrsten Sinema, who began her political career as a Green Party member, announced that she has become a political independent. “When politicians are more focused on denying opposition party a victory than they’re on improving Americans’ lives, the people who lose are everyday Americans,” she said. Sinema is up for reelection in 2024…
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Sen. Sinema went from the Democrats to register as an independent.
US Senator Kyrsten Sinema has declared her independence from “broken partisan system” in Washington. Sinema, who is serving her fourth term in the Senate, said, “I have joined the growing numbers of Arizonans who reject party politics by declaring my independence from the broken partisan system in Washington.” She added that she doesn’t anticipate anything…
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There are 3 reasons why China may become more assertive.
The US and China are “more and more focused on no longer just deterring independence”, while China views its actions as a response to the US’ actions, a senior Chinese official has said. “There are people within…government who do not believe that China’s policies toward the US are the best,” the official added. The official…
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The rapid descent of Pedro Castillo from President to prisoner.
Peru’s Congress on Wednesday impeached and arrested former President Pedro Castillo, making Dina Boluarte the country’s first female President. The Congress voted to impeach Castillo after he announced that he was dissolving Congress and installing an emergency government. Boluarte is a lawmaker from Castillo’s party and the first woman President in Peru’s history.
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The new normal has curtain lifted on another historic Supreme Court term.
During a US Supreme Court argument over voting rights, Justice Samuel Alito said, “Do you think that it furthers democracy to transfer the political controversy about districting from the legislature to elected supreme courts where the candidates are permitted by state law to campaign?” “There must be some limit on the authority of state courts…
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A congressional candidate in New Mexico deleted progressive statements on social media.
New Mexico Democratic candidate for US Congress David Vasquez, who has called oil and gas industry “extremely toxic” and “irresponsible”, has deleted his tweet criticising the industry. Vasquez had said that the industry is “very important” to the state, adding, “I can’t imagine a better way to celebrate our country’s 150th birthday than with this…
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The congressman-elect says he was denied a DC apartment because of his bad credit.
Congressman-elect Maxwell Frost, who will become the first Generation Z member of Congress, said his rental application was denied because of his bad credit. Frost said that he “ran up a lot of debt running for Congress for a year and a half” and didn’t make enough money working for Uber to pay for the…
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It was thought that Trump’s terrible week sends a message to GOP.
Former US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he could win the presidential elections in 2024 if the Republicans win. “I think if (Republicans) win, I should get all the credit…There is a group of Republicans who believe this could be their last opportunity to get Trump elected,” he added. Trump had earlier called…
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Sinema left the Democrats to register as an independent.
Democratic Senator Kyrsten Sinema has said that she will not run for the US Senate again in 2024. “I’m just not worried about folks whomay not like this approach,” she added. Sinema is up for reelection in 2024 and liberals in Arizona are already floating potential opponents, including Arizona Representative Ruben Gallego, who said earlier…
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Americans’ views of the state of the country are slightly better according to a CNN poll.
US President Joe Biden on Saturday urged Americans to vote in November’s elections and added that “nothing will create morechao or do more damage to the American economy”. “Nothing will create more chaos or do more damage to…US economy,” Biden added. Meanwhile, a CNN poll claimed that 74% Americans said their financial situation has worsened…
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Kevin McCarthy is expected to lead the House GOP.
US House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has said that he does not have any restrictions about which committees Georgia’s Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene can serve in the House of Representatives. Greene has said that she wants a seat on the House Oversight Committee, which will play a key role in GOP-led investigations in a majority.
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Georgia has set a record for the most early voting days in a single year.
Early voting totals in US’ Georgia are approaching those of presidential election year, with voters coming out in record numbers. However, high turnout is important for Democrats in the Trump era, it may not be as important as they used to think, The Associated Press reported. Early voting totals in Georgia are nearing those of…
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The Quiet Insurrection was missed.
Former United States President Donald Trump has claimed that he won the 2020 presidential election despite all the evidence to the contrary. “This is very different than what happened in the 2016 election,” Trump tweeted. In January 2020, Trump had claimed that he won the presidential election despite all the evidence to the contrary.
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Politics explain the modern world in the World Cup.
During an interview with German newspaper Bild, US President Donald Trump said he won’t boycott the World Cup due to the human rights situation in Qatar. “We’ve been there, done that. There’s no need for us to do that,” he added. Trump had criticised Qatar after it was awarded the World Cup last year and…
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Tuesday’s vote is in a special category.
Former US President Barack Obama has criticised President Donald Trump’s administration over its stances on abortion and same-sex marriage, saying it’s a threat to the rights of women and children. In an op-ed by the Washington Post, he wrote, “We all understand inflation is temporary…but losing our democracy could be permanent.” He added, “The former…
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As China looks to grow in the Mid east, there is a Chinese president visiting Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has said his visit to the US is an opportunity to cement his place as the Prime Minister of a country seen as a regional anchor and heavyweight. The Crown Prince said that the relationship between the two countries deteriorated because of criticism of Saudi Arabia’s human rights record.
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The Harris County officials want federal intervention in the state’s plans to send observers for the election.
Three Texas state lawmakers have recommended using the audit of the 2020 presidential election in Harris County to disrupt the election processes in the largest county in Texas. The lawmakers accused Harris County officials of ” election improprieties” that resulted in delayed polling site openings, paper ballot shortages and staffing issues on Election Day. State…